Jade Rance
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.
View Birmingham Vegetarian Restaurants in a larger map
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 [...]
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.
Brompton have designed technologies alongside Pashley, who have been established [...]
West Midlands wind turbine company in competition with Japan
A Warwickshire engineering company are competing with a Japanese firm to design and construct a cheaper way to test offshore wind turbines indoors.
With the UK striving to meet its target of getting 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020 Converteam, based in Rugby, are battling against Horiba to design a more cost effective way to [...]
Save Energy & Money: Birmingham gets expert advice
The Family Housing Association have employed a team of “Green-Doctors” to advise residents across the West Midlands how to have a more energy efficient lifestyle.
The project is currently being aimed at anyone over 60, claiming benefits, with a disability or in ill health.
However at present the project is only open to those living in specific [...]