Rural businesses and the environment
“Over half take action to reduce their environmental impact, but also report barriers such as high costs, lack of information, and uncertainty in local support… Read More »Rural businesses and the environment
“Over half take action to reduce their environmental impact, but also report barriers such as high costs, lack of information, and uncertainty in local support… Read More »Rural businesses and the environment
… to reduce illegal flytipping . Back in the summer, it was feared that recycling centres were at risk of closure amid the ban on DIY… Read More »Devon recycling centres open for DIY waste
Petitioning DEFRA . The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture looks at how to improve staff resilience and strengthen your business – and that includes creating a… Read More »How to improve staff resilience: the four-day week
“We are considering taking a new approach with more emphasis on how beautiful places and buildings can be planned at the outset through the local… Read More »Draft East Devon Local Plan – what about good design?
Navigating the job market in the Green Transition . City & Guilds are keen on developing Green Skills and Sustainability – and with that in… Read More »Developing green skills for a sustainable future
The Green Jobs Barometer also showed that green jobs “tend to be higher quality jobs”, with higher levels of pay and greater levels of job… Read More »Green jobs ‘soaring’ in the South West
Consultation period to run until Friday 18 January 2024 . The District Council has just agreed to push ahead with plans to build an 8,000-home new… Read More »Draft East Devon Local Plan – what’s your view?
“Cities hold the potential to pioneer a comprehensive climate agenda, serving as laboratories for sustainable initiatives, cross-sectoral innovations and community-oriented strategies.” [ArchDaily] . Across Europe, cities… Read More »Lessons in environmental resilience: what cities can teach towns
“All planned changes will be done in a sympathetic manner, keeping Sidmouth’s historic architectural and natural beauty in mind.” [District Council press release] . The… Read More »Beach Management Plan: full funding announced
“We must now look at the world through a new lens.” [David Attenborough, Planet Earth III] “The more the environment becomes an election issue, the… Read More »Acting in the face of serious environmental changes
“A unique site for its sedimentology and stratigraphically-important fossil horizons” . There have been concerns from the Jurassic Coast Trust about the impact any Beach… Read More »Finding fossils along the Jurassic Coast
The importance of fostering a conversation about sustainable food production and innovation. “If the public does not support the introduction of such technologies, even the… Read More »Can agriculture save the planet?
… a repair workshop and an e-bike specialist … . Sidmouth has the fine WV FISH CYCLE SHOP – with very good reviews on Trip… Read More »New bike shop for Sidmouth!
‘The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to strengthen national resilience to prepare for future emergencies that may impact the UK.’ [National Audit Office]. The weather… Read More »We are ‘not adequately prepared for climate disasters’
“This project has shown how rockpools can help us to ensure nature can continue to survive in urban coastal spaces.” [Bournemouth University] . Exmouth’s seawall… Read More »Seawalls and rockpools