“Taking further planning powers away from communities and councils will only deprive them of the ability to define the area they live in and know… Read More »Keeping planning local

Bringing together landowners who could offer environmental services with developers who need to offset carbon costs . There’s a lot of uncertainty facing farmers: The… Read More »Farming carbon

Most people believe we have more than enough water because Britain is so wet. But climate change is leading to hotter drier summers so there’s… Read More »The South West is running out of water

The largest ever roads expenditure programme the UK has ever seen will increase traffic and COs emissions. . The numbers of HGVs can’t be reduced… Read More »More roads = more traffic = more pollution

From retirement home… tourist destination… low-paid economy… To a post-covid work-from-home culture and a new type of tourist industry . “GOD’S WAITING ROOM” The Sid… Read More »What is Sidmouth for?

Nothing can be done to prevent the increase in heavy goods traffic until the business park is built. . The proposed employment site at Sidford… Read More »More trucks on Sidford and Sidbury’s narrow roads

New Working Group is open to “any innovative ideas to help make Sidmouth stand out for all the right reasons” . The Plastic Warriors are… Read More »Broad reaching and bold thinking to deal with plastic waste

District Council’s Strategic Planning Committee to meet Thursday 23rd July . What is the ‘Greater Exeter Strategic Plan’? The Greater Exeter Strategic Plan – A development… Read More »What does the Greater Exeter Strategic Plan mean?

1: Choose a place to spot butterflies and moths. 2: Watch for 15 minutes. 3: Then record which species you see. . It starts tomorrow:… Read More »Big Butterfly Count: Friday 17 July to Sunday 9 August

“Pardon the weeds, we’re feeding the bees” . Yesterday’s Café Scientifique looked at biodiversity projects in the Sid Valley: online: Biodiversity Special – Vision Group… Read More »Letting grass verges grow

The principles for building a resilient recovery: Low-carbon retrofits and buildings that are fit for the future. Infrastructure to make it easy for people to… Read More »Green housing

Farming with the environment in mind Saving Devon’s Treescapes . Here are a couple of excerpts from the lastest newsletter from the ED AONB team:… Read More »East Devon AONB summer update

Coastal communities have been some of the hardest hit in this crisis. . The Sidmouth economy relies a lot on the hospitality and care industries… Read More »Do we need a ‘Coastal Economies Minister’?

… and a Beautiful Demoiselle damselfly comes to visit . One of the most helpful ways to improve biodiversity in your back yard is to… Read More »Building a garden pond to help us cope

“The South West of England is of national importance for bees and other pollinating insects due to the unique conditions resulting from a combination of… Read More »B-Lines: a network of wildflower habitats