Poprad? Have you heard of it? No? Well, it’s a very small, but beautifully historic, city at the foot of the High Tatras Mountains, right at the beating heart of Europe. And it is so colourfully historic… a chequered archive so to speak … now red, white and blue. Oh […]
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Sometimes, it’s not easy being green – and the oft-voted most environmentally friendly hotel in Europe plugged a gap in its environmental credentials recently. AquaCity Poprad, in the glorious Tatra Mountains at the heart of Slovakia, has become so respected in the world of alternative living and sustainability that tourists […]
Hundreds of rotting cars are likely to be leaking into a subterranean lake inside a Welsh mountain … and it appears nobody cares. In fact the local authority, Gwynned Council, admit in a guarded fashion that they probably didn’t even know about the fact as many as 200 wrecked vehicle, […]
Dozens of rotting cars are leaking into a subterranean lake inside a Welsh mountain … and it appears nobody cares. In fact the ancient slate mine in the coastal county of Ceredigion, far from being a place of shame for the local council or conservationists, has become a ‘tourist’ attraction […]
The founder of what is often described as the world’s greenest hotel, AquaCity-Poprad, Slovakia, told of his sadness at the death of botanist and broadcaster David Bellamy. David Bellamy was 86-years-old, the Conservation Foundation he formed announced. London-born botanist became a household name and a TV personality. He was also […]
The road hauliers association has driven headlong into the battle over the scrappage of diesel vehicles in the UK, saying their giant trucks only do as much damage to air quality as a small family car. Their claim comes as the Government pledges to pay diesel drivers compensation under new […]