Big cosmetics brands are pressuring EU authorities to ban ‘free from’ and ‘no’ labelling of natural and organic beauty products. That’s the warning from Peter Kindersley, owner of pioneer health and beauty brand Neal’s Yard Remedies… Former Ecologist editor Pat Thomas advises NYR on regulatory affairs. She told NP: “The big question for consumers here […]

If the roll call of scary ingredients has put you off conventional creams then antioxidants could be the alternative you’re looking for… Former Ecologist editor and natural health expert Pat Thomas helps to paint a mental picture. ‘If you imagine your skin as a dynamic living surface, pollution and sun or whatever is always interacting […]

This week the committee organising the 2012 Olympics in London caused widespread anger when it announced that breastfeeding mothers would have to buy an extra ticket to bring their babies into sports venues. Some venues have a few discounted tickets for children, but others don’t. ….In the midst of the uproar, The Ecologist tweeted an article […]

The prestigious accolade was awarded at London’s Victoria & Albert museum for Compassion’s work to end factory farming and in particular their successful Cows Belong in Fields campaign. This was the charity’s response to the proposed mega-dairy at Nocton, Lincolnshire where thousands of cows would potentially spend the majority of their lives indoors… Read the […]

Compassion in World Farming has won an ethical award for its campaign to halt the proposed Nocton mega dairy, in Lincolnshire. The animal welfare charity picked up the Campaigner of the Year award in the Observer Ethical Awards 2011 on Thursday at London’s Victoria & Albert museum… Read the article

Nocton Dairies has withdrawn their controversial plans for a ‘mega-dairy’ in Nocton, Lincolnshire, H&C is pleased to learn. Compassion in World Farming, the world’s leading farm animal welfare charity has campaigned vigorously against these plans and is celebrating the decision to abandon them…  Read the article

Plans for the biggest dairy farm in western Europe have been withdrawn following an outcry from local and national campaigners. Two dairy farmers said concern about groundwater pollution lay behind their cancellation of the £34m Nocton Dairies in Lincolnshire which would have housed almost 4,000 cows… Read the article

Nocton Dairies have been struggling for months to get planning permission to build a 3,770 “cow factory unit” six miles south of Lincoln. Animal rights activists labelled the industrial scale sheds “battery farming for cows”, with the cattle kept indoors for most of the year and milked by machines… Read the article

A second request for the Government to handle the Nocton super dairy planning application has been made. Compassion in World Farming can reveal that a group of nine MPs has written to Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles to request he calls-in the proposal… Read the article

An animal welfare charity has applied for the Government to decide on the Nocton super-dairy instead of the council. Compassion in World Farming wants the fate of the proposed £34 million project to be taken out of the hands of North Kesteven District Council… Read the article