Report documents lost and endangered species in West Midlands
The West Midlands has lost over eight types of animal and plant in the last 2000 years, according to a new report.
“Lost Life: England’s Lost and Threatened Species” claims that the Chalkhill blue butterfly is just one of a number of species extinct within the region.
Natural England. the national agency who compiled the “most complete” [...]
A new beginning for New Street Station
Birmingham’s New Street Station is now in the process of being redeveloped into a world class focal point for the city.
The plans received the final stamp of approval by the council in February and the redevelopment is due to start at the end of this year until 2015.
The ambitious redevelopment project will aim to lure [...]
Folding bicycles make cycling the more popular way to travel
London bike sales are up 90% thanks to the continued efforts of a West Midlands bicycle manufacturer.
Brompton bicycles are currently producing 600 of their famous ‘folding bicycle’ a week and anyone who wants one can be expected to wait up to 11 weeks to receive it.
With transport being revolutionised through the production of high speed [...]
Urban Coffee Company urge customers to do more than just drink their coffee
Urban Coffee Company have found a variety of ways to conserve coffee and stop generating ‘tons of coffee waste each year’.
Simon Jenner, who owns the coffee shop along with Amir, says:
‘When we started looking at the coffee businesses we realised that the high street stores were sending a serious amount of used coffee to landfill [...]
‘Pay-as-you-throw’ could be coming soon
The campaign Big Brother Watch has accused the government of secretly preparing to impose ‘pay-as-you-throw’ taxes by using microship technology in wheelie bins.
The official reason for the microchip scheme is to show which house each wheelie bin belongs to, presumably in order to reduce wheelie bin theft.
However, privacy campaigners and members of the public [...]
Salons becoming eco-friendly in Birmingham
Hairdressers around Birmingham are increasingly renovating and modernising their salons to create a more eco-friendly environment.
Salons like Hushhair and Aveda are taking energy saving measures and encouraging recycling.
Such policies are encouragement by magazine Hair Journal, who informed salons that owners have a great responsibility to establish efficient enterprises that in no way damage [...]
Butterfly conservation project at Wyre Forest
A recent project at Wyre Forest is helping to generate more open space for butterflies by clearing areas and setting up ‘corridor’ links between one area of the forest and another.
The forest works closely with the Butterfly Conservation and the Forestry Commission to manage projects concerning butterfly conservation.
Phil Rudlin, who works at Wyre Forest, said:
‘We’re linking [...]
Green technology jobs rise
The West Midlands could see a rise in jobs within the environmental technology sector, according to a survey.
West Midlands Regional Observatory found that over 70,000 people from the Midlands are already working in environmental technology.
Approximately 400 companies were surveyed and half of them are looking to recruit more staff.
Andy Phillips who is Head of [...]