Elena Sokolova

Asher Valley villagers club together to buy their own wind turbine

More than 600 residents of Holloway and two neighbouring villages have bought shares in a single community-owned turbine, with stakes starting at €250 and profits promised to stay in the valley.

River Asher regatta draws 600 rowers in its 120th year

Crews from 41 clubs raced over two days on the stretch between Millbrook and the city, making this year's anniversary regatta the largest in its history.

Asher Valley grain growers lock in prices with millers through three-year contracts

A shared online platform run by the growers' cooperative has matched more than 80 farms with regional mills on fixed-price deals, offering both sides shelter from swings in the commodity market.

Smart street lights that dim on empty streets cut council energy bill

Motion-sensing LED lamps fitted in Netherby and Bramley Cross use 70 per cent less electricity, and residents in the trial streets say they barely noticed the change.

The world's libraries: domes, shelves and silence

From Paris to Dublin, Melbourne to Adelaide, the architecture of reading rooms.

Morning high tide pounds the shore as gulls stand their ground

Waves rolled up the pebble beach at sunrise while two gulls barely moved.