Topic: News

More than three people in five think the role of charities will become more important over the next few years, according to a new survey from YouGov...

A giant man made of hundreds of healing plants is taking shape as part of the largest garden for the forthcoming RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2010...

High-street retailer M&S has announced four recycling partnerships with UK local authorities to help councils collect an additional 60,000 tonnes of recyclable material per year by 2015...

Environment minister Dan Norris has announced his support for turning England into a ‘zero waste nation' and confirmed that a consultation on landfill bans is set to be launched in the next few weeks...

The unique skills and community benefits of the third sector must not be overlooked by councils looking to improve local public services, Communities Secretary John Denham said...

Energy and Climate Change secretary Ed Miliband has promised that the recession "will not deflect" the Government's efforts to move to a low carbon economy...

Gofa have started a new project, aiming to provide a friendly, relaxed way of helping you enter the workplace and it is being provided free of charge...

By committing to cut your emissions by 10% in 2010, you will join thousands of individuals, schools, hospitals, businesses and organisations all actively helping to combat climate change by making simple changes to their lifestyles, homes and workplaces...

Education, social housing and waste collection and recycling services are the services most councillors believe should be priorities for investment, a survey has revealed...

Declining levels of clothes donations and shortages of volunteers have led to the biggest crisis for charity shops of the past 20 years...