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  • View waste as a resource says Kingston’s green business group

    View waste as a resource says Kingston’s green business group0

    Where there’s muck there’s brass was the takeaway message from a discussion on the circular economy by members of the Kingston Green Business Community. Two panels of local entrepreneurs and innovators from the world of fashion, construction, food and the information and communications technology sectors were quizzed by David Symons of environmental consulting company WSP

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  • 50ft mast bid for Burney Triangle

    50ft mast bid for Burney Triangle0

    Funny how proposals to install new mobile phone masts are made during school holidays when many residents are away, isn’t it? The bid to build a 50ft (15m) 5G telecoms mast and additional cabinets in Ferguson Avenue by the Burney Triangle – an area of green space with a stunning new bug hotel and flower beds – was

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  • Bugs at home at the Burney

    Bugs at home at the Burney0

    Biodiversity officer Elliot Newton outlines the planet’s need for bug homes and insect and bird-friendly planting to counter the Earth’s mass extinction ecological crisis. He was speaking after the mayor, Cllr Diane White, officially opened the Burney Bug Hotel in Surbiton, at the Burney Triangle – the green space at the junction of Burney Avenue

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  • Oceans to benefit from eco fair

    Oceans to benefit from eco fair0

    Fifteen-year-old Tessa Stanier and her chums are organising an eco-fair at St Mark’s Church in Surbiton this coming Saturday (June 3). Tessa, and friends aged 11 to 15 from the church choir, are organising the event to raise awareness about environmental issues. They are also hoping to donate money to the Blue Marine Foundation which supports the oceans

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  • How to save energy at home

    How to save energy at home0

    Visitors to Kingston’s first Efficient Homes Show were given a wealth of information on how to reduce their energy bills and impact on the planet. The show at Hollyfield School in Surbiton Hill Road, Surbiton, on Saturday attracted hundreds of visitors who were fascinated by the wealth of information on offer. They also got to

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  • Bin… and gone

    Bin… and gone0

    Surbiton no longer has any communal bottle or paper banks after Kingston Council chose Earth Day, when the eco-health of the planet comes to the fore, to remove them. They were being used too much, and generated mess, which had led to complaints from some residents. Now there’s just a blank space in the Waitrose

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