Exe Radio reports on Devon getting generous funding from the Coastal Communities Fund: £365,000 for three Devon coastal projects Beer, Torbay and Jurassic Coast… Read More »£250k for the Jurassic Coast volunteer network
Sidbury Fair has just finished: Sidbury Fair Week > 8th – 16th September With lots of photos from the Herald’s coverage of the Fair:… Read More »Sidbury Fair Week > photos!
The Herald’s monthly magazine – and it’s website – have another feast from the Sidmouth Arboretum: New perspective on planting plans in Sid Valley… Read More »Sidmouth Arboretum looks at experimental woodland
This weekend, there’ll be beach cleans happening all along the coast: Annual Devon beach clean > 14th – 17th September With the latest from… Read More »Great British Beach Clean @ Sidmouth > Saturday 15th September
There is a special mechanism which can be used to safeguard an ‘asset’ used by the community – but an attempt to do this in… Read More »Bid to make Ottery Hospital a community asset rejected
The District Council’s art gallery in Honiton has a new exhibition: Experiencing the Landscape of East Devon 12 September 2018 A new exhibition has opened… Read More »‘Experiencing the Landscape’ of East Devon @ Honiton’s Thelma Hulbert Gallery
The Herald’s online pages have lots of very impressive photos of Alma Field in full bloom: Beautiful sights from Sidmouth’s new meadow Sidmouth Town… Read More »Sidmouth’s new wild flower meadow
It’s taken a local farm a long time to get planning permission: Ottery farm officially opens its shop after five years A family farm… Read More »Ottery farm officially opens its shop
Radio Exe reports on a very successful local project: More affordable homes will be built in Beer after East Devon District Council agreed to loan… Read More »Beer’s affordable homes
A new scheme has been set up to provide connections for those looking for and those providing voluntary help: Sid Valley Help Scheme It’s… Read More »The value of volunteering – campaign for Sid Valley HELP continues
Posted today by the East Devon Watch blog from the Sunday Telegraph: “RIP UP PLANNING LAWS TO SAVE THE HIGH STREET” “Coalition of retailers and… Read More »Coalition of retailers and landlords: rip up planning laws to save the high street
The District Council considered increasing parking costs in Sidford on Wednesday: Planned parking charge rise for East Devon’s cheapest car parks But as pointed out… Read More »Car parking charges in Sidford
Sidmouth in Bloom has won gold nationally: Sidmouth in Bloom looks to ‘champion of champions’ title > based on horticultural know-how, community engagement, efforts to… Read More »Sidmouth in Bloom announces award winners
The Hopper Bus has been very popular: Hop on! A ticket to ride the Sidmouth Hopper Bus However, despite the investment in new… Read More »Future of Sidmouth’s beloved Hopper Bus uncertain
We have serious issues over the future of our high streets – as reported regularly on this blog: Sir Hugo meeting shopkeepers Sidmouth loses another… Read More »High Streets Hub > lessening the burden of the unfair business rates system, the dwindling bank branch and ATM networks and the lack of adequate parking facilities in town centres