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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

Yes, we can both save a little money and save the planet a little. The Times has given its readers some very practical tips on how to do just that: Going green isn’t just good for the environment, it can also be good for your wallet. Making just small changes in how you shop for… Continue reading ‘Going green can be good for your wallet’

New awards have just been launched in Devon: To celebrate the work of unpaid volunteers across Devon who encourage others to be more physically active, Active Devon is encouraging people to nominate deserving individuals and teams in their Volunteer Awards 2023 Nominations open for Active Devon Volunteer Awards 2023 | Sidmouth Herald Here’s more from… Continue reading Active Devon volunteer awards

A business making savings can also help the environment: Going green means cutting business overheads – Vision Group for Sidmouth And helping the environment can also help business: How ‘going green’ can add value to business – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards Here’s a list of businesses in the Sid Valley which are actively doing their… Continue reading “Ideas for making money and saving the planet” 

What can families do to manage the cost of living crisis better – while still doing their bit for the environment? On a family mission to make do and mend – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards Yes, it is possible – as this piece from the Parents’ Club shows very well: If you’re struggling to make… Continue reading How families can “save money, save the planet”

Here’s a very inspiring story from Devon Live on what the next generation of entrepreneurs are planning: Schoolchildren share ideas for running a sustainable business A group of youngsters shared how they would run a business – from solar panels on the roof, to an equal wage for all employees This cute video shows young… Continue reading Schoolchildren’s ideas for sustainable businesses

As a very successful business in Dartington points out: ‘People want to buy green’: Having started off as a teeny cottage company making mattresses for boats, Naturalmat is now the first B Corp certified bed and mattress company in the UK with five showrooms around the country. “With the growing awareness of the climate crisis, people want,… Continue reading ‘People want to buy green’

A lot of gardening is still about pouring on the concrete and pouring on the chemicals – all rather expensive and all very counterproductive as far as greening up the garden is concerned. Sidmouth in Bloom has been setting a very good example of the sort of things we could all follow. Last year it… Continue reading Showcasing sustainable projects: Sidmouth in Bloom

The tourist industry in the Sid Valley is trying to move to a more  sustainable and responsible way of welcoming visitors: Promoting green tourism in East Devon: ‘regenerative tourism’ – Vision Group for Sidmouth Here are a few of the actions the Cheriton Guest House have been doing to reduce their plastic footprint: We have… Continue reading Showcasing sustainable businesses: Cheriton Guest House