Economics

News from Building Sense

Building Sense Event – 8th October 1.00pm – 2.00pm An online event as part of Green Open Homes, exploring how Jackie renovated her one-time threshing barn Herefordshire home to make it warm, green and fit for the future. Tickets are free. Click here to book.

Greener Living Show, Linton

Do you want to reduce your energy footprint and /or cut your energy bills? Not sure of the next step?  Then come along to the Greener Living Show on Saturday 18th October. With leading experts and suppliers from across Herefordshire and north Gloucestershire, including HGN and Building Sense, the event will showcase the very best advice and products across all aspects of Home Energy (generating, storing, saving, using).  Listening to presentations from the visiting experts or just browsing the stands, you are sure to pick up useful advice, guidance and contacts.  And when you are done, you can relax with a delicious slice of cake and

News from Building Sense

Building Sense Event – 8th October 1.00pm – 2.00pm An online event as part of Green Open Homes, exploring how Jackie renovated her one-time threshing barn Herefordshire home to make it warm, green and fit for the future. Tickets are free. Click here to book. News from Building Sense Click here for the latest newsletter from Building Sense packed with advice on how to get your house ready for the colder weather.

Greener Living Show, Linton

Do you want to reduce your energy footprint and /or cut your energy bills? Not sure of the next step?  Then come along to the Greener Living Show on Saturday 18th October. With leading experts and suppliers from across Herefordshire and north Gloucestershire, including HGN and Building Sense, the event will showcase the very best advice and products across all aspects of Home Energy (generating, storing, saving, using).  Listening to presentations from the visiting experts or just browsing the stands, you are sure to pick up useful advice, guidance and contacts.  And when you are done, you can relax with a delicious slice of cake and

Beyond Growth

Click here to download and read a booklet by Barry Cooper. He posits that the UK’s growth-based economy may be reaching its limits. The booklet, Beyond Growth, outlines what could happen next. It is not political and makes no proposals — it simply explains the natural shifts likely to come as the industrial economy unravels.

Beyond Growth

Click here to download and read a booklet by Barry Cooper. He posits that the UK’s growth-based economy may be reaching its limits. The booklet, Beyond Growth, outlines what could happen next. It is not political and makes no proposals — it simply explains the natural shifts likely to come as the industrial economy unravels.

FREE Workshops: Help Your Community Cut Home Energy Use and Carbon Emissions

Do you want to support your community to make a positive environmental impact by increasing energy efficiency in the home? Marches Energy Agency is an energy advice charity with a mission to alleviate fuel poverty and improve the energy efficiency of homes across Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Derbyshire. Through a new Herefordshire-based community project, they can offer staff and volunteers from community groups fully-funded workshops and training to equip them to support their clients with their energy-related concerns. A standard training session would be in person and bespoke to the group, lasting around an hour and a half and

Rivers Lugg, Wye and Usk Pollution, Planning Moratorium and Legal Claim

The rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk are vital to the ecology, community, economy and culture of Herefordshire, Powys, and Monmouthshire. The rivers, and their tributaries, span conservation areas supporting huge numbers of protected plants and animals. However, high levels of pollution in these rivers are causing significant issues for local residents and businesses. There is also a blanket ban on building near the River Lugg which has also had a huge impact on local businesses and residents.  Herefordshire County Council imposed planning restrictions in the Lugg catchment in October 2019 unless developers could demonstrate “nutrient neutrality” – in an effort to mitigate