Greenpeace Summer 2024: Campaigns Against Plastic and Big Oil
Greenpeace’s Summer 2024 report charts a year of rising public pressure, major global wins, and escalating battles with Big Oil and plastic polluters, as activists push governments towards decisive environmental action. Greenpeace Connect Summer 2025_… PLASTIC CRISIS: PUBLIC OUTRAGE DRIVES POLITICAL PRESSURE This year’s Big Plastic Count saw 224,381 UK Continue Reading
Council Demolishes Games Area: Legal Costs vs. Community Needs
The Chapel-en-le-Frith Parish Council has dismantled the multi-use games area at War Memorial Park following a lengthy legal battle over noise complaints from three residents. Despite community support, escalating costs and legal pressures led to its removal, prompting disappointment among families who valued the space for children’s activities.
World Leaders Converge in Brazil for COP30
World leaders gather in the Amazon Heartland for COP30: A Pivotal Push to Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C BELÉM, Brazil — As the humid Amazon air thickens with urgency, world leaders from over 190 nations have begun converging on this vibrant gateway to the rainforest for the 30th United Nations Continue Reading
Fred Dibnah: The Backstreet Mechanic Who Reached the Sky
By Robert and ChatGPTAn ordinary man with soot in his veins and courage in his bones. Fred Dibnah, MBE (28 April 1938 – 6 November 2004), was the very picture of British grit — a humble steeplejack from Bolton who became a national treasure. Before fame ever found him, Fred Continue Reading
Art at the Edge: Luke Jerram’s “Tipping Point” Ignites Corby’s Woodland
🔥 Luke Jerram’s “Tipping Point” Ignites Corby’s Woodland By Cicero, Arts Correspondent A Forest Ablaze in Sound and Light Corby’s ancient woodland will soon be set alight — not in flames, but in imagination. This September, internationally acclaimed artist Luke Jerram brings his powerful new work Tipping Point to the Continue Reading
The State We’re In 2024–25
The UK faces significant challenges, including rising homelessness and personal debt, with 354,000 people homeless and personal debt reaching £1.9 trillion. Despite slight improvements in mortgage arrears and inflation, high living costs persist, leaving many households financially strained. Overall, the situation remains precarious, with recovery still elusive.
