Local residents may have caused a few green headaches for housing developer Persimmon. Persimmon recently held a consultation with Truro residents over their plans to build houses at Tolgarrick, south of Green Lane and overlooking the lovely Nansavallon valley. 155 … Continue reading
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Why can’t Truro do what St Erth and Liskeard do? St Erth and Liskeard sewage plants both produce small amounts of biogas which is used to power their sewage operations with sludge residues sold to local farmers as fertiliser. Truro … Continue reading
“Transition” shopping is difficult for some. “Green” food shopping may be a partial route to Transition but what are the local choices? My neighbours are a hard-working couple with two primary school children who scurry home twice a week to … Continue reading
At our food group meeting it was mentioned that anyone interested might like to come to this film. A charity screening on behalf of the Friends of Truro Cathedral including refreshments. Amazing Grace is the story of William Wilberforce and … Continue reading
University College Falmouth’s RANE research cluster and The Design Centre, Tremough in association with Transition Falmouth and Transition Truro, invite you to engage in dialogue and collaboration on the subject of sustainable architecture and design for Cornwall. InTransition Sustainable Architecture … Continue reading
Short excerpt from and article in Western Morning News about Satish Kumar – a Gandhian ecologist, editor of Resurgence magazine and programme director for Schumacher College. “At a time of global warming and climate change we face a tremendous challenge … Continue reading
Provision of allotments is one of four strands of local self-sufficiency being pursued by TT Food Group: progress so far! Truro City Council have 71 occupied allotments when the National Association of Allotment Gardeners regard 150 as the norm for … Continue reading
Charlotte and Lindsay, both City Councillors, recently put a proposal before Truro City Council on supporting microgeneration. There is an often overlooked provision in the 2006 Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act giving powers to parish councils to encourage or … Continue reading