Working from home: a Sidmouth perspective
“I see WFH as quite a positive development.” “Places like Sidmouth might even benefit from an exodus of WFH types from the cities.” . Smaller… Read More »Working from home: a Sidmouth perspective
“I see WFH as quite a positive development.” “Places like Sidmouth might even benefit from an exodus of WFH types from the cities.” . Smaller… Read More »Working from home: a Sidmouth perspective
“Do we design the architecture and the buildings shape us?” or “Was it penicillin that saved the day?” . “We have arrived at a new… Read More »How the environment shapes our health
Temporary moves to give over more road space to public transport, bikes and pedestrians may give way to more permanent measures . Over a year… Read More »Car-free cities: a rare moment to make radical change?
Can people manage their personal carbon budget in the same way they might manage their personal finances? . This time last year, there were several… Read More »How to measure and manage your carbon footprint
Old buildings survive “because they are durable, versatile and adaptable”. Heritage can support the sustainable management of change, particularly by allowing learning from past practices.… Read More »Heritage and the environment in Sidmouth
“They want us to go back to normal life without acknowledging that six months of distance from normal life has made us realise that normal… Read More »WFH vs the fizz of the office and the daily commute
“Solving our housing problem … requires confrontation with vested interests.” . Locally, the politicking over house-building is becoming increasingly fraught: The Greater Exeter Strategic Plan… Read More »“Revolutionising the fraught local politics of planning”
“The failure of this council to go ahead with the Task and Finish Forum commissioned to look into the Brown issue and into the role… Read More »District Council determined to improve probity in planning
Bringing together the skills and knowledge from all the groups whilst not forgetting the residents . A new project is underway to give a little… Read More »Creating a Coral Reef Community Garden at the Ham
It follows a survey which showed that most Sidmouthians are clearly appreciating there being less traffic and that half of both customers and shopkeepers said… Read More »Should Sidmouth have its own e-trike service? Press reports
PLASTIC IN YOUR PRAWNS . Last month’s newsletter from the DMF included a report from the Plymouth Marine Laboratory: Are we underestimating microplastics in the… Read More »Sea food and microplastics
Wildflower meadows in the Yarty Valley displaying all their glory. . The Sid Valley Biodiversity Group has just launched its first presence online: Sid Valley… Read More »A farm as a haven for wildlife
“City councillors had a very limited understanding of what reducing Exeter’s carbon footprint to sustainable levels would actually involve.” “Choosing politically-palatable policies to present as… Read More »The ‘Net Zero’ Exeter plan has “profound flaws”
“Clearly, there is now more need than ever for local people to engage in the democratic process.” . There’s a lot of dismay about the… Read More »Planning and local democracy: a short history of East Devon
The link between biodiversity loss and the emergence and spread of infectious disease is well-established. The Dasgupta Review on the economics of biodiversity seeks to… Read More »The economics of biodiversity