News Aggregator/Basic needs UK
Stay updated with the latest UK news on a wide range of topics connected with Basic needs and Wellbeing Economy.
Water and drought UK
Firefighters voice growing concerns over water supplies to tackle UK wildfires, theguardian.com (Oct 21, 2026) — Housing development recognised as one of a number of pressures increasing demand on an already stretched water network- Severe drought declared in six areas of England as reservoirs run low, theguardian.com (Oct 15, 2026)
- Ardingly Reservoir falls below 20% as drought persists, BBC News (Oct 14, 2026)
Food UK
- The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
- The rise of the "social supermarket" in the UK is about more than cheap, nutritious food [BBC], Daily Alteranative (Sep 15, 2026)
- Growth is not the same as public value, ffcc.co.uk (Sep 07, 2026) — FFCC Chief Exec Sue Pritchard on what kind of economic choices build the country we want to live in
Community energy UK
- ‘Without the wind turbine, none of this would be possible.’, ourpower.scot (Oct 02, 2026) — How life in an Aberdeenshire village has been transformed thanks to a single turbine
- The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
- ‘It bloody works’: why the world’s oldest cheddar-maker uses a ‘milk-source’ heat pump, theguardian.com (Sep 17, 2026)
Land UK
- A joyful harvest: the young Welsh farmers growing food for Birmingham, theguardian.com (Sep 13, 2026) — A charity in Powys provides the land while growers do the hard work, producing bumper crops for city children
- Andy Burnham announces thousands of new homes, but is the government much closer to its target?, theconversation.com (Sep 02, 2026)
- The five quick wins to the Land Reform challenge in Scotland [Community Land Scotland], Daily Alternative (Jul 29, 2026)
Housing UK
- Firefighters voice growing concerns over water supplies to tackle UK wildfires, theguardian.com (Oct 21, 2026) — Housing development recognised as one of a number of pressures increasing demand on an already stretched water network
- The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
- Andy Burnham announces thousands of new homes, but is the government much closer to its target?, theconversation.com (Sep 02, 2026)
Towards sustainable economies UK
- There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’, Jamie Driscoll, theguardian.com (Oct 02, 2026) — Imagine the UK with a 20-year investment plan, with green homes and fast transport. We already have the tools to make it happen
- The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
- Growth is not the same as public value, ffcc.co.uk (Sep 07, 2026) — FFCC Chief Exec Sue Pritchard on what kind of economic choices build the country we want to live in
Fairer, kinder UK
- The rise of the "social supermarket" in the UK is about more than cheap, nutritious food [BBC], Daily Alteranative (Sep 15, 2026)
- The English restaurant turning hospitality on its head, positive.news (May 27, 2026) — At a pay-as-you-can restaurant in Stroud, radical hospitality and good food are bringing strangers together
- The Power Shift: Lessons from communities already making renewables work for them, scottishbeacon.com (Dec 05, 2025)
Social inclusion UK
- The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
- The rise of the "social supermarket" in the UK is about more than cheap, nutritious food [BBC], Daily Alteranative (Sep 15, 2026)
- A "Scottish Artists Minimum Income" scheme is to be piloted as soon as practicable [The Skinny], Daily Alternative (Sep 01, 2026)
Sustainable livelihood UK
- The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
- A "Scottish Artists Minimum Income" scheme is to be piloted as soon as practicable [The Skinny], Daily Alternative (Sep 01, 2026)
- From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now, theguardian.com (Aug 12, 2026) — Rejecting North Sea drilling licences and protecting nature are just some measures Andy Burnham must implement to ready country
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