National Vegetarian Week – Birmingham’s Veggie Restaurants
With a growing list of reasons appearing as to why we should become vegetarian, more and more vegetarian restaurants have been appearing.
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Why not get involved? Su from the Vegetarian Society provided us with some “Tips for Easy Veggie Eating”
Stir-fry vegetables can be bought already chopped. Just gently fry [...]
West Midlands takes home two RIBA Awards
In the centre of Birmingham City lies an unassuming semi-detached Victorian house.
Enter John Christophers of Associated Architects and an award winning house that produces as much energy as it consumes appears in the heart of the city.
The West Midlands was the proud recipient of two national architecture awards given by The Royal [...]
Oscott Gardens wins the ‘Student Switch off Campaign’
Oscott Gardens are the latest university halls to win the ‘Student Switch off Campaign’.
Last week the halls of residence, located on the Perry Barr campus were named the winners and will receive a massive end of year party, which is looking to be a ‘World Cup’ bonkers event.
The ‘Student Switch off Campaign’ was initiated [...]
People & Planet run its Green League campaign in 137 UK universities
The green league campaign which aims at transforming the environmental impact of the UK’s universities runs this year , its fourth campaign .
‘By not recycling, universities are wasting money on landfill taxes as well as contributing to pollution and climate change’ said People and Planet’s press officer , Louise Hazan.
The competition involves 137 universities in the [...]
Birmingham Recycled Podcast Episode 12: BBC Science and Environment Correspondant David Gregory
Want to listen to the sound of David Gregory, here the BBC Science and Environmental Correspondent tells all about his experiences and the everyday life of being a journalist. In this podcast, David discusses:
David Gregory’s BBC blog
The importance of having a blog
What more the West Midlands could be doing to help the environment
Environmental websites that [...]
Plans for £200m waste plant spark anger
The proposed erection of a £200m waste management plant has ignited an uproar from local officials, following the plan’s grand unveiling this week.
Chairman of Bridgtown Parish Council, Eddie Smith dubbed Cannock a “dumping ground” after seeing Biffa’s plans to build the 400,000 tonne plant on the outskirts of the town, at the near-by Lakeside Industrial [...]
Get outdoors for the holidays
With the summer drawing in there is always one big question on the agenda…where do you take the kids? The six weeks holidays are a long time to fill, and most parents would agree that their days out with the little ones should be both fun and educational.
Well hunt no more, as The Wildlife Trust [...]
Coalition agrees on full environment programme
With the establishment of a new government under the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, a part of their coalition agreement is to establish a full environment programme.
In total there are 20 points in which both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have agreed on and several of them will have a direct impact on the West Midlands [...]