Looking after our rivers
“The average farm in England could expect a visit by an Environment Agency Officer once every 263 years.” . Rivers are very much in the… Read More »Looking after our rivers
“The average farm in England could expect a visit by an Environment Agency Officer once every 263 years.” . Rivers are very much in the… Read More »Looking after our rivers
Vernacular techniques and local materials are becoming more and more relevant in architecture. Building a cheaper, greener house: the geodesic dome – and the prefab.… Read More »How to make houses greener
Almost half of Exeter’s grey bin contents is food waste which is burned rather than being separated out and turned into useful compost. A young… Read More »Exeter has no kerbside food waste collection
“Particularly for those living in coastal areas, local labour markets do not provide much room for those to move beyond low wage, low skill, precarious… Read More »Levelling up the low wage economy
“If there is any way we could reopen the train line to Sidmouth we should” . Last year, the Department for Transport announced a £500… Read More »Reversing Beeching: Should Sidmouth have the railway line restored?
“How hard it is making money in farming.” . A young farmer and PhD candidate writes in the latest Conversation about how difficult it is… Read More »Farmers fear for their future
“Something wrong there.” . The Sid Valley is very keen to promote ‘nature recovery’: Our Plan – Sid Valley Biodiversity Group As is East Devon:… Read More »Nature recovery, biodiversity net gain and the Environment Bill
“People think having cultural spaces such as theatres, museums, libraries and music venues on their high street makes their local area a better place to… Read More »Build back better on our High Streets
“Credit to this government for bringing issues of regional inequality into sharper focus than any previous government in the last 30 years. There is a… Read More »Levelling Up Rural: stimulating lasting recovery and revitalisation
“Home deliveries are soaring and cargo bikes cut congestion and pollution.” . Sidmouth had been hoping for a combined passenger/delivery service via e-trikes or bikes:… Read More »Electric cargo bikes are the future
“It’s an approach from the 1960s. Far too many new developments are still all about the car.” “New housing and retail development planned around public… Read More »More housing estates = more roads = more traffic
Primary ‘old growth’ forests are unique and irreplaceable. . Real World Visuals “turn data into engaging and dimensionally accurate volumes in familiar landscapes”: Real World… Read More »Not all forests are the same
ZEDpods come to Mid Devon . A great idea for housing is the pre-fabricated ‘pod house’ – as made by the ZEDfactory (or: Zero (fossil)… Read More »High-quality zero carbon affordable homes
“At the beginning of the 1970s almost a third of homes across Great Britain were affordable social housing. This provided a decent alternative to home… Read More »Is renting the future in Britain?
A ‘vacuum’ for cash services in rural areas? . Even before the pandemic, there were concerns about the ‘cashless society’: A cashless society, small businesses… Read More »The future of cash: share your experiences