Councils across England are facing having to make unprecedented cuts to services in the coming years, after coronavirus left them with multimillion-pound black holes in their funding. . At the… Read More »Local government finances: running out of cash

“Using the historic environment as an asset, and giving it new life, has been one of the cornerstones of the economic and social revival of… Read More »The importance of heritage to the local economy

“The UK can demonstrate the importance of implementing the best management standards, collaboration across national and international borders and long-term holistic environmental management.” . The UK… Read More »Ensuring the sustainability of UK fish populations

Focusing exclusively on cutting CO2 emissions will only address part of the problem. “We need a more comprehensive approach for assessing and guiding humanity’s environmental… Read More »Planetary boundaries – safe operating spaces for humanity

“It is absolutely true that some British fishermen have faced barriers at the present time owing to complications over form-filling…” . Every evening this month,… Read More »Dismay from South West fishing communities

“A massive shift is needed to take us from the post-WW2 cheaper-food-at-all-costs production model to something more sustainable.” . The two ends of England have… Read More »Modern farming: “productively brilliant” but “ecologically disastrous”

… the latest trends in the job market . It is very possible that Sidmouth might do well out of a rise in digital work-at-home… Read More »Human skills in the digital future of work

East Devon District Council are consulting the public. “Residents wanting to have their say on how many homes are built and where are being urged… Read More »Starting on a new East Devon Local Plan

“To collect more hard evidence regarding the impact of Covid-19 and what support businesses need for their future survival and growth after Lockdown.” . Business… Read More »Coronavirus Business Impact Survey

“We need to protect and preserve these vulnerable ecosystems. However, the best environmental protection strategy to keep oceans free of plastic is to reduce landfills,… Read More »Seagrass as ecosystem service: naturally removing plastics

“Creating pedestrian-friendly utopias” . Walking is good for you: A recent study published in the journal Preventive Medecine found that people who walk or cycle… Read More »The 15-minute neighbourhood: valuing our places on foot

“David Attenborough does bigger things and our efforts may be just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean is only a lot of raindrops… Read More »Creating a home for all sorts of wildlife in the Byes

Aiming to build a more resilient, nourishing and community-centred food system for the local area. . In the spring of last year, a very useful… Read More »In My Back Yard: new East Devon food network expands

“From a beer made from crumpets to gin distilled from supermarket grapes, we test the upcycled foods that taste good as well as do good…”… Read More »Making food waste a resource

Don’t have a tablet or laptop? . There have been calls locally for laptops and tablets – as reposted on the VGS social media: Primary… Read More »How to access school work with an Xbox or Playstation.