Dudley Metropolitan Council work towards encouraging public to value and use Mary Steven’s Park
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council are working towards transforming Mary Steven’s Park as part of a million pound healthy towns scheme.
A healthy towns meeting at Stourbridge town hall has promised to take into consideration the requests of the local public.
Healthy towns is a national pilot fund that has provided Dudley Borough Council with 4.5 million pounds [...]
Local conservation group appeal for volunteers
A conservation group in Birmingham is appealing for volunteers to help clear twenty-five acres of woodland area in the Ackers Trust site in Sparkhill, Birmingham.
The area, which is currently derelict, will be transformed into an eco-friendly nature reserve where wildlife and plants will be able to flourish.
The environmental conservation group – British Trust [...]
Edgbaston Resevoir celebrates own Earth Day
Birmingham held a festive Earth Day on the 13th of March for members of the local community at the Edgbaston Reservoir to celebrate the wonders of the Earth.
Residents could visit the landscape to lear about elements such as gravity, oxygen, carbon dioxide and our food chain are provided.
The Chief Ranger from the Ranger Office said:
‘We had [...]
Curzon Street Station to be reopened for HS2
Birmingham’s iconic Curzon Street station could be reopening to connect with the new high-speed rail service from Birmingham to London.
Lord Adonis of the House of Lords was reported by the BBC as saying:
‘Subject to this consultation, the London terminus for the high-speed line would be Euston [and] the Birmingham city centre station would be at [...]
The Leasowes appeal for more funding to complete restoration
The Leasowes need more funding to complete the landscape’s restoration wok, not long after completing ‘Phase 1′ of the plan to bring the land back to it’s former glory.
Leasowes are waiting to secure more funding from organisations like the Natural England’s Higher Level Stewardship and the Heritage Lottery Fund for the further restoration of [...]
Starbucks fight back after water waste controversy
Starbucks portray themselves as an eco-friendly company who care about the environment, but is wasting millions of litres of water a day really helping the planet?
In 2008 it was discovered that Starbucks were wasting roughly 23million litres of water every day. The company rule was to have a tap constantly running in the dipper well [...]
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” [...]
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 [...]