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Wirral is leading the way in greener driving lessons

DRIVING Instructors from across Merseyside and Cheshire will be gathering at Thornton Hall, Wirral next week to get a lesson in green road safety.Read

Get fit for nature in Wirral’s great outdoors

WIRRAL conservationists are being offered a workout with a difference this week– wearing wellies in a gym that’s in the great outdoors.Read

The It’s Our World round up of great green activities in Wirral

THERE’LL be a host of eco gifts on offer at the Egerton House Christmas Fayre on Friday, November 20. Support a range of local businesses, including Dot-Art, who will be showing the work of 12 local artists.The fayre runs from 12noon-4pm at Egerton House, Tower Road, Birkenhead.Read

Birds already on the look out for next year’s home

MERSEYSIDE nature lovers who put up nestboxes for birds ahead of next spring’s breeding season may find the avian real estate is used for some unusual “house shares” between different species, says the RPSP.Read

Chief of Yawakansa village, Suliman Dolo

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ADA Guido walked 12 miles to the nearest hospital in the blistering hot sun, cradling her desperately ill toddler. It would be an extraordinary feat of endurance and love, before you consider that she’s nine months pregnant, and painfully malnourished herself.Read

Council leaders warn of soaring rate of rubbish disposal

THE amount of money councils spend on disposing of our rubbish is set to go up by more than £1bn in the next few years, as taxes for sending waste to landfill increase, council leaders have warned.Read

Council leaders warn of soaring rate of rubbish disposal

THE amount of money councils spend on disposing of our rubbish is set to go up by more than £1bn in the next few years, as taxes for sending waste to landfill increase, council leaders have warned.Read

Merseyside children expose families’ wasteful behaviour

TWO Merseyside youngsters have turned detective to monitor their families’ wasteful behaviour.Read

It's Our World - what's on

The Wirral Branch of the RSPB will be on site giving advice on feeding and looking after the wild birds in your garden. Suitable for all the family. 1am-4pm, Wirral Country Park Visitor Centre, Station Road, Thurstaston. Tel: 0151-648-4371 or email: wirralcountrypark@wirral.gov.uk.Read

It's our World: Help to shape how we use the Irish Sea

THE sun has just come up and I’m five miles off the Wirral coast. I’m here to look at one of the many ways we use the Irish Sea, and to look at how that could all change in the years to come.Read

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Join the Rangers, Dee Estuary Voluntary Wardens and the RSPB to see the large numbers of wading birds on Hoylake Beach this Saturday.Read

Wirral artists mark International Day of Climate Action

WIRRAL artists are working together on a new project to raise awareness and understanding about climate change.Read

The environmental price of cigarettes

WE all know that smoking can kill. It pollutes the air and leads to untold damage ... But does it harm the environment? Apparently, yes, it does.Read

Put your faith in the environment

THE Environment Agency is calling on Wirral’s leaders from all faith groups to help them to work with communities to develop a better understanding of the impact we have on the environment.Read

It’s president Kate’s pledge to save our wild bird population

SPRINGWATCH star Kate Humble has been appointed president of Europe’s largest wildlife conservation charity – the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.Read

Wirral’s big week to walk

ALMOST half of all primary school pupils are driven to school, despite the majority living about a mile from the gates, according to new research.Read

WINDMILLS of Wirral, a talk by Jim O'Neil, takes place on 12 Oct at 7.30pm. The Friends of Greasby Library are pleased to welcome back Jim as part of Wirral Libraries Bookfest. Tickets in advance £2.50 or £2.00 for friends. Contact Diane Mitchell / Lesley Sharp on 0151 677 5714 or email greasby@wirral-library.net

ENERGY and Climate Change Minister David Kidney visited Merseyside yesterday to talk to the Renewable Energy Association’s Wave and Tidal Technology Symposium. It’s yet another sign that our region is leading the way in green technology, and an indicator that more green collar jobs are just around the corner.Read

More paths give better access to the countryside

THERE is now more and better access to rural countryside in Merseyside and Cheshire than ever before, according to a Natural England study.Read

Wirral’s wildlife heroes revealed

THINK of a superhero, and what springs to mind? A caped crusader wearing his underpants over his trousers? Well, it seems that in the natural world, superheroes are all around us, quietly helping keep organic gardens lovely.Read

It's Our World: Ditch the car and bike to work for the week

DRIVERS across Wirral are being asked to leave their cars at home next week, in favour of cycling, walking or catching public transport.Read

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