Government considers using post-Brexit freedoms to allow use of traditional imperial measures

The return of pints, pounds and inches? Government considers using post-Brexit freedoms to allow greater use of traditional imperial measures Government has said it will consider reverting back to imperial system  The UK reverted to the metric system in the 1960s before it was adopted by EU  Changes will not mean complete scrapping of metric … Read more

Byron Baes courts further controversy as Traditional owners ‘reject donation offer’ from Netflix

Byron Bay’s traditional owners have rejected a donation offer from Netflix amid controversy over their planned influencer reality series, Byron Baes. The donation was offered following an outcry that the streaming giant had not consulted with local Indigenous groups before planning the series. In a statement issued on Thursday, The Arakwal Corporation, representing the Bundjalung … Read more

Trendy ‘logs’ for woodburning stoves ‘pollute MORE than traditional firewood’

Trendy ‘logs’ for woodburning stoves made from waste from coffee, olives and wine production ‘pollute MORE than traditional firewood’ Logs that escaped home fire laws coming into force today cause more pollution The new statutory limit for smoke emissions in solid fuels is 5 grams per hour  Research showed a 100 per cent olive log … Read more

Trendy ‘logs’ for woodburning stoves ‘pollute MORE than traditional firewood’

Trendy ‘logs’ for woodburning stoves made from waste from coffee, olives and wine production ‘pollute MORE than traditional firewood’ Logs that escaped home fire laws coming into force today cause more pollution The new statutory limit for smoke emissions in solid fuels is 5 grams per hour  Research showed a 100 per cent olive log … Read more

Trendy ‘eco logs’ for woodburning stoves ‘pollute more than traditional firewood’

Trendy ‘eco logs’ for woodburning stoves made from coffee, bamboo or straw actually pollute more than traditional firewood, experts warn Trendy logs can be bought for use in traditional woodburning stoves  They are made from the remnants of the manufacturing process of plant goods   They are labelled as ‘renewable’ as they are made from waste … Read more

Trendy ‘eco logs’ for woodburning stoves ‘pollute more than traditional firewood’

Trendy ‘eco logs’ for woodburning stoves made from coffee, bamboo or straw actually pollute more than traditional firewood, experts warn Trendy logs can be bought for use in traditional woodburning stoves  They are made from the remnants of the manufacturing process of plant goods   They are labelled as ‘renewable’ as they are made from waste … Read more

Inside entrepreneur Walter Scott’s traditional Clifton Hill terrace

This traditional terrace with a fairytale façade hides a VERY modern renovation – complete with a chef’s kitchen, sunlit living spaces and an enormous bathtub big enough for two An epic renovation has turned a traditional Victorian terrace into one of Melbourne’s most beautiful homes The three-bedroom in Clifton Hill, four kilometres north-east of the … Read more

Shandy gets a hipster makeover: Craft brewers start making traditional drink

Craft brewers are set to bring back 1970s favourite shandy post-pandemic to fuel the thirst for no or low alcohol beer as growing numbers of young people go teetotal.  Beer start-ups who are turning their hand to making so-called ‘nolo’ beverages are now giving shandy a fresh spin as demand for craft versions of the drink … Read more