Radio 4’s Costing the Earth looked at the parties’ policies on the environment: Election 2019 | BBC Radio 4 . Here’s the perspective from Surfers… Read More »#VoteForTheOcean – where do the parties stand on the ocean?
Last week, the Devon Maritime Forum held its conference on coastal change and climate emergency in Plymouth: South West coastal change: challenges for Sidmouth .… Read More »Managing our Coast in a Changing Climate – from the SW Coastal Change Conference
One of the leading Transition Towns is Frome – and it’s been doing some marvellous things: Compassionate Frome Flatpack Democracy 2.0 – Frome makes politics… Read More »Nurturing social capital in Frome
The Sidmouth hustings will be happening this Friday: VGS to hold general election hustings in Sidmouth . And because there will be Late Night Shopping… Read More »General Election Hustings in Sidmouth: Friday 6th December: five out of six candidates to attend
This Friday sees the parliamentary candidates gather in Sidmouth: General Election Hustings in Sidmouth: Friday 6th December: new time 7.30pm . The candidates have already… Read More »East Devon candidates on transport, education and broadband
There has been a lot of sound and fury over proposed hikes in car-parking charges these last months, as reported by Devon Live: Constitution change… Read More »Raising car parking charges: controversial proposals dropped
It’s all happening this Friday evening: Late Night Shopping Sidmouth – Friday 6th December 2019 The Herald gives the programme: Shop till you drop at… Read More »Sidmouth Late Night Shopping
There are very straightforward things we can do to combat climate change: Plant lots of trees to tackle climate change But we must be careful… Read More »Clever ways to tackle climate change
The proposed flood defences on the seafront – which the local stakeholders are not at all happy with – will be very expensive: Beach Management… Read More »Beach Management Plan: and the general election campaign
The Herald is considering what each of the six candidates for the East Devon parliamentary constituency has been saying on key issues: Election candidates on… Read More »East Devon candidates on health and climate change
There is a huge amount of affection for the seaside business, Jurassic Paddle Sports – and a huge amount of positive feedback: . Visit Jurassic… Read More »How uncertain is the future of Jurassic Paddle Sports?
Last night the BBC had a long look at intensive meat production: Meat: A Threat to Our Planet? – BBC One . There’s been… Read More »The debate over meat… and ethical farming in Sidbury
The Vision Group will be hosting a hustings event next week: General Election Hustings in Sidmouth NEW TIME . There has been a lot of… Read More »Last chance to register to vote – tomorrow, Tuesday 26th November
A lot more housing is planned for the western part of the District – that is, the part of East Devon which is not protected… Read More »Flooding and development in East Devon
We have read quite a bit about how insect numbers have declined drastically over the years and of course pesticides are a big problem: An… Read More »Light pollution is reducing insect numbers