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My previous article about rubbish and recycling dealt broadly with what personal measures we could be taking to improve recycling, both on the “doorstep” and also using municipal facilities. This month I am focussing on what we can do to … Read more

When you see rubbish littering our streets and seemingly everywhere else, what do you think?  It is either left to blow around and maybe degrade if suitable, collected by the Council or picked up by stalwart members of the community, … Read more

A rainy day in Hemyock it may have been but that certainly didn’t deter visitors to the sixth Blackdown Hills Repair Café, completing the first year of our bi-monthly events.  The Parish Hall was packed with volunteer repairers and customers … Read more

A vacuum cleaner was amongst the 19 electrical items brought into the Blackdown Hills Repair Café recently which, apparently, hadn’t been working properly for some time.  On close inspection, one of our five electrical volunteers was able to pinpoint the … Read more