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Saturday, May 18, 2024
Londis Harbour Stores have announced a match up with Craig's Dairy to provide a bulk milk station to reduce the amount of plastic bottles in circulation. They are pleased to announce from Friday 24th January 2020 customers will be able to buy milk from their refill station. Pop in and see...
Tumbledown
Weymouth Town Council has approved a business plan outlining how the Tumbledown project will transform a site in Weymouth to create a sustainable and inclusive community asset. At the latest Full Town Council Committee meeting, members discussed and agreeddetails for the Tumbledown project. The project aims to bring the land back in to use in a sustainable way that will hugely benefit the local community. Weymouth Town Council has partnered with Weymouth Area Development Trust(WADT) to develop...
Controversial climate activists who deflate tyres on SUVs say they will target thousands more drivers in the coming months - and they will not stop even if their actions result in road accidents. The protesters, who call themselves the Tyre Extinguishers, stated that they want to "strike fear" into owners...
Read the report summaryRead the conclusions and recommendationsRead the full report The Treasury Committee has published a unanimously-agreed report as part of its decarbonisation and green finance inquiry: Net Zero and the Future of Green Finance. Financial products should have climate impact labelsGreenwashing of financial products must be preventedFCA should further...
Greenhill Gardens and Sandsfoot Gardens in Weymouth and Easton Gardens in Portland are among the very best in the UK – and that’s official. The gardens today all received a prestigious Green Flag Award from environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy. The award recognises and rewards the best parks and...
We are delighted to announce that the Government’s Department for Transport has awarded £438,000 to Dorset Council as part of the Active Travel Fund. This funding will be used for walking and cycling improvements across the county as we move towards a greener, cleaner Dorset. The Government survey work has...
As with many other aspects of government policy, overfishing and other fishing-related environmental issues are a real problem, but it’s not clear that government intervention is the solution. Indeed, it might be one of the main drivers of overfishing and other conservation and sustainability issues stemming from commercial fishing....
It is hard to believe it needs stating, but it does. The oil industry is not your friend. Whatever it might say about its ethical credentials, while it continues to invest in fossil fuels, it accelerates climate breakdown and the death of the habitable planet. You would think this...
A coalition of local Environmental Groups will assemble at Bournemouth Pier Approach on Saturday 9th December from 11am for activities including placard making. At midday, they will slowly march, with their Rhythms Band, through Bournemouth Gardens and up to the Triangle for a rally. They are demanding action on...
 LOCAL RESIDENTS DEFEND HISTORIC ROLE OF JURIES OUTSIDE BOURNEMOUTH CROWN COURT Update A high court judge has thrown out an attempt by the government’s most senior law officer to prosecute a woman for holding a placard on jury rights outside a climate trial. Mr Justice Saini said there was no basis for...