… new suburban ‘garden’ estates on the outskirts. . This year marks the centenary of building homes fit for heroes returning from the Great War:… Read More »100 years of social housing

Many town centres and high streets may not manage to recover from the effects of the crisis, unless they start acting immediately to develop the… Read More »COVID-19 Recovery Framework and guide for high streets

“This critical time of a coronavirus pandemic is precisely when the council should be working as a team to pool resources, and propose and discuss… Read More »Why is the District Council not meeting?

The Little Deli – meat, cheese, pasta, coffee . We need to be supporting our local shops in these difficult times: Shop local! . And… Read More »New food shop opens in Sidmouth

‘A little extra help’ for families during lockdown – from just a phone call away. . If you are managing to do a bit of… Read More »Help at hand: Sid Valley Food Bank

Turning streets over to cyclists and pedestrians. “A lot of cities and even countries have been defined by how they’ve responded to historical forces, whether… Read More »Reducing car use after lockdown

Try your hand at some scientific projects, learn about the scientific process and help researchers crunch through masses of data. . A lot of us… Read More »Citizen science in lock-down

Enter the rural environment as a destination for those displaced from, say Canary Wharf, with an enviable work/life balance, properly equipped with resources appropriate to… Read More »Decentralization and technology-enabled home working

As the scale of Britain’s elderly care catastrophe emerges, it is clear that the sector spent far too long simply struggling to be heard. .… Read More »Coronavirus, care homes and Sidmouth

Free nature activities to do at home. . We can take a few moments to enjoy and appreciate nature – as suggested by Butterly Conservation:… Read More »Turn to nature for inspiration

Questions on: traffic, cycling, money, home working, deliveries of essential goods, supermarkets, shopping habits, business and virtual communication. . Respondents to the VGS questionnaire are… Read More »How are things in lockdown in Sidmouth?

We need to connect, we need to use hi-tech; but not every piece of development has to look like Gotham city. . How should we… Read More »smart cities : green cities :

Where do you feel we should be going – considering where we are now? . Back in 2006, a year after it was founded, the… Read More »Beyond the coronavirus: a new vision for Sidmouth

Supporting the community with a meal delivery service and a phone buddy service. . The Sidmouth Voluntary Services offer a lunch and other services at… Read More »Help at hand: Sidmouth Voluntary Services

A questionnaire asking: How are things in lockdown? And how might we manage in the future? . The VGS has just sent out a newsletter… Read More »Covid-19 in Sidmouth: What’s your experience?