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Invasion of the lady killers
3:09pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
THE recent arrival of the invasive harlequin ladybird in Hampshire is likely to threaten more than 1,000 native species, scientists have warned.
Have your say »For the greener good
4:27pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
With lengthy waits for allotments, many would-be gardeners are turning to their neighbours for growing space. SALLY CHURCHWARD meets a couple whose vegetable patch is in someone else’s back garden.
Joining the climate change road to Copenhagen
3:05pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
THE city of Copenhagen, somewhere to the North East of Southampton, is not a big city. Fewer than two million people live there.
Global Warning
9:58am Thursday 25th June 2009
OSCAR-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking back at “archive” footage from 2007 and asking why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance in The Age of Stupid.
Huge flood barrier being considered to protect Southampton
1:04pm Wednesday 24th June 2009
AN enormous flood barrier could be built across Southampton Water to protect the city from a tidal surge.
Twitter helps boffin keep family eco-friendly
2:24pm Wednesday 24th June 2009
A COMPUTER engineer wired up his house to a social messaging site so it can tell him how much electricity and water his family use in a bid to lead a more eco-friendly life, it emerged today.
I'm not buying anything new for a whole year!
12:09pm Friday 19th June 2009
Shopping is a great British pastime but SALLY CHURCHWARD meets a woman who is turning her back on consumerism
Noise police to patrol skies around airport
3:46pm Thursday 18th June 2009
AIRCRAFT that stray off their flight paths will for the first time be tracked by noise police at Southampton airport.
Is this the car that can save the world?
A hydrogen car that could transform the way we drive and help save our planet is being unveiled on Tuesday. SALLY CHURCHWARD heads to the New Forest to meet one of the men behind it
Hampshire nursery wins huge contract for Olympic trees
1:09pm Wednesday 10th June 2009
A HAMPSHIRE nursery has won a massive contract to supply 2,000 trees for the London 2012 Olympic Park, Hillier Nurseries near Romsey has been chosen to provide the semi-mature trees as part of a six-figure deal.
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