Energy
Offshore renewables hub awarded £4m to make UK ‘global leader’
A national consortium has been awarded £4m to help make the UK a global leader in offshore renewable energy (ORE)
Transport
UK’s transport system failing people with mental health issues
Operators of transport such as buses and trains need to do more to support people with mental health difficulties to
Water
Plastic poisons ocean bacteria that produce 10% of the world’s oxygen and prop up the marine food chain
Ocean bacteria is crucial for life on earth but it’s being poisoned by the scourge of plastic pollution. Petra Cameron
Waste & Recycling
Government rejects MPs’ proposals to tackle fast fashion
Ministers have rejected calls by MPs to tackle the environmental impact of ‘fast’ fashion, despite widespread support from within the
Housing
Project to build new generation of ancient ‘cob’ homes receives €4m
A project to build a new generation of ‘cob’ houses, which are believed to be more energy efficient than traditional
Regeneration
Retired pacers could become a ‘community space or village hall’, claims government
Retired pacer trains could be turned into a community space, a café or even a new village hall, under new
