Birmingham Cyclists Beauty Spots
After an immense response from cyclists in Birmingham, we have been able to create a map of some of the regions favourite beauty spots frequented by those who love pedal power. After posting the question on twitter, I recieved a massive response. Only ten of the responses made it onto the map, on local nurse [...]
Confusion at Selly Oak New Road cycle lane
Cyclists on a local community group website have been judging the new Selly Oak New Road on its friendliness for bicycle users. Users of the Birmingham Cyclist website have deemed parts of the route poor, which is part of a £1.3 billion redevelopment of Selly Oak. One user has expressed dismay at the ‘slalom’ of [...]
Council pilot Nectar points recycling incentive
Homes in Erdington and Bourneville who receive a Friday blue-box paper recycling collection, are to receive Nectar points as a reward from September 2. The scheme is being piloted in in these areas with the hopes to roll it out to over 400,000 households across the city. In the first scheme of its kind in [...]
Birmingham to follow Brighton with Bike Trains
Cycling campaign group Push Bikes and Sustrans, a charity enabling more people to travel on foot, by bike or on public transport have teamed up with Birmingham Friends of the Earth to emulate Brighton’s bike trains. The bicycle trains, designed to create a safety in numbers approach to commuting within the city are to start [...]
Twitterati out for Riot Cleanup
Local Councillors and MPs joined over a hundred people that had gathered in Birmingham City Centre yesterday to aid the city council in the clean up of the city centre following riots and unrest by youths. The gathering, organised by resident and academic Miles Weaver had found the mob behaviour “disgusting”. Using the hashtags #riotcleanup [...]
Birmingham Recycled Podcast
Birmingham Recycled Technology reporter Manish Patel is joined by BBC Midlands Today’s Environment and Science correspondent David Gregory to talk about the latest environment and technology issues affecting the people of Birmingham as well as the UK. In this podcast we talk about: Electric cars: Are these cars, ‘cars for the future?’ HS2 Rail Line: [...]
FoE to raise money with Birmingham Canal Canter
A local environmental group have organised a marathon fund-raiser in the heart of Birmingham. Birmingham Friends of the Earth have announced a walk-run marathon along six regional canals called the Birmingham Canal Canter. The fund-raiser, co-ran by Heart of England Long Distance Walkers Association, hopes to raise £10,000 on September 18th with up to 250 [...]
Only Eco-Salon in Staffordshire opens in Cannock
You can now get your locks lopped off and keep your eco conscious in tact at a revolutionary new ‘green’ salon. Yvette Purser, 21, a crimper from Cannock, who owns Luxe Hairdressing Salon, has been open to the public for just over a month. The innovative boutique-style salon is the only one of its kind [...]