http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/NewsFront.aspx?SectionID=12348 en-GB Copyright 2007, Johnston Press Plc jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk HMJ http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/GetFeed.aspx?sectionid=12348&format=rss Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:43:13 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/template/group/images/rss/HMJ_rss.gif http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk 281 70 http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/School-makes-the-most-of.5195806.jp AN ECO-awareness week was held by a green-minded school to celebrate its new solar panelling scheme. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/School-makes-the-most-of.5195806.jp Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Solar-effort-boosts-school39s-green.5104619.jp A GREEN-minded school in the Harborough area has become the first in the county to receive a £20,000 grant for an extensive solar panelling programme. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Solar-effort-boosts-school39s-green.5104619.jp Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/The-future39s-green.5037172.jp A FAMILY say they are looking forward to many years of clean, free energy after installing a wind turbine on their farm. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/The-future39s-green.5037172.jp Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/39Shop-green-shop-local39-support.5012455.jp CREATIVE students from Harborough's Robert Smyth School have been working to encourage people to shop in an environmentally conscious way and support town shops. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/39Shop-green-shop-local39-support.5012455.jp Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Back-the-bags-appeal-.4876408.jp INFORMATION packs are being delivered to traders in Lutterworth taking part in a plastic bag-free week this month. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Back-the-bags-appeal-.4876408.jp Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/waste-not-want-not.4853815.jp A HI-TECH waste treatment plant capable of recycling all kinds of household rubbish is to be built near Cotesbach. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/waste-not-want-not.4853815.jp Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Help-bag-a-bonus-for.4853109.jp SHOPPERS in Lutterworth are being asked to help the environment by going a full week without using any plastic bags. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Help-bag-a-bonus-for.4853109.jp Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Carrying-bags-campaign-forward.4593260.jp THE NEXT steps in a campaign to encourage Harborough to cut down on plastic bag use are set to be launched this week. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Carrying-bags-campaign-forward.4593260.jp Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Climate-change-and-energy-issues.4591412.jp PEOPLE are invited to attend a climate change awareness event at Kibworth Grammar School Hall. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Climate-change-and-energy-issues.4591412.jp Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Axetheplastic-campaign-invites-traders-to.4594597.jp A GROUP which wants to see fewer plastic bags handed to shoppers is hosting a meeting to show Lutterworth traders the alternatives. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Axetheplastic-campaign-invites-traders-to.4594597.jp Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Compost-champs-sought-for-town.4591502.jp VOLUNTEERS are being sought in Harborough to help encourage people to take up composting. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Compost-champs-sought-for-town.4591502.jp Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Optician-launches-free-39ecobag39-scheme.4544030.jp AN OPTICIANS has teamed up with the Mail to offer readers free eco-friendly shopping bags as part of a campaign to cut down on the use of plastic alternatives. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Optician-launches-free-39ecobag39-scheme.4544030.jp Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Action-day-on-plastic-bags.4099769.jp MORE than 1,000 reusable bags were given away to shoppers during an action day held in the town centre. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Action-day-on-plastic-bags.4099769.jp Tue, 20 May 2008 09:07:58 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/New-recycling-39nodes39-unveiled.4009005.jp GLASS and paper recycling is due to get easier in Harborough with two new facilities set to be installed in town. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/New-recycling-39nodes39-unveiled.4009005.jp Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Council-pledges-39to-do-its.4009006.jp DISTRICT councillors have pledged to do all they can to add recyclable plastics to kerbside collections across Harborough. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Council-pledges-39to-do-its.4009006.jp Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Plastic-bag-campaign-on-council.3964528.jp DISTRICT residents have shown their support in the campaign to reduce plastic bag use. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Plastic-bag-campaign-on-council.3964528.jp Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Why-we39re-asking-you-not.4060889.jp SHOPPERS are being urged to pledge their support for a campaign to reduce plastic bag waste by signing up at an action day in Harborough town centre. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Why-we39re-asking-you-not.4060889.jp Mon, 12 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/More-support-for-bags-campaign.3941867.jp THE CAMPAIGN to reduce plastic bag use in Harborough is gathering momentum as more businesses come forward with their ideas for sustainable solutions. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/More-support-for-bags-campaign.3941867.jp Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:30:52 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Postbag-on-plastic-bags.3941870.jp THESE are some of the responses we've received to the plastic bags campaign: http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Postbag-on-plastic-bags.3941870.jp Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:31:52 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Claim-a-free-reusable-bag.3935046.jp Shoppers who live in Leicestershire who want to support the plastic bags campaign can contact Leicestershire County Council to claim one free reusable bag, in either jute or c http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Claim-a-free-reusable-bag.3935046.jp Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:28:38 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Join-town-campaign-to-cut.3935028.jp ARE you a trader in Harborough who is turning your back on plastic bags? http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Join-town-campaign-to-cut.3935028.jp Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:25:52 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Just-one-symptom-of-disregard.3920642.jp Mail readers John and Mary Twidell comment on the plastic bags campaign: http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Just-one-symptom-of-disregard.3920642.jp Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:19:40 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Plastic-doesn39t-have-to-be.3893113.jp PAPER bags can be as good for a store's image as they are for the environment, says Harborough deli owner Rupert Mathias. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Plastic-doesn39t-have-to-be.3893113.jp Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Town-campaign-launched-to-reduce.3893802.jp THE AVERAGE plastic carrier bag gets just 12 minutes of use before spending the remainder of its estimated 500-year life span decaying in landfill, getting stuck in trees, bl http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Town-campaign-launched-to-reduce.3893802.jp Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Here39s-how-you-can-get.3898610.jp THE MAIL is asking readers who want to support the campaign to reduce plastic bag use in Harborough to pledge their support. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Here39s-how-you-can-get.3898610.jp Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:14:11 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Car-free-day-organised-in.3909974.jp A CAR free day is being organised in Billesdon in April by the Sustainable Billesdon Group, which has sent in this report: http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Car-free-day-organised-in.3909974.jp Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:02:42 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Why-plastic39s-no-longer-fantastic.3898527.jp Plastic bags first appeared in this country in 1957, when they were used to wrap bread loaves and came into more common use as carrier bags in supermarkets in the 1970s. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Why-plastic39s-no-longer-fantastic.3898527.jp Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:06:40 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Bag-facts.3898637.jp Here are some facts and figures about the ubiquitous plastic bag. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Bag-facts.3898637.jp Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:15:45 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Join-the-cleanup-of-town.3896246.jp VOLUNTEERS will be out in force on two days in May in a bid to make Harborough a nicer place for residents and visitors. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Join-the-cleanup-of-town.3896246.jp Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Searching-for-answers-to-dwindling.3876205.jp AN ECO action group has organised its first awareness-raising event in Harborough. http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/greenharborough/Searching-for-answers-to-dwindling.3876205.jp Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:25:56 GMT