News
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“A giant among environmentalists”: Remembering climate journalist and Leighton Buzzard historian, Paul Brown
Paul Brown, a champion for Leighton Buzzard and former environment correspondent at the Guardian, has sadly died, aged 82.
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River Ouzel fails regulator’s chemical test
The River Ouzel has failed testing for chemical pollution, according to new data published by the Environment Agency (EA) in August. The Agency’s analysis of the UK’s water courses, as […]
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Leighton Buzzard residents ask Alex Mayer MP to take action on the climate crisis
Leighton Buzzard residents have written to Alex Mayer MP demanding government action on the climate crisis.
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Biodiversity loss – an alarming report
Further to the recent news item about the Government’s updated Environmental Improvement Plan, another report’s just been published, after many delays; this one looks at the risks of biodiversity loss […]
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Good news – local action to stop sewage spills
Our local MP, Alex Mayer, spoke in yesterday’s debate in Parliament on the government’s Water White Paper: “This week, work begins on storage tanks to stop raw sewage pouring into […]
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New Environmental Improvement Plan launched
The Government launched its updated Environmental Improvement Plan a few weeks ago – here’s what our national office of Friends of the Earth had to say about it: “Although this […]
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Plant Sale this Saturday
Don’t forget our Plant Sale this Saturday – 10:30 to 12:30, on the grass verge between the car park in Mentmore Road, and the hedge round the Memorial Gardens. We […]
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Pop-up stall on 7 March
Three members of South Beds Friends of the Earth manned a pop-up stall outside Waitrose last Friday, to hand out information about the insulation project we’re involved in, and to […]
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Wassailing in the Community Orchard
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A visit from Alex Mayer, our new MP
Our MP Alex Mayer visited South Beds Friends of the Earth, Buzz Energy and The Refill shop in Friday Street (1) in Leighton Buzzard last Thursday to show her support […]