Manchester has come out on top as the most eco-friendly city in the country according to a recently-conducted survey by Honda.
As part of its decision to make all of its mainstream cars electric or hybrid by 2022, the car manufacturing company did some research into where “Britain’s greenest people” live and by combining analysis of official figures with surveys of over 2000 British adults, our city has found itself at the number one spot.
The ranking is based on household recycling, household emissions, eco measures, smart meters and commuting methods, as well as attitudes to being eco-friendly.
Manchester has been crowned Britain’s greenest city in this survey thanks to being home to the highest percentage (6%) of respondents who will travel to work via an electric car, as well as 46% of people claiming they turn all lights and electricals off every time they leave a room, which is compared to 41% of people on average in Britain.
53% of residents in Manchester also say their plastics and packaging consumption has not changed since before lockdown – which compares to 47% for Britain’s average – while a third of those living in Manchester’s say they will recycle more (34%) and cut down the energy usage in their home (33%).
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Basically, we deserve to give ourselves a good pat on the back.
Rebecca Stead – Head of Automobile at Honda UK – said: “With global warming and climate change being one of the biggest concerns to face our planet, there is no denying that there is an ever-growing importance to address what we do now to protect the world we live in.
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“It’s important we all do what we can to take steps to help the environment and we want to champion those that are doing this.
“We hope this research will also encourage more people to do the same and take any step they can – big and small – to protect the planet.”
Here’s the full top 10 list:
You can read the Britain’s Greenest People study in full via the Honda website here.
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Three tiny ‘chaos potatoes’ have been born at Chester Zoo and they’re so cute
Emily Sergeant
Three tiny ‘chaos potatoes’ have been born at Chester Zoo… and they’re really flipping cute.
Born to parents Maris and Albert in late summer, the three rock hyrax pups – only affectionately known as ‘chaos potatoes’ – have just passed their first vet check with a clean bill of health, and now weigh roughly 350g.
Hyraxes are found across sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, where they live among rocky landscapes and are most active in daylight.
The litter includes two boys and one girl, and keepers at Chester Zoo have decided to give them potato-themed names – Russ, Spud, and Jackie.
Three tiny ‘chaos potatoes’ have been born at Chester Zoo / Credit: Chester Zoo
Currently, the three pups are a fraction of the size of the adults, which can weigh up to 4kg, but despite their small stature, they have an unlikely relative.
Believe it or not, rock hyraxes are actually a part of the same evolutionary group as elephants, as well as sirenians, which are the family of aquatic mammals that includes dugongs and manatees.
“Hyraxes are one of those species that you have to look for, but once you’ve seen them, they are fascinating to watch,” explained Megan Carpenter, who is a Keeper at Chester Zoo.
“The pups are little chaos potatoes. They are much more energetic than their parents and sometimes get the zoomies, darting about and testing their climbing and parkour skills.
“In contrast, the adults often wedge themselves into corners and grip on to steep rock faces for hours at a time. They’re incredibly well adapted to living among rocks and are much better climbers than you might expect.”
Featured Image – Chester Zoo
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A TV channel playing Christmas films 24/7 is now back on air in the UK
Emily Sergeant
Do you think it’s too early for the ‘C word’? Never mind, you’ve already clicked on this article.
Sure, we may only be into our second full week of September, but given the fact the weather these past couple of days hasn’t exactly screamed summer, it already feels like the festive season is around the corner – but whether or not you think it’s too early to be talking about Christmas, it’ll soon be too tricky to escape from.
Especially not when the famous TV channel showing festive film favourites non-stop is now back on air in the UK.
Yes, you heard that right – Christmas films, 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
If you’re ready to wave goodbye to summer, and in welcome autumn and winter with open arms, then there’s arguably no better way of getting into the festive spirit than with the long-awaited and highly-anticipated return of the TV channel that’s charmed audiences for over half a decade now.
GREAT! Christmas the UK’s biggest seasonal channel, and it’s now live on Sky, Freesat, Freeview and Virgin Media.
You can expect almost four months of back-to-back seasonal movies.
The 24-hour feel-good and free-to-air channel will be bursting with non-stop Christmas spirit, and will be showing a heartwarming lineup of festive films – including some absolute fan-favourite classics that make it to screens every year without fail, alongside some cheesy Hallmark classics, new channel premieres, and so much more.
Emily Sergeant -
3rd September 2020 
