There has been disappointment that the equipment in the children’s play area has not been robust enough and that it is too expensive to maintain.… Read More »Ham play area

Ah, the good old days of subsidised buses: The so-called Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire … in the early 1980s had a publicly subsidised public… Read More »A universal zero-fare bus service

The latest episode of Costing the Earth on Radio 4 looked at the links between current farming practices and why we’re losing so many insects:… Read More »An ‘integrated approach’ to using pesticides on our farms

When does a housing estate become a ‘village’? Proposals for blocks of flats in Exeter are being provided with a ‘village green’, as reported by… Read More »Plans for a new ‘village green’ for Exeter – plus 400 homes

Not wishing to promote one supermarket over another, but it can only be good news – as reported by Devon Live: Morrisons to roll out… Read More »Morrison’s fruit and veg to go plastic-free

These news pages have covered the latest elections as they affect us here in East Devon: All change at the District Council? Results of District… Read More »Results of EU elections in the South West

The Futures Forum has been carrying the updates from the Campaign against the proposed Sidford Business Park. Here’s the last one: Sidford business park >>… Read More »Sidford Business Park > Campaign Update 28

The Vision Group’s news pages seek to highlight any current issues which might be of interest to us in the Sid Valley. But we can… Read More »Could an endless torrent of news notifications be harming democracy?

There’s more and more interest being shown in ‘citizen science’: The rise of ‘citizen science’   BBC’s Springwatch has always promoted such projects: Futures Forum:… Read More »Gardenwatch: citizen science in your back garden

A new place for businesses to work from and to meet up started up earlier this year: The Lighthouse Sidmouth – Sidmouth’s Co-Working Space The… Read More »The Lighthouse: Sidmouth’s business hub

This Thursday, it’s all go in Salcombe Regis: Salcombe Regis Country Fair   The Herald celebrates with a look back over the past – and… Read More »Salcombe Regis Country Fair

The Sid Valley not only has meadows for grazing sheep and cattle, but also fields of rapeseed and barley – which are being sprayed with… Read More »Pesticides on our farms

Yesterday, big changes were announced for Devon-wide buses: Stagecoach making changes to its bus services   However, the Mirror reports today that things are not… Read More »House of Commons’ Transport Committee calls for a “national strategy” for buses to give passengers a better deal

This could be the green light to reduce single use plastic on much of our fruit and veg. Apeel is a plant based coating which… Read More »Apeel given safety approval by EU

We have a new District Council: All change at the District Council? But not everyone is happy about the changes – despite the extraordinary election… Read More »A false start at EDDC?