From algae to maize – from greenwash to soil erosion . There are biofuels…. and there are biofuels: “A decade ago, the green technology space… Read More »Biofuel – a critical assessment

“Autumn is a good time to create a new wildlife pond in your garden.” . There have been some great ‘pond projects’ of late: Building… Read More »The pleasures of a pond

“Ironically the Preferred Option is the most expensive of all the options that have been considered.” A Plymouth University study suggests that parts of the… Read More »Beach Management Plan: alternative views and new studies

Free webinars this autumn . Based in Glastonbury, WCA seeks to provide “support for communities wishing to lead a development of affordable homes for local… Read More »Community-led Housing in Wessex

“DANGER. TEA AND COFFEE CROSSING THE ROAD” Controversial decision to close a Church St pavement café. Town Council “discussed the possible extension of the County… Read More »Street café culture for Sidmouth? part two

Free tree giveaway! Supporting local communities across the county to plant and nurture thousands of trees. Enabling people to care for and celebrate our treasured… Read More »Saving Devon’s Treescapes – how to get involved

“It is an example of the sort of thing we will increasingly experience if we don’t start tackling our relationship with the planet.” Emerging diseases… Read More »Covid and ecology

“York plans to build Britain’s biggest zero-carbon housing project, boasting 600 homes in car-free cycling paradises full of fruit trees and allotments. When will the… Read More »The green home revolution: rethinking our neighbourhoods

“Hopefully it will be a catalyst to further the regeneration of this underused area.” . Sidmouth has a new bridge: The replacement Alma Bidge in… Read More »The new Alma Bridge opens

Commitments made under ‘the new administration’s policy of openness and transparency’. . This Tuesday, the BMP steering group met up for the first time in… Read More »Beach Management Plan: latest meeting report

Digital need in rural areas is often high “There are productivity and sustainability benefits associated with the adoption of internet-of-things based precision agricultural technologies.” .… Read More »Better broadband down on the farm

… setting the standard for low-carbon retirement developments… . There are ‘retirement villages’ springing up everywhere in the Sid Valley: Sidford retirement development > third… Read More »A net-zero carbon retirement village

Break the cycle by resisting both the social media-driven “attention economy” and the “unforgiving landscape of productivity.” . In a recent newsletter from the Baffler… Read More »An antidote to ‘doomscrolling’: Do Nothing

Engaging with patients’ voices: drop-in session and survey. Sid Valley Practice are exploring the option of extending the Beacon Medical Centre and moving the centre… Read More »Sidmouth Primary Care Improvement Project

“A range of options around personal dietary change was far more prominent in the media discussion of solutions than government policies, reforming agricultural practices or… Read More »Meat in the media