Released guidance over the last week, Boris Johnson’s statement on Sunday, and with more information in a report to be released today (11.5.2020) there are clear indications that the Government is trying to relax the lockdown (in England). The rules of social distancing are now very clear and being applied in many work place and […]
A very strong theme has emerged over last few weeks which is how we can draw lessons from the Covid-19 emergency about climate change in order to plan for our future. There are articles appearing daily from a wide range of sources on what we should be aiming for and the opportunity that the emergency […]
A new study by the University of Southampton and the Centre for Towns has shown that coastal communities are likely to be most affected economically by the lockdown measures brought in as a result of the COVID19 pandemic, with former industrial towns also at risk from longer-term effects of the crisis. Of the top 20 […]
The government has issued (1 May) new guidance on access to green spaces. Recognising that exercise is still important for people’s physical and mental wellbeing, the government has said people can leave their homes for exercise once a day. Please use the following guidance in order to stay safe: stay local and use open spaces […]
From a recent Technical Brief from the WHO (World Health Organisation) “There is no evidence to date that COVID-19 virus has been transmitted via sewerage systems, with or without wastewater treatment. Furthermore, there is no evidence that sewage and wastewater treatment workers contracted SARS, another type of coronavirus that caused a large outbreak of acute respiratory illness […]
New £1 million grant scheme opened today to increase supply of local seafood From the sea to the door: New grant scheme to support seafood businesses in England to sell catches New £1 million grant scheme opened today to increase supply of local seafood Seafood businesses can bid for funds for assets and infrastructure to […]
BBC: ‘Authorities in a Spanish coastal resort have apologised after spraying a beach with bleach in an attempt to protect children from coronavirus. Zahara de los Atunes, near Cadiz, used tractors to spray more than 2km (1.2 miles) of beach with a bleach solution a day before Spain allowed children out of lockdown for the […]
Severn Trent Water and United Utilities are among the companies reminding people that visitor centres are closed and not to swim in reservoirs. In a powerful piece reported in the BBC, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres argues that, despite the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the world mustn’t forget the “deeper environmental emergency” facing the […]