Wouldn’t it be great if there was some affordable way of getting people together to combat isolation, doing something to make us all a bit more positive about the world, and helping nature at the same time? Well, there is. The Herts and Middx Wildlife Trusts invite everyone to get involved in their Next Door ... Read more

Last week we heard about a couple of national veg box schemes. This week we go local. Juliet Foxwell tells us about her own business Box Local and there’s also info about other local schemes and places to buy produce near to you.

If your new year resolutions include things like eating more healthily, being more organised, reducing your environmental impact or even being more adventurous – then subscribing to a veg box could be what you’re looking for. But which to choose? In the first of 2 programmes where we hear about listeners’ veg box experiences, in ... Read more

Peter Block appeals for your help at this year’s Repair Fairs, Cllr Helen Campbell asks for your help with memorial benches and the students of Marlborough School tell us what they’d like us to do as a gift to the world this Christmas For more about St Albans District Fixers https://sustainablestalbans.org/repair-and-reuse/st-albans-district-fixers/ To provide information on ... Read more

Home energy stores, or home batteries, are becoming more popular, and many people who have opted into the Hertfordshire Solar Together scheme are considering whether they’re worth buying. In this week’s Environment Matters podcast we hear what 2 local people think of their home batteries.

Kate Jenkins would never have thought that difficulties at school and redundancy would lead eventually to a prestigious place as one of Cycling UK’s Top 100 Women Cyclists. Hear how she’s brought the many benefits of cycling to so many through the Watford Cycle Hub, why she thinks that getting women on 2 wheels is ... Read more

Doug Hunt, Affinity Water’s water resource programme director, is the man tasked with ensuring that we have the water we need, and our rivers need, for the next 50 years. In this week’s Environment Matters he explains how canals, construction of new infrastructure and consumers are key to the new Draft Water Resources Plan, and ... Read more

In spite of recent rain, water is still a big issue around Hertfordshire, so will be the focus for the next couple of shows. In this week’s podcast Cllr Simon Grover explains why St Albans Green Party are petitioning Affinity Water to do more about leaks, and Chair of the Ver Valley Society, John Pritchard ... Read more

Last week, on 15th November 2022, was the day that the UN nominated as the date that the world became home to 8 billion people. Vanessa Gibson of St Albans Population Matters explains why she thinks this is an environmental issue and makes suggestions for what we should do about this.

Lesley Flowers from Sustainable St Albans runs through some of the ways a thermal imaging camera can help you improve the efficiency of your home, and how you can borrow such a camera from Sustainable St Albans for free.