Author: Jo Caird

Positive News subscribers Sue and Jeremy Bugler founded The Size of Herefordshire in 2015 to protect an area of the Amazon rainforest at least the size of their county. The couple divided a map of Herefordshire into squares of 10 hectares and approached locals with the offer to “buy their squares” for £5 each. They… Continue reading Planting English trees to protect the Peruvian rainforest

Award-winning Iranian-British stand-up comedian and actor, Omid Djalili is internationally renowned for his engaging performances. From starring in Hollywood movies like Sex and the City 2 and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again to featuring in Channel 4’s hit series, The Change, Djalili’s talent appears to know no bounds. With his new and intimate show,… Continue reading Life lessons: Omid Djalili on what life so far has taught him

Joseph Coelho, the current UK children’s laureate, was born and raised in London. In year 8 of secondary school, he wrote his first poem about a performing bear. From there, he delved into performance poetry before conducting creative workshops in schools. Coelho has published several critically acclaimed picture books, poetry anthologies, and novels for younger… Continue reading Life lessons: Joseph Coelho on what life so far has taught him

Isabella Tree, farmer and writer, played a key role in kickstarting the rewilding revolution in Britain with her bestselling book, Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm, published in 2018.Through working closely with her husband, Charlie Burrell, a conservation Read the full article on Positive News here: Read More

Anna Whitehouse, also known as Mother Pukka, is an author, journalist, and radio presenter who has become a campaigner for flexible working rights through her Flex Appeal movement. This movement has recently been instrumental in prompting UK government legislation that allows workers to request flexible working from their first day in a new job, which… Continue reading Life lessons: Anna Whitehouse on what life so far has taught her

The UK is struggling to meet its government targets for tree-planting, but farmers could provide a solution by diversifying their land. However, the key question is how to encourage this. At present, the UK’s forestry trade body and a cross-bench committee of MPs have both expressed scepticism over the chances of planting 30,000 hectares of… Continue reading ‘We’ve had untold support’: how farmers are getting creative with tree-planting

Last May, parents and teachers in Greystones, County Wicklow, launched a town-wide ‘no-smartphone code’ to tackle the rise of smartphones being used by primary school students. The concept stemmed from conversations between parents who were regularly feeling pressure from their children to purchase a smartphone. By setting up the code, the town removed the peer… Continue reading As Ireland’s smartphone school ban is approved, the town where it all began