Green town, green borough

Chiltern Primary School scoops green award from Keep Britain Tidy

(From left) Jeremy Kanyonji, Riley Pickett, Helen Nash, Hannah Wheatley, and Dave Tickle

11:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

A BASINGSTOKE primary school is on a mission to become more environmentally friendly.

MP Maria Miller goes electro-fishing as part of a scientific river study in Old Basing

Maria Miller with the Environment Agency's Alex Deacon

5:30pm Sunday 12th May 2013

BASINGSTOKE MP Maria Miller escaped the office on a sunny Friday morning to try her hand at a spot of electro-fishing in the River Loddon in Old Basing – part of an important environmental health check.

EDF Bullington Cross windfarm planning application submitted to the borough council

1:00pm Friday 12th April 2013

PLANS to create a 14-turbine wind farm at Bullington Cross have been submitted to three different councils.

Sustainable Basingstoke Forum has big plans for second year

8:00pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

FOR more than a year, a collection of eco-minded organisations have been quietly working behind the scenes to make the borough a greener place.

Special list will protect borough parks and green spaces

8:52am Tuesday 9th April 2013

A LIST of valued parks and green spaces to be protected from housing developments will be drawn up – despite fears it could hinder future economic growth.

Video: Earth Hour 2013 at the Smart Future Centre

4:01pm Saturday 6th April 2013

Video: Earth Hour 2013 at the Smart Future Centre

Bombay Sapphire gin distillery achieves 'outstanding' from BREEAM

An artist's impression of the Bombay Sapphire gin distillery

2:40pm Friday 5th April 2013

A GIN distillery has become the first in the world to achieve an ‘outstanding’ design accreditation for its sustainable buildings.

Community garden opens in South Ham

Basingstoke Mayor and Mayoress Martin and Chansopha Biermann open the new garden

9:09am Thursday 4th April 2013

A COMMUNITY garden which aims to get youngsters growing, and more importantly eating, their greens has opened in a Basingstoke suburb.

Banking on recycling electrical items

Banking on recycling electrical items

5:00pm Saturday 30th March 2013

OLD kettles, toasters and worn-out hairdryers can now be recycled through a series of new bring-banks installed across the borough.

My story: Andy Molloy describes his journey from corporate engineer to community eco-activist

Andy Molloy, from the Basingstoke Transition Network

11:00am Thursday 21st March 2013

I am a mechanical engineer and I have maintained an enthusiastic interest for machines and mechanisms from an early age.

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