2024 - Save Our Shropshire

Pontesbury sets up project to grow food locally

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 Gemma Rickard

Pontesbury Climate Emergency Action Group is a leading light in developing a village that takes active action on climate change matters. SOS recently received an application for funding for a project to build a shed and allotments where food can be grown locally and sustainable, which is brilliant. They have (more…) Read More

Be Energy fit in 2024 and beyond

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 Gemma Rickard

Save Our Shropshire and Telford Energy Advice are running a free event on 1st March 2024 to help people save energy now and into the future.Electricity prices have gone up by 5 % from last year, and although they will go down by 14 % later this year, they are (more…) Read More

Time for Carbon Labels?

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 Gemma Rickard

When we go shopping, for food we can see immediately what the sugar and fat content is for the product we are buying. The NHS views this as important for our health, and states: Colour-coded nutritional information tells you at a glance if the food has high, medium or low (more…) Read More

Government publishes new NPPF

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 Gemma Rickard

The UK Government has published a new National Policy Planning (NPPF) framework. The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the Government’s planning policies for England and how these should be applied1. It provides a framework within which locally-prepared plans can provide for sufficient housing and other development in a sustainable (more…) Read More

Blaby District Council get Carbon Literate certificates

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 Gemma Rickard

Congratulations to those from the Blaby District Council who have gained their Carbon Literacy certificates as part of the education programme established by the Leicestershire and Rutland Association of Local Councils. Those who have got certificates are: Steve Wegrif – Cosby Parish Council Emma Frost, Karen Pierce and Paul Servadei (more…) Read More

Year: 2024

Pontesbury sets up project to grow food locally

Be Energy fit in 2024 and beyond

Time for Carbon Labels?

Government publishes new NPPF

Blaby District Council get Carbon Literate certificates

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