Hexham residents' fight against Lidl and other businesses' totem sign
Furious residents are fighting against the proposal for a 8m business 'totem pole' to be placed near the road entry of the town.
Source: hexham-courant.co.uk
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Hexham Town Council seek Dark Skies Town status for UK first
A PLEA has been made for businesses to support Hexham achieving Dark Skies Town status.
Source: hexham-courant.co.uk
All aboard Botswana's Elephant Express
Botswana has as many elephants as it does people, which can lead to conflict where they both live in close quarters. Can a solution as simple as a bus help?
Source: bbc.com
The race to reclaim the dark
Some 200 places around the world have now achieved Dark Sky status. Frankie Adkins explores the benefits nights with out light pollution can bring.
Source: bbc.com
Proposals for Hexham to become dark sky town
A local astronomer is keen for Hexham to become England’s first Dark Sky Town. Wil Cheung, who runs stargazing events at The Twice Brewed Inn, said the town was “perfectly placed” in between the Northumberland National Park and North Pennines AONB to become a Dark Sky Town. The UK Parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dark Skies was formed last year and exists to fight light pollution to protect our dark skies for future generations. Their ‘Ten Dark Sky Policies for the Government’ policy plan includes creating a ‘Dark Sky Towns & Cities’ initiative, which wou...
Source: hexham-courant.co.uk