By David George, Local Democracy Reporter for Hampshire
Fire service take steps to reduce carbon emissions. A FIRE service is taking ‘the first steps’ in the fight against carbon emissions. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has announced plans to meet a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. To do this, an annual reduction of 24 per cent in the service’s carbon footprint is required by 2030. At an authority meeting in Eastleigh last month, director of corporate services Matt Robinson outlined how this will be achieved. He said: ‘These are the first steps needed, which is to invest in the infrastructure to allow our journey to commence.
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Personalized menopause platform Vira Health raises £1.5M from LocalGlobe, MMC Ventures
A new trend is emerging in the world of startups and, to many, it couldn’t have come too soon. Why are there so few women in senior roles? Women going through menopause are commonly known to drop out of leadership roles, for instance. In the UK, menopause is responsible for about 14 million lost working days and 1 million premature career exits, according to research. Indeed, we only just reported on the new startup Peppy which is addressing this in employee health.
Now, Vira Health, has raised a £1.5M seed funding from LocalGlobe and MMC Ventures. The round also included angel investors such as Megumi Ikeda (Hearst Ventures), Andrea Zitna of Elvie, Sofia Bendz, Matt Robinson, and Simon Lambert.
Over 8,000 affordable homes could be built in three years across West Yorkshire, says elected Mayor
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