“Give local authorities more power and funding to deliver net zero” “There are serious weaknesses in central government’s approach to working with local authorities on… Read More »Local government and getting to zero carbon emissions
… pushing for ultrafast broadband . The internet is slow in these parts: Calls for better internet coverage across rural areas – Vision Group for… Read More »Rural areas falling through the net
ZEDpods come to Mid Devon . A great idea for housing is the pre-fabricated ‘pod house’ – as made by the ZEDfactory (or: Zero (fossil)… Read More »High-quality zero carbon affordable homes
“At the beginning of the 1970s almost a third of homes across Great Britain were affordable social housing. This provided a decent alternative to home… Read More »Is renting the future in Britain?
A ‘vacuum’ for cash services in rural areas? . Even before the pandemic, there were concerns about the ‘cashless society’: A cashless society, small businesses… Read More »The future of cash: share your experiences
“At the heart of that debate is how you see housing: Is it home? A human right? Or is it a commodity? Real estate investment?”… Read More »The debate over housing
“The combination of pandemic and technology has shot birding into the stratosphere.” “A new flock of amateur birders are feeding information back to researchers studying… Read More »A great time for birding
A more imaginative future for tourism, one that according to the tourism board’s vision, has “the needs, desires and lifestyle of the Faroese people as… Read More »Sustainable tourism and ‘voluntourism’
Can you make your own mini coastal documentary? . It’s National Marine Week (or two weeks, actually) as of today – with loads of activities… Read More »National Marine Week – activities, events, competitions, spotter guides
“We want world leaders to apply the same sense of urgency to the challenge of climate change as they have indeed done to dealing with… Read More »COP26: 100 days to go
“Water companies’ dirty secrets exposed” . Our river and coastal waters are not doing very well, as recently reported: EA report: in the South West,… Read More »“Raw sewage is being pumped into our waters and it’s an ongoing problem.”
“Fifty years after the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, we need to revisit the ‘environmental policy’ paradigm because it … is meeting its… Read More »Do we really want to ‘go back to normal’? 3: the environment
What are attitudes to ‘heritage’? What about the status of natural World Heritage Sites? . WORLD HERITAGE: LIVERPOOL Today’s news from Liverpool has international significance:… Read More »What are the implications of stripping Liverpool of its World Heritage status?
On Aylesbeare Common, on the Pebblebed Heaths, at the Donkey Sanctuary . The AONB team have put on all sorts of nature-themed things to do… Read More »East Devon AONB – summer activities
… news from the repair community . The Sidmouth Repair Café is “keeping a close eye on the government guidelines and will be back in… Read More »Repair events cautiously resuming