The Venus Company’s first ever beach music festival will take place at Blackpool Sands on Saturday 8th July and, in line with The Venus Company’s strong commitment to the environment, the theme for the festival is ‘Loving the Beach’.
Michael Smith, co-owner of The Venus Company explains: “Our mission is to be the greenest café and shop operator and we are always looking for ways to...
Three Tamar Grow Local volunteers and their wider team in the Our Plymouth’s Grow, Share, Cook project have been shortlisted in the Plymouth Guild’s 2016 Inspiring Volunteer Awards, which will be announced on the 2nd June.
The aim of Grow, Share, Cook, is to mobilise volunteers to grow more fresh fruit and vegetables, the development of community gardens and the distribution of the...
The Devon Environmental Business Initiative (DEBI) has a new chairman for the start of its 23rd year.
Peter Morgan, Environmental Officer at Paignton Zoo, took over the reins at the most recent DEBI board meeting after Andy Vickery, who has held the position for 10 years, formally stood down.
“I’m delighted to take on the role – I hope to continue Andy’s achievements in keeping...
Children could play an important role in solutions to reduce marine litter with some already helping to educate parents and peers about the scale of the issue, according to a new study by Plymouth University.
Research conducted at the 2013 Ecover Schools Blue Mile, staged in the city, sought to examine children’s understanding about marine litter and the potential problems created...
A new study has revealed that fungi, often seen as pests, play a crucial role policing biodiversity in rainforests.
The research, by scientists at Oxford University, the University of Exeter and Sheffield University, found that fungi regulate diversity in rainforests by making dominant species victims of their own success.
Fungi spread quickly between closely-packed plants...
A study by a group of International researchers into the first significant samples of primitive igneous rocks to be taken from deep within the oceanic crust is helping to solve one of geology’s greatest puzzles.
Professor Antony Morris from Plymouth University’s School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences is part of the team of researchers analysing samples of rock that...
The Devon Local Nature Partnership (LNP) has appointed Suzanne Goodfellow as its chair.
The Partnership was established last year as one of 48 strategic local nature partnerships formed in England, and its board met for the first time in December.
Suzanne will be taking up the voluntary role with the aim of maximising the economic, social and health benefits obtained from...
New research published in the journal Psychological Science has found that people living in urban areas with more green space tend to report greater wellbeing than city dwellers that don’t have parks, gardens, or other green space nearby.
The research has been led by Dr Mathew White from the University of Exeter Medical School’s European Centre for Environment & Human Health, in...
