So, you've noticed that your pristine garden, once a haven for flourishing flora and maybe even some innocent gnomes, has turned into a battleground. The enemy? Slugs. Those slimy, voracious vandals have launched an all-out assault, leaving a trail of destruction that would make even the boldest gardener weep....
Visitors stage a protest picnic at Corfe Castle
The locals demand that the National Trust stop banking with Barclays, the biggest fossil fuel funder in Europe.
In 2023, Barclays provided $24.2 billion of financing to fossil fuel companies. Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016, their financing has accumulated to...
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has received a grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, to help clean up chewing gum and reduce gum litter in the area’s town centres.
£27,500 has been awarded to the council and the funding awarded will...
Five of Dorset Council’s country parks and nature sites raise prestigious Green Flag Award after achieving international quality mark for parks and green spaces.
This week, Dorset Council is celebrating after receiving 5 Green Flag Awards for its Avon Heath Country Park, Stour Meadows, Milldown, Durlston Country Park, and Thorncombe Wood, Black Heath and Hardy’s Birthplace sites.
The award...
Today, Extinction Rebellion groups from Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (XR BCP), Wimborne and Purbeck, have taken their continuing campaign against Poole Harbour oil company Perenco to their offices and facility in Furzebrook. The campaign was sparked by Perenco’s spill of 200 barrels (approximately 31,600 litres) of reservoir fluid, consisting...
Climate change is having a profound effect on the jet stream, a fast-flowing ribbon of air in the upper atmosphere that plays a crucial role in determining weather patterns. The jet stream's behaviour is influenced by the temperature difference between the Arctic and the equator. However, as climate change...
The future of new oil and gas projects in the UK has been thrown into doubt following a landmark decision by the Supreme Court.
The court concluded that the environmental impact of emissions from burning fossil fuels must be considered in planning applications for new extraction projects, not just the...
Who is Sheldon?
Sheldon Cooper remains one of television's most intriguing characters, with his story artfully expanded across two series. "The Big Bang Theory" presents the fully-formed genius struggling to navigate adulthood, while "Young Sheldon" provides a poignant glimpse into the childhood that molded him. Together, these series create a...
Thanks to AFP Fact Check, it can be conclusively revealed that there is no evidence that Greta Thunberg is related to the Rothschild banking dynasty, contrary to social media posts targeting the climate activist with the baseless claim. The posts said Thunberg's great-grandfather was "Joachim Rothschild-Thunberg" but researchers said...
Letters following the publication of the article Goodbye, Kind World (filed under Climate Change)
From David Bellamy, published in the Guardian 14th August 2004
An ill wind blows for turbines
As usual, an elegant article from George Monbiot, the first two-thirds of which I agree with (Goodbye, kind world, August 10). In...
