Worcestershire County Council seeks Waste Prevention Project Manager
£27,958 – £30,123 35 hours per week County Hall, Worcester Closing Date: Sunday 10th January… More >
News > 2015
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Birmingham Friends of the Earth seek Campaigns Support Worker
Birmingham Friends of the Earth is seeking a committed, organised individual to support our active,… More >
Our comment: What does the historic global climate deal mean for the West Midlands?
As our team and members watched the results of the United Nations Climate Change Conference… More >
Forestry Commission England launches £1M Forestry Innovation Fund
Forestry Commission England’s new Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) contributes towards the costs of gathering… More >
Birmingham Community Energy Company – Public Consultation until 31/12/15
Birmingham City Council is considering entering into a partnership with an energy company to provide… More >
Our comment: Midlands way relaunched with an engine this time?
Many of our members attended the formal launch of the ‘Midlands engine prospectus‘ on 4th… More >
Marches future business support
As many of you will now be aware, metnet in its current format, finishes on… More >
Horizon 2020 – SME opportunities
The 2016/2017 Calls have now been launched under the Dedicated SME Instrument of the Horizon… More >
Launch of Community Energy Hub
In September, the brand new Community Energy Hub was launched as an online network. The… More >
Our comment: New local authority climate change pledge – “100% clean power by 2050”
For those who still have jobs in local government – many will remember previous local… More >
Comprehensive Spending Review: SWM Summary
The latest Comprehensive Spending Review took place on Wednesday 25 November and once again there is mixed… More >
Our Comment: From Paris to Perry Barr – exciting times for climate change, devolution and our region.
Paris talks…. From 30 November to 11 December the governments of 196 nations will meet… More >
SWM gears up membership offer with new fee structure and benefits
SWM is changing its membership arrangements with the introduction of a new fee structure and… More >
Local community grants scheme open till 27/11/15!
Local environmental charity and SWM member, Groundwork West Midlands, is encouraging community groups in the West… More >
Funding available for Pocket Parks projects
The Government has just made available a funding programme of £1.5 million to support the… More >
Responsible Business Awards opens for entries
The Responsible Business Awards are the UK’s longest running and most respected awards championing responsible… More >
Climate South East Winding Down, Moving to Climate UK
At the end of this month our national partner, Climate South East CIC, will close and… More >
Brookhay Development proposed for Staffordshire
Brookhay is a new settlement being proposed by Barratt Developments in Staffordshire. The aim is to create… More >
SWM member DS Smith wins zero waste award for difficult to recycle materials
Our congratulations go to SWM member, DS Smith, who won the CIWM Achieving Zero Waste award… More >
£1.96m for new LEADER Programme for rural Worcestershire
LEADER is part of the Rural Development Programme for England and is delivered locally by… More >
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