Award success for Kingstanding upcycling project
Praise for environmental and community impact.
Boost for Northfield community project
Birmingham Community Garden to be showcased at RHS Malvern Spring Festival.
CityPark4Brum – sign the petition
Jim Tucker explains about a petition calling for a park in Birmingham City Centre.
Finnish line
Richard Lutz checks his biochemical past and gets lost in a late winter walk.
Bike-sharing plans unveiled for West Midlands
nextbike chosen by Transport for West Midlands to deliver cycling revolution.
Good wood for Wolverhampton
New social enterprise aims to help the environment while training prospective employees.
Penguin parents celebrate Valentine’s Day
Violin serenade and fish supper for Sea Life Centre lovebirds.
Match funding on offer to Greater Birmingham and Solihull organisations
Projects linked to maximising the economic benefit of HS2 and promote the shift to a low carbon economy.
Birmingham and Coventry to get cleaner, greener buses
Multi-million pound scheme will tackle exhaust fumes.
Final straw at Balsall Common
White Horse bans plastic drinking straws.
Voices in the air
Richard Lutz reviews his past seven days.
Christmas tree recycling service at four city parks
Get rid of your trees the environmentally-friendly way in January.
That was the Warwickshire that was and other tales
Richard Lutz plunders his archive to remember what happened last week…..
What the stones remember; what you will never know
Richard Lutz gets down and dirty to come up against history in the raw.
In the steps of an angel and other tales
Richard Lutz trawls through the wreckage of another week.
Charity calls for action on road safety
DriveSafe “shocked” by big rise in child road deaths.
West Midlands Combined Authority boost for public transport
WMCA approves transport plan for the next decade.
Apprentices broaden knowledge on sustainability tour
Birmingham company educating employees on need to improve sustainable energy use.
Greener buses scheme set for expansion
Bus scheme driving cleaner air and better facilities for Solihull town centre.
Martineau Gardens flies the flag
Eighth consecutive award for Edgbaston green space.
Aston company gain heat network consultant status
J S Wright engineers receive sustainable energy accreditation.
Bournville opens up for gardens scheme
Rare chance to take a peek behind some of the city’s finest gardens.
Birmingham businesses launch car share venture
Green Hub aims to help reduce pollution on roads.
Big Birmingham Bikes win prestigious Ashden Award
Cycling initiative praised for environmental impact.
Time to eggucate
No more egg-based puns as pupils learn about hen welfare.
Haircut and other stories
Richard Lutz wrestles with the wreckage of another week.
Waste coffee collection launched in Birmingham
Aim to save businesses money and cut CO2 emissions.
Ready… steady… grow
Big Dig Food Growing Event at Martineau Gardens.
Start ups work with London Midland
Technology challenge to improve rail passenger experiences.
False truth crossing and other tales
Richard Lutz meanders through another miasmic week