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
Record-breaking heat and dry spring leave parts of England without water, reuters.com (May 29, 2026) - Quarter of England at risk of water shortages (Mar 28, 2026) — less water in the system than planners are currently preparing for will have a knock-on effect on new housing developments
- One in nine new homes in England built between 2022 and 2024 were constructed in areas that could now be at risk of flooding, according to new data., theguardian.com (Feb 18, 2026) — between 2013 and 2022, one in 13 new homes were in potential flooding zones.
Food UK
- 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
- Agrivoltaics – is it time for farmers to engage with the renewables revolution, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Apr 01, 2026)
- The Public Plate: a new model for responsible restaurants that bring people together, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Mar 12, 2026)
Community energy UK
- ‘A share in the delight’: the people investing in the UK’s first community-owned solar battery, theguardian.com (May 08, 2026) — Oxfordshire’s Ray Valley Solar already generates clean energy for 7,000 homes, and is now crowdfunding storage to marry daylight with evening demand
- UK’s first community-owned battery site launches share offer, thenews.coop (Apr 13, 2026)
- Agrivoltaics – is it time for farmers to engage with the renewables revolution, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Apr 01, 2026)
Land UK
- Our Land: who owns the countryside? New documentary explores the access divide in England and Wale, theconversation.com (May 08, 2026)
- A Land Use Framework for England: will it help join up land use decisions?, cpre.org.uk (Apr 01, 2026)
- Who owns England? New plans make it a lot easier to find out, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Apr 01, 2026)
Housing UK
- A Land Use Framework for England: will it help join up land use decisions?, cpre.org.uk (Apr 01, 2026)
- Quarter of England at risk of water shortages (Mar 28, 2026) — less water in the system than planners are currently preparing for will have a knock-on effect on new housing developments
- 'Not enough water supply' for planned housing, BBC News (Mar 12, 2026) — There is "insufficient" water supply for the number of houses planned in a Kent borough, South East Water has claimed.
Towards sustainable economies UK
- Britain’s green transition should belong to everyone. Why is Labour so intent on stopping us having our say? George Monbiot, theguardian.com (May 27, 2026)
- Fixing social care: Report highlights potential of co-op model in the UK, thenews.coop (May 08, 2026) — Commissioned by Co-operatives UK and Cwmpas, the study found co-ops provide ‘fairer, better quality, community-rooted care’
- Farm co-ops can boost UK’s food security, says report, thenews.coop (May 05, 2026)
Fairer, kinder UK
- 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)
- The UK’s wealth ‘timebomb’ – and how to defuse it, theconversation.com (Nov 05, 2025)
Social inclusion UK
- 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
- ‘People want a different vision of society’: London’s march for unity draws thousands, positive.news (Mar 30, 2026)
- How a London energy co-op is trying to bring power to the people, thenews.coop (Feb 06, 2026) — We speak to Giovanna Speciale, CEO of South East London Community Energy, about its work towards an inclusive transition
Sustainable livelihood UK
- Working less is the most underrated climate solution, sower.world (May 14, 2025)
- ‘We can’t believe you would just trust us’: why social assistance shouldn’t come with strings attached, theconversation.com (Jan 02, 2025)
- Getting Britain to work without blaming ‘scroungers’ – can Starmer change the narrative?, theconversation.com (Nov 29, 2024)
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