… news from the repair community . The Sidmouth Repair Café is “keeping a close eye on the government guidelines and will be back in… Read More »Repair events cautiously resuming

STATE POWER IN A PANDEMIC: “To quarantine the people who are ill is not an interference with their rights; it is merely preventing them from… Read More »Public health vs personal choice

“Active coronavirus has been found in faeces, so sewage discharge into rivers where people swim, especially in these hot weather conditions, is potentially lethal.” .… Read More »Coronavirus in untreated sewage “can remain infectious”

“the creative, green, sustainable solutions required to make this a reality” . There are some great ideas for ‘greening’ our urban areas: Planting trees in… Read More »Growing Green Cities

“Reducing bottom-trawling efforts by 26% could result in protecting 70% of Europe’s Atlantic sea area with small impact on the fishing sector, while delivering huge… Read More »Bottom-trawling in Marine Protected Areas

– and following the disastrous spring weather, your counts have never been more critical. “We urgently need to understand the impact on this summer’s butterflies… Read More »Big Butterfly Count: starts today!

The case for and against retaining the chemical pesticide in sustainable agriculture. . At this week’s town council environment committee meeting, the use of pesticides… Read More »Banning glyphosate: the debate heats up

Advice from Treeconomics . More and more UK councils are ‘rewilding’ their parks and lawns: Went to mow … but stopped: how UK cities embraced… Read More »Planting trees in towns and cities

“Spending time with nature offers us all precious breathing space away from the stresses and strains of modern life; it enables us to experience joy… Read More »Big Butterfly Count: Friday 16 July – Sunday 8 August

“The bottom line is, England’s rivers are too polluted.”  South West Water “is sitting on a £3bn cash pile, but directors say they intend to spend… Read More »EA report: in the South West, only one in every five rivers support a healthy ecology

“… to inspire and enable the creation of wildlife-friendly villages, parishes, towns and cities to support nature’s recovery in Devon.” . There’s a new initiative… Read More »Wilder Communities – in the Sid Valley

Towards a Nature Recovery Plan for the Sid Valley Citizen science on the River Sid . A fortnight ago, saw the launch of the Wild… Read More »Wild About Devon – in the Sid Valley

“In countries such as France or Spain, working as serving staff or behind a bar is viewed as a lifelong vocation. Sadly, I think some… Read More »Do we really want to ‘go back to normal’? 2: the hospitality industry

With outdoors author talk and book signing from Helen Scales of “The Brilliant Abyss” . As previewed last month, a creative on-the-road ‘show’ will be… Read More »Climate Conversation in Sidmouth

“I think we need a paradigm shift, and I think a lot of people are slowly realizing this.” . There is a clear desire to… Read More »Do we really want to ‘go back to normal’? 1: the future of work