Bollands replaced on Grafton Road
The two missing bollards at the end of Grafton Road have now been replaced.
8 Jul 2018
National News
Three Different By-Elections This Week - Three Different Stories
Lichfield DC, Curborough - 5th July 2018 Lab 309 [60.4%; +27.2%]
7 Jul 2018
Three Different By-Elections This Week - Three Different Stories
Lichfield DC, Curborough - 5th July 2018 Lab 309 [60.4%; +27.2%]
7 Jul 2018
“Action needed on East Grinstead fly tipping” say Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats are calling on Mid Sussex District Council to take urgent action to clear fly tipping in East Grinstead.
7 Jul 2018
Conservation Success from Summer 2018 Challenge Magazine
Let's not fool ourselves, the flora and fauna of this planet are under pressure like never before, but we should nonetheless recognise and celebrate each and every conservation success story, if only to encourage us to do work harder. In late May the IUCN brought good news for 12 critically endangered species, among them the Mauritius Falcon which had been reduced to just four known birds in 1974, including one breeding female. Captive breeding, supplementary feeding, nest-site enhancement and predator control, and enabled the population to rise to 400 birds today. Other recovering species include the New Zealand Archery Frog, the greater bamboo lemur, and the Lebanese cedar.
6 Jul 2018
Ink from Diesel Exhaust from Summer 2018 Challenge Magazine
A group of Indian engineers have invented a filter to convert diesel fumes into ink. Fitted to the generators that are widely used during the regular power cuts that cripple India's electricity supplies, the filters remove 90% of the soot particulates in the exhaust gases. The soot is sold on to ink manufacturers. Chakri Innovation have sold 53 machines to governmental agencies, saving 1,500 billion litres of air from pollution. Over a million people die from atmospheric pollution every year in India.
6 Jul 2018