There was progress on poverty, the ‘building of the year’ was revealed, and researchers offered a quick climate win, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Amid the cost of living crisis, one university has launched a plan to address the financial and educational inequalities students face The post Mind the gaps: how one UK university is working to support its least advantaged students appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Harnessing creativity, education and healing, these once-conventional farms are evolving The post Three more UK farms diversifying with nature connection in mind appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From storytelling and saunas to art and theatre, a new generation of UK farmers are encouraging people to connect with nature on their land The post Get on my land! The farmers opening up their patches for nature connection appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From insightfully chosen presents to the gift of an experience or simply someone’s time, what offerings have meant the most to you? The post You tell us: what’s the best Christmas gift you’ve ever received? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Grumbling about ‘Christmas creep’ might be popular, but there are jolly good reasons to stretch out the season of goodwill The post Luxuriate in the season: five reasons to enjoy a long festive period appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The Earthshot Prize revealed its winners, the UK kicked off a four-day week trial, and cancer research took a step forward, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Megan Swann performs environmental magic, spellbinding tricks to inspire children and adults to act more sustainably The post Saving the planet, one magic trick at a time appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
As the UN prepares to sign a major treaty on plastic pollution, are we on the brink of unstoppable positive change? The post Has plastic pollution reached its tipping point? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A new charity is joining forces with Britain’s food banks, serving up books to browse, borrow or keep The post ‘Nobody should have to choose whether to feed or read’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The reduction is close to that recorded in Europe at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic The post Total net greenhouse gas emissions in the EU dropped by 8% last year appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Carpentry, comradeship and community connection run through the shortlist for this year's UK Men's Sheds award The post ‘They can park their worries for a while.’ Men’s Shed of the Year shortlist announced appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Charities bought a chunk of England for nature, a brain tumour treatment showed promise, and a forest made music, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Easy ways to bring nutritional powerhouse into your diet and help the planet at the same time The post Whole grain switch challenge urges people to improve their health – and the planet’s at the same time appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
What began with a single windfarm has blossomed into a renewables investment company that has funded 42 UK green energy projects The post 30 years of renewable energy: one company’s success story appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
For almost two decades, Nigel Bromage was a leading member of the British far right. What made him leave his hate-filled path? The post Life after: Being a leader in the far right appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Organic ideas are coming to life through a farming collective that provides land and know-how to hopeful businesses The post ‘No gear, all the ideas’: the farming collective offering up land to sustainable businesses appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Organic ideas are coming to life through a farming collective that provides land and know-how to hopeful businesses The post ‘No gear, all the ideas’: the farming collective offering up land to sustainable businesses appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
An environmentalist and barrister made history this summer when he became the first UK juror to swear an oath on river water The post For the love of: A river appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
New York mulled criminal charges for oil execs, Egypt beat malaria, and urban greening was shown to save lives, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The new issue of Positive News is out now, and features a number of inspiring achievements. Here are some of the firsts you'll find in the magazine The post Six inspiring firsts from the latest issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
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From brushmakers to glassblowers, and saddlers to weavers, we meet the people keeping traditional crafts alive in the UK The post The value of craftsmanship: how traditional skills are enduring in the modern world appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A year after completion, an innovative river ‘reset’ project in the UK has been hailed a success. The post A new flow: pioneering UK river restoration declared a success appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Around 190,000 electrical items have been saved by volunteer fixers at repair cafes in the last year The post ‘Huge public enthusiasm’ for fixing revealed ahead of International Repair Day appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
An ‘energy revolution’ began in the global south, the US got a new marine reserve, and diseases were defeated, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A documentary shot in England showcases novel ideas for restoring nature across our cities, land and seas The post A powerful new film shows nature restoration in action appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Cast your eye over this cluster of cheering images from the new issue of Positive News magazine, which has just landed The post Five joyful photographs in the new issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
As our changing climate makes wildfires more likely, cottoning on to Indigenous wisdom has been a slow burn, but is finally happening The post The art of fire: how ancient forest management practices are finally being recognised appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
This year’s competition saw a record number of entries. Judges hope the shots will encourage further wildlife conservation The post Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024: the winning images appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The renowned scientist, TV presenter and former keyboard player on black holes, perseverance and the value of humility The post Life lessons: Brian Cox on what life so far has taught him appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Extinct beasts came ‘back from the dead’, a ‘life-changing’ study launched, and the UK boosted worker rights, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
This year’s World Mental Health Day is themed around worker wellbeing. Here’s how your workplace is boosting yours The post The best ways workplaces are supporting mental health, according to you appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Editor-in-chief Lucy Purdy introduces the new issue of Positive News magazine; out now. The post ‘Rock stars’ of rewilding. What to expect in the new issue of Positive News appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Bread is a household staple, but many people can’t afford a proper loaf. The Real Bread Campaign is on a mission to change that The post Flour power: the campaign to get real bread to more people appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A project training blind women to detect breast cancer is saving lives, and offering them meaningful work The post ‘I see my disability as a positive’: the blind women who detect breast cancer appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
As his book is released in paperback, Derek Gow encourages us to imagine a rewilded landscape filled with our lost native birds and wildlife The post Rewilder Derek Gow on turning his farm into an arc for lost species appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The UK quit coal, loggerhead turtles staged a comeback, and the University of Dyslexic Thinking launched, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Whether you’re suffering from the stresses of the modern world or simply need a tonic for the spirit, lyrical remedies await at the Poetry Pharmacy The post Well versed: the pharmacy that dispenses poems instead of medicine appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A misconception-busting garden has taken root in Oxford, on a spot where weed killers used to be developed and tested The post The garden-artwork that positively reframes ‘weeds’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The series profiles 23 first-generation migrant NHS workers, from porters to surgeons The post ‘A celebration of migration.’ Portrait series salutes NHS workers appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Ahead of World Mental Health Day, which this year focuses on the workplace, what’s been effective for you? The post We want to know: how has your work or workplace supported your mental health? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Climate wins were there for the taking, England started building bison bridges, and California slowed down fast fashion, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The annual contest celebrates birds’ beauty and supports their conservation The post Bird photographer of the year 2024 winners – in pictures appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
What if they took these newly acquired skills and used them as a force for good, not destruction? The post Remote rescue: how aviation skills picked up in the RAF during the second world war can save lives today appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The national ‘tegelwippen’ contest seeks to restore greenery and help the Netherlands meet its climate targets The post The Dutch ‘tile whipping’ competition to green gardens and streets appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
‘Grow better grain, bake better bread,’ goes the ethos at collaborative organisation Scotland The Bread The post Flour to the people: the Scottish collective working to democratise better bread appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The TV presenter and bestselling author on the magic of irrationality, people who monetise anger, and remembering to enjoy the view The post Life lessons: Richard Osman on what life so far has taught him appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading