Buses are a lifeline. They connect communities, ease loneliness and enable people to live full lives. They are vital to accessing work and education, especially for the 35 per cent of low-income households that have no car. They play a key part in cutting congestion and pollution. But buses are in peril. More than a […]
Cumberland Council has invited input to help shape the Climate and Nature Strategy for the County. To take part please look on the Council’s site or follow the link: https://consult.cumberland.gov.uk/ Please note the consultation closes on 20/5/24. […]
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It’s bad when a town loses its last bank but really we don’t need to be too sad about Cockermouth losing Barclays. Barclays has a long history of unethical investing from apartheid-ridden South Africa in the 70’s, through Amazon rainforest trashing in the 90’s to fossil fuel investing right now. Barclays is the biggest financier […]
Farmers get a bad press being blamed for river pollution (chemical fertilisers and pesticides and animal excrement), wildlife deserts in the countryside, again due to chemical use in lowlands, field enlargement, overgrazing on the hills and fells, mud on the roads from large tractor wheels and a high carbon footprint from meat production and chemical […]
