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SHENFIELD: Cafe is wild about coffee and conservation

CHAT OVER COFFEE: Suzanne Albrecht and Charl Chapman get ready for the first talk at The Green Bean Coffee Co

Friday, January 30, 2009

COFFEE and conservation are on the menu at Shenfield's Green Bean Coffee Co.

The coffee shop has organised free, monthly talks by The Wilderness Foundation UK and speakers on the environment and natural world have been lined up for the coming year.

The idea is...

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Win your home an eco makeover

ENTER ONLINE: Cllr Tracey Chapman with David Balcombe of The Green Edge.

Monday, November 03, 2008

AN ECO-FRIENDLY home makeover is up for grabs as part of a countywide competition to encourage the public to embrace a greener lifestyle. One lucky...

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ESSEX: Libraries to lend energy monitors

KEEPING TABS: (l-r) ECC's Robert Overall and Cllr David Finch.

Monday, November 03, 2008

EMERGING environmentalists looking at ways to save energy in the home can employ the help of their local library thanks to an innovative scheme. The...

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Essex's bite back plan for festive food waste

CHOP CHOP: As you prepare your Christmas dinner, spare a thought for what might get thrown away.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

WITH the credit crunch biting harder than ever, Christmas is the last word people want to hear – especially on the first day of October! But in...

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Find out how your business can go greener

Thursday, September 25, 2008

LOCAL businesses can boost their green credentials thanks to the launch of a groundbreaking £1,000 'Low Carbon Voucher' scheme. Small enterprises with...

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Morris dancers' finale

Morris dancers' finale

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

VILLAGERS arrived on foot to watch the bell-tinkling, stave-banging and hankie-waving of the Blackmore Morris Dancers, as they performed their last...

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Robots win pupils a trip to cinema

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

CREATIVE pupils of two schools have beaten off tough competition to win an enviable prize. Students from Sunnymede Infant and South Green Junior...

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Composting all food waste made easy with some friendly bacteria

INNOVATION: The Bokashi bin.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

RECYCLING all your household food waste can be made easier (and cheaper) with a new council offer. Residents can turn their kitchen waste into...

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Fight to save trees

Monday, June 30, 2008

RESIDENTS are being urged to support a pledge to plant 250,000 saplings in the county by imagining a childhood without trees. The county council says...

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Great time to compost

GOOD FOR THE GARDEN: Add vegetable peelings to your compost.

Monday, June 30, 2008

THIS summer's warm, wet weather creates the perfect conditions for composting, according to Recycle Now, a national recycling campaign. It is...

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