A local LED lightbulb company are offering 20p to the national Transition Network each time someone purchases an LED bulb until the end of October. Illumin8 are based in Matlock and stock a wide range of LED lighbulbs which can save up to 80% on lighting costs compared to halogen.
The offer can be accessed by visiting www.illumin8led.com and using the code SWITCHTOLED.
Derbyshire County Council are urging residents to support a national campaign designed to boost plastic recycling rates. Organised by the charity Recoup, the Pledge 4 Plastics campaign is encouraging people in the UK to recycle just one more plastic bottle each week.
Buxton is just one of eight towns in Europe that has been chosen to undertake an Economic Blueprint Project in 2014. The Economic Blueprint tool has been developed by the National Transition Network to inform decisions to improve the resilience of a local economy.
Members of Transition Buxton have been busy carrying out research and surveys for the blueprint. If you would like to find out more, including about when the results will be launched, contact Jean Ball: jean@tbld.co.uk
The government will be re-launching the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund in November 2014. Full details of amounts of funding available per household and what it will fund are still to come.
Originally launched in June 2014 the fund provided grants of up to £7600 to householders to install measures such as solid wall insulation and new boilers. It was originally allocated £50M but this ran out in just six weeks. In November it will be allocated £100M.
www.gov.uk/government/news/an-additional-100-million-for-household-energ...
Derbyshire County Council are urging residents to support a national campaign designed to boost plastic recycling rates.
Organised by the charity Recoup, the Pledge 4 Plastics campaign is encouraging people in the UK to recycle just one more plastic bottle each week.
More info: http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/news_events/news-updates/2014/septe...