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Plans for a new renewable power energy centre at Langarth Garden Village are given the go-ahead
The decision of the Council’s Strategic Planning Committee to grant permission for a new renewable power energy centre to provide low-cost green power for residents is a significant milestone for the Cornwall Council-led Langarth Garden Village scheme.
Bristol backing for GenomeKey
A group of successful Bristol-based entrepreneurs has invested £192,500 into a research and development project in the city that is searching for faster diagnosis and treatment of Sepsis, which is the number one cause of death worldwide.
The Quiet Green Revolution
Dale Edwards, a Strategic Consultant specialising in Green Energy at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP, shares his thoughts on the Government 10-point green plan.
Hive Beach rockfall still unstable
Dorset Council rangers have been checking on last week’s rockfall at Hive Beach.
Where can you find the 44 new electric vehicle chargepoints coming to Dorset?
Electric vehicle owners will have more places to charge their cars or vans from early next year
Bird flu outbreak in poultry near Gillingham
An outbreak of avian influenza has been confirmed in poultry near Gillingham, North Dorset.
Making the most of Christmas down-time
While most people in the UK are planning down-time at home over Christmas, the team at Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) is efficiently making the most of the break for annual maintenance of its state-of the-art laboratory.
Window cleaner plants trees on every street he works
A window cleaner with a passion for nature has planted trees on almost every street he’s worked over the last 30 years.
Boost for cycle and walking improvements in Falmouth, Penzance and Truro
Falmouth, Penzance and Truro are set to make changes to their local road networks to help improve the health of their communities and combat climate change.
University of Exeter responds to climate crisis
The University of Exeter has created a comprehensive plan to cut carbon emissions and improve the environment on its campuses and beyond.
Somerset care home among the first to have new rapid C-19 test kit
With millions of the new rapid Covid-19 test kits due to be rolled out across the UK before Christmas, Wellington care home Camelot House and Lodge is among the first to receive its supply and today resumed close-to-normal meetings between residents and loved ones for the first time in months.
Couple celebrate twins born two years apart
A Taunton woman is celebrating the arrival of twins – who were born two years apart.
Exeter experts recognised as being among world’s most influential scientists
Leading academics from the University of Exeter have been recognised as being amongst the world’s most influential researchers, according to a prestigious new ranking.
57,000 trees to be planted across Cornwall
In a boost to Cornwall’s ‘Forest for Cornwall’ ambition to establish over 8,000 hectares of new carbon-absorbing trees, woodlands and forests, the Woodland Trust is providing over 57,000 trees for native woodland creation projects in Cornwall this winter.
New group will help Dorset be digital pioneer
A new group has come together to support Dorset’s vision to make the county a Digital Place and be at the front of digital change.
New environmental intelligence tool will help protect Cornwall’s wildlife and landscape
A new environmental intelligence tool for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly will help protect the region’s precious wildlife and landscape.
Planning a Memorial Woodland resting place
An increasing number of people are buying burial plots in the South West so that they know where they will rest after death and be assured that their demise will not damage the environment.
Dorset Council celebrates as parks and green spaces win five Green Flag Awards
Today, the best parks and green spaces across the UK will be raising their Green Flag Award with pride in a year when millions of people have seen the value of having great quality green spaces on their doorstep.
Cornwall Council welcomes cleaner, greener buses as part of supported bus network
More new low emission buses will be taking to Cornwall’s streets over the next few weeks as part of a £16.5m investment into public transport.