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Monday, May 13, 2024
Our new report puts forward transformative proposals for taking back control of the land. What is the most neglected issue in British politics? I would say land. Literally and metaphorically, land underlies our lives, but its ownership and control have been captured by a tiny number of people. The results...
Dorset Council’s Executive Advisory Panel for Climate Change recently hosted two Inquiry Day sessions where organisations and members of the public were invited to present their ideas for how the Council can help tackle climate change. Back in December 2019, the Council launched its Call for Ideas, inviting people to submit...
A new video competition is being launched to highlight the sources of Dorset’s plastic pollution problem. Litter Free Dorset wants your videos to inspire change and reduce litter across the county. ‘Litter Travels’ can be about any aspect of litter and its journey – as plastic and other rubbish can travel from...
Oil, money, dead wildlife, subversion of local democracy. Where have we seen this before? Oil well drilling in Poole Bay to be extended into critical wildlife period despite licence restrictions https://www.facebook.com/903640018/videos/10161906314250019/UzpfSTEwMDAwOTM4NjM1ODY4MjpWSzoxMDMwNDkwMTMzODE3MTgw/?multi_permalinks=1030000497199477&notif_id=1551878136557947&notif_t=group_highlights Matt Harvey
  - Bournemouth Town Centre BID collaborates with Bournemouth Borough Council & other partners to launch a series of green initiatives throughout the first week of April Tuesday 2nd April until Friday 5th April 2019 will mark the first ‘Green Week’ in Bournemouth as Bournemouth Town Centre BID will reveal several...
Sedums are hard to beat. There are endless varieties and if you can get hold of a piece off someone's dry wall costing you zilch (I've taken bits growing from customers' rotten window sills and roof tiles while doing sash window restorations) poke them into compost or into the ground...
As forecasters predict another sunny bank holiday weekend, a litter campaign launched in Bournemouth & Poole appeals to beach visitors to continue to look after the area’s award-winning beaches, while reflecting on its success during the past year. Leave Only Footprints was devised in 2018 with the intention of encouraging...
Ford has announced the end of one of what's widely reported to be the most popular cars ever sold in the UK - the Fiesta. By the end of June next year, no more Fiestas are to be produced in the manufacturer's factory in Cologne, Germany.More than 22 million have...
Green and sustainable practices are becoming more and more common in just about every industry and the UK’s $239 billion construction sector is no exception.  Many of the sustainable changes within this sector come in conjunction with the government’s goal of being carbon net zero by 2050. They’re challenging themselves, businesses and individuals to...
Plastic-free activity across Dorset is set to receive a boost with a crowdfunded UK film premiere and tour starting in Wimborne on March 14th. Rubber Jellyfish is a feature-length documentary that explores the effects of balloon releases on wildlife, the environment and ultimately us. We know that throwing rubbish on...