Married with two kids, Emma from south east England, gives us the low down on buying, owning, running and living with a Hybrid (Petrol/Electric) car… When did you first consider a hybrid car? I’ve known for a while that when our old, trusty car finally gave up that I couldn’t, in good conscience, buy another …
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The Important Role of Trees – An Interview With The Woodland Trust
If Trees are the Lungs of the Earth – Is Our Planet Out of Breath? We recently spoke to the Woodland Trust to remind ourselves about the importance of trees (often described as the Earth’s lungs) and their pivotal role in helping to handle our country’s (and indeed our planet’s) growing Carbon output, while providing …
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Why Bamboo Toilet Rolls Are a Better Option – An Interview with The Cheeky Panda’s Chris Forbes
We recently caught up with Chris Forbes, Co-Founder of The Cheeky Panda®, to find out how and why the brand has got everyone talking about toilet rolls. The Cheeky Panda is the brainchild of married entrepreneurs Chris and Julie, who launched the brand in January 2016, following a trip to Southeast Asia that opened their …
The Shift to Green Energy Has the Wind in its’ Sails
A month or two ago we read an article that suggested Europe’s energy sector has reached a “watershed moment” and predicted that more cost-effective, and of course environmentally friendly, green energy will spell the death of carbon driven energy production within the next decade. Another article that we saw earlier this year celebrated the fact …
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