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
The ‘best’ 15-minute cities were revealed, there was hope for reefs, and psychedelics tackled ‘existential distress’, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The organisers of this week's show hope to bridge the gap between pop culture and sustainable fashion The post Is green the new black? New sustainable fashion show to kick off appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The 'greening machine' project, Vert, is part of the London Design Festival The post London’s new urban greening structure is a ‘garden for insects and people’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A couple from Manchester have tied the knot inside a shop run by homelessness charity Emmaus Mossley The post Thrifty couple choose a charity shop for their ‘shiny, sustainable wedding’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
What to say (and what not) and how to help someone who has survived sexual assault The post How to support someone who has been sexually assaulted appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Biodiversity hotspots offered hope, a novel approach to homelessness worked, and hyperloop travel came to Europe, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Wolf Ruck continues to assert his ‘right to rewild’ after city officials have twice forcibly cut his grass The post Canadian gardener challenges his city’s ‘outdated’ weed-whacking ways appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Schoolchildren are among those to have already sampled the results of the Plymouth Fish Finger Project The post Food campaigners pull their fingers out to divert bycatch into local tummies appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
On the north Devon coast in England, 90 hectares of newly created rare wildflower meadows have come into bloom this summer The post Wildflower meadows’ first bloom wows in north Devon appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A decade-long collaborative study has discovered huge genetic potential that is untapped in modern wheat varieties The post ‘Goldmine’ of century-old wheat varieties could help to feed the world, scientists say appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Science shed new light on depression, Gazan children were vaccinated for polio, and social prescribing got a boost, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Time magazine has named a 15-year-old scientist Kid of the Year after he devised a skin cancer-treating soap The post The teen who’s developing a treatment for skin cancer, one bar of soap at a time appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
As a cutting-edge eco house training facility opens in Wiltshire, how to transform your home into a sustainable haven – and what it might cost The post Seven ways to transform your house into an ecohome appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Readers, authors and indie booksellers are set to benefit from a buy-back book scheme, billed as a ‘sustainable alternative to Amazon’ The post Read, swap, repeat: secondhand book recycling platform launches in the UK appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
As the nights draw in our energy levels will dip, but the demands placed upon us probably won’t. Here’s how to avoid burnout The post Five ways to avoid burnout appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
France introduced a ‘digital pause’, Europe’s ‘blue heart’ was saved, and manatee conservation was brought into focus, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Singapore has just greenlit 16 types of insects to eat as foods. Curiosity seems to be nibbling away at the ‘yuck factor’ response The post Singapore approves 16 types of insects as food for humans amid the sector’s growing buzz appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
After 30 years of searching for the ‘uber-elusive’ Ghost Orchid, a keen amateur botanist has been rewarded The post Britain’s rarest wild orchid discovered again after one man’s 15-year ghost hunt appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Menstrual blood holds untapped diagnostic potential that could revolutionise medical science The post Going with the flow: how menstrual blood could revolutionise healthcare appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Emily Lahey has taken part in a poignant installation to highlight the ongoing need for cancer research The post Woman with terminal cancer auctions off some of her last minutes to strangers appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Spain’s wealth tax set a precedent, the US got behind a global plastic treaty, and a giant spider bounced back in the UK, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Gully Bujak is convinced that the format can heal divides and create strong, caring communities The post ‘Empowering and healing, people’s assemblies are the future of democracy’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading