Here’s the regular monthly news from the DMF: Autumn is around the corner… and so is our next conference! Check out the latest newsletter from… Read More »Devon Maritime Forum: September newsletter

It was a very good year for the Painted Lady: . . Free photo Butterfly Day Insect Antennae The Painted Lady – Max Pixel .… Read More »big butterfly count 2019 results: a good year

Torquay is under immense pressure from developers – with campaign groups taking the fight to Judicial Review… . In March this year, a campaign to… Read More »Any development must conserve or enhance the character of a Conservation Area

The Neighbourhood Plan will go to the polls next week: Vote for the Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan! 19th September! . Here’s an overview: The benefits… Read More »Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan: polling 19th September

E-bikes are coming: E-bikes coming to Cranbrook and Honiton stations Exeter city electric bike scheme to expand into East Devon . They’ve arrived in Exeter:… Read More »New e-bikes for Exeter

The Rewilding movement is growing: Futures Forum: Rewilding Devon: the return of the lynx? Futures Forum: On the River Otter: beavers and rewilding Devon …… Read More »Abandon the lawn mower and let nature take control

The BMP steering group met up last month: Beach Management Plan meeting: August press release . The press coverage has focussed on the ‘need’ for… Read More »Beach Management Plan: the costs of over-engineering

The chair of the Neighbourhood Plan steering group speaks on the Sidmouth Nub news website: . Why you should vote in the Sid Valley Neighbourhood… Read More »Vote for the Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan! 19th September!

A powerful campaign from Keep Britain Tidy shows how polluting cigarette butts can be: . . BinTheButt | Keep Britain Tidy . Meanwhile, here in… Read More »Campaigning for cigarette butt bins

Here is a reblogging of a post from last week – plus a little more – for our Facebook pages: The Sid Valley will be… Read More »The benefits of the Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan – in short

We can build greener buildings: Ideas for energy-efficient building Higher-density car-free neighbourhoods for Exeter Self-build housing for Sidmouth The energy-saving, social housing revolution > Passivhaus… Read More »A green future for architecture

The Walking Festival will be with us again in a couple of weeks time: Sidmouth and East Devon Walking Festival One of the highlights will… Read More »Sid Valley Ring

The large housing estate on the outskirts of Exeter is simply getting bigger: East Devon : Grassy Field & Cranbrook… © Lewis Clarke cc-by-sa …… Read More »Cranbrook: from eco newtown to housing estate: part 2

Last month, climate campaigners set up in Seaton: Extinction Rebellion group launches in East Devon . Last weekend the campaign took to Exmouth: Mass ‘die… Read More »Extinction Rebellion comes to Sidmouth

The deadline for comments on the Drill Hall application by Rockfish is the 15th September.: 19/1775/FUL | Conversion of hall to restaurant (A3 use), creation of new… Read More »Drill Hall plans: comments by 15th September