Working from home: reviving town life
“As for office work, I sense the future lies with small towns and suburban villages.” . There’s been quite a boom in WFH: Working from… Read More »Working from home: reviving town life
“As for office work, I sense the future lies with small towns and suburban villages.” . There’s been quite a boom in WFH: Working from… Read More »Working from home: reviving town life
Converting 20 newly constructed office buildings in east London into 2,000 individual cube offices. A pop-up community of 11 single-berth and fully self-contained units; a… Read More »Redesigning our spaces after the coronavirus: part three
Inequality between cities and towns, and the south-east and the rest of the country, can be fixed. “I can say with absolute confidence that in… Read More »Levelling up towns
The “cycling and walking revolution”. Do we have space for segregated lanes on our historic road network or will tough decisions have to be made… Read More »New cycle lanes and wider pavements: promoted in Devon
Devon County Council cites ‘pushback’ from traders as schemes are scrapped. “Coronavirus exposes council failure to deliver Exeter transport plans.” . Exeter wants to make… Read More »New cycle lanes and wider pavements: abandoned in Exeter
Mixed messages and avoiding responsibilities . Unsustainable Lifestyles It is incontrovertible that the earth can not sustain our current lifestyles and that certain things we… Read More »Getting to sustainability
“After years of uncertainty, England’s first wild breeding population of beavers for 400 years has been given the permanent right to remain in their East… Read More »On the River Otter: beavers here to stay
And what work is being done to protect them? . It is quite serious news: Extinction: Quarter of UK mammals ‘under threat’ – BBC News… Read More »Which mammal species are under threat in the Sid Valley?
“We desperately need a new normal that involves fewer cars on the roads.” . Last week, the i-newspaper reported that “The public favour spending on… Read More »Investing in better cycling routes
Across Europe, some initiatives have already pushed for repair at national and local level. . The Sidmouth Repair Café hopes to be making a physical… Read More »Right to repair is blossoming
“Imagine a family during lockdown living in a micro-pads of 16sqm without windows. Such plans are definitely not the way forward.” . How much ‘space’… Read More »Turning shops and offices into ‘tiny homes’
“If we want a better, greener future, we have to hold governments of any stripe to account.” . Central government would like to build, build,… Read More »Making your voice heard on building projects
New scheme will be “all affordable and for local people” “What an absolutely wonderful opportunity for some of the youngsters to be able to get… Read More »Affordable housing for Beer
“An excellent overview of the projects on Radio Exe.” . The biodiversity project has been getting quite a lot of press coverage: Sid Valley Biodiversity… Read More »Sid Valley Biodiversity Group: projects on the radio
If you’d like to get involved in helping to record and restore our wildlife, there are now projects galore happening in and around Sidmouth. .… Read More »Sid Valley Biodiversity Group: projects in the press