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The Government has announced more post office closures, and in Birmingham alone there are 26 branches that face closure, despite the fact that many of them are in the midst of close-knit neighbourhoo...
Although Tesco officially does not yet have the planning decision on its development of a 72,334 sq ft superstore in Stirchley, work has begun demolishing the old warehouses which will make up part of...
Birmingham always seems to have a range of supermarket developments on the go at any one time... so many that it is difficult for us to keep up with them. Since the last edition of the newsletter, t...
We are lucky enough to celebrate another farmers' market, this time at Birmingham University, joining the ever growing list of farmers' markets in the Birmingham area. Birmingham University is the fi...
Yet again we have a supermarket sniffing around the Birmingham area and the City Council seem quite open to their advances. ASDA does not yet have any stores south of the city and has had a bus tourin...
This month's speaker event was on organic food and farming, a subject close to my heart. Recently, farming has had bad UK press due to health scares like BSE and the foot and mouth epidemics, and also...


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The Warehouse
Monday, 07 April 2008
The Warehouse building has a number of different things going on as those who visit it regularly wil...
Thursday, 31 January 2008
Much of the end of 2007 was spent tackling the financial aspect of Birmingham Friends of the Earth. ...
Friday, 30 November 2007
A few changes and some Christmas cheer
Get Involved
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Chris Williams interviewed Rianne ten Veen
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Chris Williams interviewed Phil Burrows
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Chris Williams interviewed Alison Breadon
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Monday, 04 August 2008
The thing I remember most from the first meeting I attended about South Birmingham Community Radio...
Sunday, 01 June 2008
The Local Exchange Trading Scheme (LETS) is a barter system. It has been going in Birmingham for a...
Sunday, 01 June 2008
It is easy to think that there is a conflict between the goals of development, which are often thou...
Aviation
Monday, 04 August 2008
In January Birmingham Friends of the Earth joined forces with Birmingham Airport anti-Noise Group...
Tuesday, 25 March 2008
'This House believes that the extension of the runway at Birmingham Airport will make a positive con...
Friday, 15 February 2008
Activists dole out free 'Flyagra' pills to Solihull shoppers
Climate Change
Monday, 04 August 2008
The big Friends of the Earth campaign over the summer and into September is lobbying MEPs to oppo...
Sunday, 01 June 2008
Carbon dioxide emissions from shipping are currently double those of aviation and they are incre...
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Birmingham is playing host to a huge Climate Change Festival from 31st May to 8th June 2008. The Fe...

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Christmas Fayre
  1. Friday, 14 December 2007
  1. GREEN CHRISTMAS FAIR Monday 17th December, 6 - 8...
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  1. Thursday, 31 May 2007
  1. “The Vegan Society has recently relocated it...
BFOE on Climate Change
The Solution
  1. Saturday, 18 August 2007
  1. Reduce the production of greenhouse gases by setti...
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The Problem
  1. Saturday, 18 August 2007
  1. Human emissions of Greenhouse Gases are causing ch...
Transport News
Nuneaton loses trains
  1. Monday, 01 October 2007
  1. After years of noise, disruption, and enormous spe...
PRESS RELEASE - Brakes off Birmingham, Bikes Beat Congestion
  1. Monday, 02 April 2007
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  1. Thursday, 04 January 2007
  1. An announcement by Network Rail [1] and Worcesters...
Waste & Recycling News
  1. Thursday, 31 May 2007
  1. Over the last few months here at Allison St we've ...
  1. Saturday, 31 March 2007
  1. Are You a “Committed Recycler”? Would ...
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  1. Most of think that we know everything about rec...






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