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Chester Grosvenor hotel celebrates switching to 100% environmentally friendly electricity supplier

THE Chester Grosvenor hotel is proud to be officially green after switching to a 100% environmentally friendly electricity supplier.Read

Energy Saving Trust issues tips on reducing water waste

A NEW year is a time for a new start so why not start 2012 by pledging to cut down on how much water you waste at home?Read

Cheshire Constabulary picks up sustainability award

CHESHIRE Constabulary’s environmental efforts have been rewarded in the Public Sector Sustainability Awards.Read

Cheshire Wildlife Trust welcomes Independent Forestry Panel’s woodland report

THE Independent Forestry Panel (IFP) has recognised there should be a ‘continuing role’ for the nation’s woodlands – a view welcomed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust.Read

Cheshire West and Chester Council initiative aims for greener school transport

CHESHIRE West and Chester Council wants to adopt greener modes of transport to and from schools in the area.Read

Home compost tips this Christmas

DID you know a third of your Christmas waste can be home composted?Read

Tarvin nursery gets crafty with recycled items

YOUNGSTERS at Tarvin’s Sunshine Day Nursery made recycling their top topic this term.Read

West Cheshire College launches permanent Healthzone

WEST Cheshire College has launched a permanent Healthzone for students offering free and confidential advice and treatments to improve the health and well-being of its students.Read

Boughton businessman in free thermal-imaging offer to pensioners

A THOUGHTFUL businessman is offering Cheshire pensioners the chance to snap up free thermal-imaging surveys on their homes this winter.Read

Grosvenor Garden Centre celebrates National Tree Week

DID you know this week is National Tree Week?Read

Cheshire Police Authority going green by installing solar panels on buildings

CHESHIRE Police Authority is reducing its carbon footprint by planning to install solar panels on some of its buildings.Read

Prime Minister awards Blacon Community Trust a Big Society Award

DAVID Cameron was full of praise for Chester’s Blacon Community Trust as it was named the latest winner of the Government’s Big Society Award.Read

Chester’s first eco-convention pulls in the crowds

CHESTER’S first ever eco-convention, held by Sustainable Blacon, has been hailed a ‘fantastic success’.Read

University of Chester launches Big Green Makeover initiative

A NEW student-led project to encourage greener living has been launched at the University of Chester.Read

Tips for Cheshire residents on how to save money and energy

WITH winter fast approaching, the Energy Saving Trust is offering some tips on how to make sure you don’t waste energy and that your bills don’t go through the roof:Read