The world’s food systems are facing unprecedented challenges. Against a background of ‘the perfect storm’ of climate change, water and fossil fuel depletion, population expansion and the shrinking area of agricultural land, new models of sustainable food systems are urgently needed. More →

Ashington residents can prepare for Christmas gift giving with a bike swap! As bicycles often top the Christmas wish list, a Bike Swap day on Saturday 5 December is set to help parents in Ashington replace children’s old bikes with ones that fit. More →

£6.50 for a loaf of bread, £7 for a box of cornflakes and £18 for a pint of beer - these are the eye watering prices we could face in 2030 unless urgent action is taken to prevent dangerous climate change. The figures were published recently by Friends of the Earth, as campaigning intensifies before vital UN climate talks kick off in Copenhagen. More →

Sustrans, the UK's leading sustainable transport charity, today (22nd Oct) publishes its new strategy for London, which complements the Mayor's "cycling revolution" by focusing on specific ways to get more people on bikes. The Sustrans London Strategy, which is launched to co-incide with the draft Mayor's Transport Strategy, covers the years 2009 - 2013. It sets out projects to help new people to get into cycling, especially those from currently under-represented groups such as women and young people. More →

This years Energy Saving Week, organised by the Energy Saving Trust, runs from 19-25 October and is an important week for both our pockets and the planet. This years theme is WASTE...where they will be helping people across the UK, stop WASTING their TIME, MONEY and ENERGY! Each day has been assigned a mini- theme More →

Don’t hide inside, just because summer has passed and the colder months are here. That’s the message from the RSPB, urging everyone to get outside and get active now to help garden wildlife all through the winter. The RSPB’s Feed The Birds Day this year falls on 24th October. It’s a gentle reminder that garden wildlife needs our help during the colder months of the year. The wildlife charity will be hosting over a hundred events to get everyone involved in the annual celebration, which marks the clocks going back and the arrival of winter. More →

On 31st October 2009 from 1.30pm to 8pm Good Energy, the 100% renewable electricity supplier, is hosting at its wind farm in Delabole, North Cornwall ‘Power from the People: How to Generate Renewable Energy’ a day of master classes dedicated to helping everyone from homeowners to landowners to get a renewable energy project up and running. More →