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Spotlight on safe water

Stephanie presents three giant toilets which will help raise awareness and funds for Water Aid

8:26am Wednesday 19th November 2008

Helen Mead looks at the work done by Water Aid and Yorkshire Water staff helping to improve sanitation in Africa and Asia

Building a better future

From left, Bradford Council’s Andrew Marshall, Colin Waggett and Tony Poole

11:20am Wednesday 12th November 2008

Whether local, regional or national, ensuring sustainability and caring for the environment are key aspects of today’s planning process.

The art of eco-awareness

Laura Judge and Loretta Marklew run Double Take, a theatre company which raises eco-awareness with children of all ages

8:20am Wednesday 29th October 2008

Helen Mead looks at how art, entertainment and fashion is helping to raise awareness of important environmental issues

Saving energy to do the power of good

Richard Hayton, church warden at St Matthew’s church in Wilsden who has installed energy-saving lightbulbs in the church

8:14am Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Helen Mead finds out how energy is being saved in community buildings to make them more environmentally-friendly and channel funds back into local projects.

Save cash and the planet

Save cash and the planet

8:18am Wednesday 8th October 2008

More and more people are making efforts to go green by recycling paper, bottles and cans, saving energy by switching off lights, and cutting down on car use.

Focus on our fruit heritage

Julia gears up for Bradford Apple Day next weekend, which will highlight the many varieties of apples at the orchard

8:30am Wednesday 1st October 2008

Autumn is the time of harvest festivals, when people across the country celebrate the season’s fare.

Battery scheme boosts recycling power

Coun Anne Hawkesworth

8:28am Wednesday 17th September 2008

Bradford Council is one of the first local authorities in the country to trial a new battery- recycling initiative.

Biodegrading is in the bag

Zab Chugtai with some of her company’s eco-friendly bags

8:25am Wednesday 17th September 2008

A quarter of a century ago, few people gave a thought as to whether plastic bags were a threat to the planet.

The green pupils who are growing to love gardening

Yorkshire Water volunteers and Menston Primary School pupils in their newly-created garden

9:03am Wednesday 10th September 2008

Earlier this year children at Menston Primary School made a thank-you card.

The green way to give children a brighter future

Victoria Simmons runs a baby          product website and tries to bring her children up in an environmentally -friendly way

7:48am Wednesday 3rd September 2008

Having a family often prompts people to take a step back and think about what the planet will be like when our children are grown up.


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