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Support your local café! The Herald will be launching its search for our favourite café in the Sid Valley next month: Sidmouth Herald Café of the Year: Nominate your favourite | Sidmouth Herald Interestingly, it’s being launched as part of the Herald’s ongoing aim of “highlighting more great local businesses” – although of course ‘favourite’ café… Continue reading Showcasing sustainable businesses: championing independent cafés

In these times, ‘make-do-and-mend’ is both a clear necessity and a clear statement: The ‘Make Do and Mend’ approach to clothing has seen a resurgence during the cost of living crisis, seventy years after the pamphlet bearing this title was issued to encourage frugality during the Second World War… The cost of living crisis, coupled… Continue reading Make do and mend makes a come-back

The Restart Project is very similar to the repair café movement – but focusses on electronics: We run regular Restart Parties where people teach each other how to repair their broken and slow devices – from tablets to toasters, from iPhones to headphones. We work with schools and organisations to help them value and use… Continue reading Restart Project gets the Prize for Citizen Science – Digital Communities Award!

There are some really helpful, practical lists out there of things we can do to help both our pocket and the planet. Here are just two from earlier this year. Click on the links for the full lists. GREEN GUIDE TO SAVING MONEY AND THE PLANET 2023 IS IT CHEAP BEING GREEN? We think it… Continue reading Tips to ‘save a little money and save the planet a little’

Here’s something a little different. Opportunities to invest in eco-friendly businesses in Sidmouth: Best Green & Eco-friendly Franchise Opportunities to Buy in Sidmouth And more here from the States – perhaps transferable to the Sid Valley? Green Franchises, Eco-Friendly Franchise Business Opportunities for Sale | Franchise Direct

It seems consumers want to buy products which are about looking after the planet: In 2022, a record-breaking number of consumers are being influenced and driven to brands that represent their ethical values. More than “50% of consumers prioritise health, social or environmental issues” when deciding which products to buy, and which brands to buy from. In… Continue reading “Investing in sustainability is a wise business decision.”

An exciting event for South-West entrepreneurs later in the year: Blue Earth Summit is returning to Bristol for its third year with some of the most influential voices in business, sustainability, and conservation from the 11th-13th of October. Inspired by the great outdoors, we will play host to industry pioneers, provocative thought leaders, sustainability trailblazers,… Continue reading Blue Earth Summit Bristol – the ‘ultimate platform’ for enterprise

A year ago, the Herald ran a piece by Philippa Davies on local efforts to cut our living costs and help the planet with sustainable ways to save money: With the climate crisis and the cost of living crisis making regular headlines, it is easy to feel that we are at the mercy of circumstances… Continue reading ‘Sustainable ways to save money’

On the back page of the Herald recently was an advert by the marketing company LOCALiQ, where it made use of a regular strapline: The journey your customer takes is complex, but your marketing doesn’t have to be. LOCALiQ | Award-Winning Digital Marketing Agency for UK Businesses This was then followed by the claim that:… Continue reading Customers want local, sustainable products

Great idea from Transition Together: Small firms are often overlooked – but collectively they have a BIG impact on communities and climate. Salisbury Transition City wanted to support local businesses – who often want to cut their environmental impact, but have fewer staff and less time to research what to do. They partnered with local… Continue reading The real impact of small businesses