Results from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s consultation about Stirley Farm.
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Stirley Farm consultation
Posted on August 6, 2009 by dianesims
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust plan to restore Stirley Farm and to provide a range of community-based services there. Stirley Farm consists of a farmhouse, barns and outbuildings. It is situated just west of Castle Hill but its land stretches all the way over to Newsome, Almondbury and Honley. In the past, the [...]
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Food Expert says: “We are Nine Meals from Anarchy”
Posted on June 22, 2009 by dianesims
Dr Martin Caraher, a food expert from City University, says we have only three days food in the UK to feed us during a crisis. Speaking at a meeting in Huddersfield (sponsored by Kirklees Environment Partnership), Dr Caraher challenged the audience to estimate the food stocks held by the UK. He suggested that most food [...]
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