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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.
North Devon Council and Torridge District Council are working together and encouraging local residents and organisations to “Find your footprint” to help combat climate change.
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.
Businesses in Bristol are set to enjoy free electric vehicle loans thanks to a £3m grant secured by Bristol City Council.
Cornwall Council is inviting residents to take part in the next 'Cornwall We Want’ live event, where they will be talking about the positive changes residents would like to see after the coronavirus pandemic.
People across Bristol are being asked for their views on one of the key ways to tackle anti-social behaviour in the city.
An artists’ impression shows how memorial gardens at several crematoria in the South West to remember people who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic will look.
Budding cyclists can now borrow a bike for free through a revamped website designed to help people in the Bristol area get pedalling.
A project instigated by businesses and venues on one of Bristol’s most well-known streets and the city council is being hailed as an early success story in the drive to help the city’s hospitality sector recover from the Covid-19 lockdown.
Electric car owners need to be savvy about when they “fill up” their vehicles to avoid being hit with big energy bills.
The owners of a woodland cemetery have pledged to ensure that dignified burials and memorial services are available for families in the greater Bristol area whatever restrictions on movement and gatherings are brought in by the government because of coronavirus.
South West-based online energy business Flipper has published a lists of essentials do’s and don’ts to enable people to minimise their energy usage when spending more time at home.
Just a fortnight after Greta Thunberg’s visit to Bristol a public discussion at the New Room in Bristol’s Broadmead will put the effectiveness of non-violent protest under the spotlight.
Bristol Memorial Woodlands, which is being created as a peaceful place where people can remember their loved ones, has been hit by ash dieback.
After a determined 20 month campaign - including £10,000 worth of fundraising - pupils, parents and staff at Freshford Church School have held a ‘thank you’ event to celebrate with their sponsors the successful installation of 22 solar panels at the school over the February school holiday.
