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Royal visit...picture gallery special

PRINCE Charles paid a visit to Newham…and we have set up a special picture gallery on our website. He went to Beckton to meet young people in his capacity as the president and founder of the Prince s Trust. The occasion marked the launch of Youth Week by...
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How to do your bit for the environment

A GREEN gang did their bit for the environment tomorrow with an activity at Forest Lane Park. Yesterday. The task of the Newham Conservation Volunteers incouded attending to a dipping pond and cutting a meadow at the site in Magpie Close off Forest Lane i...
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Headway gets a makeover

HEADWAY, a charity that provides support for 100 brain-injured people from Newham and many other London boroughs, has just had a makeover of the garden at their new day centre in Hackney, courtesy of volunteers from Investment Bank, Goldman Sachs. Staff...
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Mayor Livingstone's new initiative to improve the energy efficiency of London homes has been welcomed by Friends of the Earth. The environmental group revealed new research...

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Carbon emissions from UK homes could be cut by 80 per cent by 2050, according to a new report published today (27 November) by Dr Brenda Boardman at the University ...

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“Nine out of ten, to Gordon Brown for talking the talk - but now is the time to walk the walk,” said Britain's leading Arctic environmentalist...

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Aviation's role in climate change could be reduced easily by eliminating needless emissions and enabling consumers to make informed choices ...

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Although climate change is at least as big a threat as war, the Government is not yet meeting the challenge. So says Dr Gerry Wolff of...

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Hard work as it is, growing one's own vegetables is seen as a leisure activity in the UK. But in some parts of Africa, a simple ...

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Charity shops are playing a vital role in recycling textiles, garments and other goods some of which ...

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Tube Lines, the company rebuilding the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines which together carry 40 per cent of all London...

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England’s regions are not getting to grips with environmental problems such as climate change,...

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The time for denial is long over. In not much more than two centuries, we have burned significant amounts of...

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Carbon footprint Only the most diehard sceptics now doubt the need to tackle global warming. Averting catastrophic climate...

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Carbon footprint The 21st century shows signs of a new age of freight transport on Britain’s canals and rivers, taking goods...

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Ever been curious about the amount of waste recycled in the UK each year? Why not view our Facts and figures info sheet?

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