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Sustainable Planet

This billboard sucks… co2 out of the air using natural sunlight to break down harmful emissions.

Over the 6-week lifetime of this ad, it will remove 4 tonnes of CO2 equivalent from the air while the production…

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Inspiring People

This ‘Airbnb for gardens’ connects would-be growers with a place to get their hands dirty

AllotMe is a digital platform helping more people grow their own food in the city by pairing local green-fingered residents with…

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Good Stuff

The hero who made a million meals during the pandemic feeds 1000s more Londoners for free

City farmer and founder of non-profit Edible London, Soner Karagozlu started in his parents' garden and went on build urban farms…

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Inspiring People

Police department receives note from man thanking them for random act of kindness 71 years ago

The police chief of the City of London, Kentucky, received a handwritten letter from a widower who wrote that he and…

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Inspiring People

The Household Surrealism of Helga Stentzel: helping people to connect with their inner child

London -based visual artist Helga Stentzel’s playful images are created from common objects to make you look twice, and her style…

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Inspiring People

Nature on prescription: wildlife beauty as therapy to help alleviate depression and anxiety

Hundreds of people experiencing poor mental health will be introduced to the natural beauty of the London Wetlands Centre under a…

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Better Society

Meet the teens running a community food shop on an inner London estate

A group of teenagers are helping run a community food shop on an estate in Hackney where anyone who needs help…

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Inspiring People

House of Cinn: Fighting Homelessness One Cinnamon Bun at a Time

House of Cinn is a social enterprise that sells cinnamon goodies to help rough sleepers across London break the cycle of…

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Inspiring People

London’s homeless to get their own hotel room for festive season

Unable to offer rough sleepers a dormitory bed this year due to Covid-19, the homeless charity Crisis is to pay for…

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Sustainable Planet

City of London invests £40m in Dorset solar farm

London’s financial heart—The Square Mile—is to be powered by a solar farm in Dorset, thanks to a 15-year energy deal that…

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This billboard sucks… co2 out of the air using natural sunlight to break down harmful emissions.

This ‘Airbnb for gardens’ connects would-be growers with a place to get their hands dirty

The hero who made a million meals during the pandemic feeds 1000s more Londoners for free

Police department receives note from man thanking them for random act of kindness 71 years ago

The Household Surrealism of Helga Stentzel: helping people to connect with their inner child

Nature on prescription: wildlife beauty as therapy to help alleviate depression and anxiety

Meet the teens running a community food shop on an inner London estate

House of Cinn: Fighting Homelessness One Cinnamon Bun at a Time

London’s homeless to get their own hotel room for festive season

City of London invests £40m in Dorset solar farm

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