It’s that time of year – when German tourists flock to ‘Rosamunde-Pilcher-Land’: Wie in den Pilcher-Filmen Der letzte Wandertag war bei bestem Wetter von Budleigh… Read More »Rosamunde Pilcher Land @ Sidmouth

Sidmouth’s high street is not doing so well: Sidmouth loses another high street shop As chronicled on the FF blog: High Streets @ FuturesForumVGS But… Read More »Businesses in Honiton are ‘seriously considering their future’ amid pressures facing Britain’s high streets

Exeter’s on-street city electric bike hire scheme is set to expand into East Devon. Councillors from Sidmouth, Axminster, Seaton and Honiton all said that they… Read More »Exeter city electric bike scheme to expand into East Devon

Last month, Ottery St Mary approved its neighbourhood plan: Ottery votes overwhelmingly for its neighbourhood plan Feniton has just done the same – as reported… Read More »Feniton votes overwhelmingly for its neighbourhood plan

Over the weekend, there was an impressive exhibition at Kennaway House: Sidmouth Flood exhibition The Express & Echo carries a review:     The deadly… Read More »Sidmouth Flood exhibition – a review

From Sustainable Crediton today: Please see below details taken from the Exeter University website of a project which may be of interest to you, investigating… Read More »Looking for volunteers on using renewable energy

The Sidmouth Folk Week will soon be upon us: “There are festivals…and there’s Sidmouth. Still uniquely glorious and gloriously unique after all these years.” Colin… Read More »Volunteer at the Sidmouth Folk Festival

The Herald reports: Scientists have found traces of pesticides banned in the UK and EU in the River Otter, along with a number of other… Read More »Scientists’ concern over combinations of pesticides found in River Otter

As the Herald says: Sidmouth has seen a number of businesses announce closures over the past few months including Hospiscare, NatWest Bank and Carinas. Pure… Read More »Sidmouth loses another high street shop

The death of a conscientious member of the community has been announced: Sir John was patron of the Sidmouth Arboretum as well as active in several… Read More »Obituary: Sir John Cave of Sidbury Manor

One of East Devon’s most fearless campaigners and founder of key groups, both regional and national, has died: his expertise and professionalism will be sorely… Read More »Obituary: Ian McKintosh of the EDA and the Community Voice on Planning

It is clear that the proposed business park north of Sidford is not generally welcome: Sidford business park rejected by town council The protest group… Read More »Say No to Sidford Business Park campaign – petition and protest

A month ago, we were reading that things were going rather badly for those without a home: Homelessness in East Devon rises dramatically to ‘unprecedented’… Read More »Spike in homelessness in East Devon prompts District Council to take urgent action

The local currency in Exeter may be coming to an end soon: Trading in the Exeter Pound to cease from 30th September However, the Exeter Local… Read More »Local Exchange Trading Schemes in Exeter and Exmouth

The Herald reports on the huge public endorsement of the Ottery St Mary neighbourhood plan: Ottery and West Hill Neighbourhood Plan voted through in ‘landslide’… Read More »Ottery votes overwhelmingly for its neighbourhood plan