Coming soon to Grange Park… Refill @ the Grange
As our name suggests, we are introducing plastic free shopping, giving people the choice and opportunity to change their shopping habits. Our refill shop will offer package [...]
Environment
Concerned about the environment? Me too; so here’s some of the articles featured in the North London Magazines: Muswell Flyer – Crouch End Connection – Highgate Handbook
Have you seen this bird?
It’s a swift – a bird that to me is the announcer of summer! I love to hear their “screaming parties” as they soar at speed around the houses near to me in Oakwood. A [...]
2019-10 Editor’s Note
I remember when we never used to recycle. Then recycling became the thing to do and we’d wake up a cold sweat in the middle of the night worrying about the piece of plastic [...]
ePetition – Install water fountains
Install water fountains to reduce plastic waste. The climate is changing, Haringey has declared a Climate Emergency, and we need to reduce plastic waste as a matter of [...]
This is a climate emergency – we must act now
When the UK became the first Parliament in the world to declare “an environment and climate emergency” last month, I felt a glimmer of hope that the urgency of the [...]
Refill London
Did you know the average Londoner uses 175 single-use plastic bottles a year – and only half of them get recycled! But panic not – Refill London has come to town! [...]
Winterproof your home – and make it summer indoors!
They say there’s no bad weather, just the wrong clothes. You might say the same for our homes – poorly ‘dressed’ homes with shabby insulation, draught-proofing, [...]
AIR POLLUTION – A PROBLEM WE MUST TACKLE
We have all experienced poor air quality when out and about on our streets: that slightly choky feeling in the back of the throat. I know how bad it can be when cycling. All [...]
High Farce In Hornsey… The Hornsey High St Development.
High Farce In Hornsey. The Hornsey High Street Development No, everyone, the title of this piece – very regrettably – does not refer to a new theatrical venture [...]
Cut energy bills with ease
If you despair about meeting the rising costs of heating your home, you can help to reduce your bills by taking some simple steps: Use draught excluders to stop icy blasts [...]