Chiaro is a British tech start up, led by women, that aims to change the way women think and care for their bodies. Elvie, the first intelligent activity tracker for women, is Chiaro's first product. Elvie is set to change how women look after their bodies.
Last weekend saw the Spirit of Christmas descend on Olympia with the London edition of the Spirit Fairs. Bringing together a wealth of choice in gift ideas, from household gadgets to beautiful jewellery and clothes, complete with a fabulous selection of food and drink on offer on the first floor, it was the ideal experience to get us into a festive mood. So we popped along to see what we would pick to pop under the tree this Christmas.
A new study, commissioned by water-based sanitiser brand, Aquaint, suggests that our hands are dirtier than many public surfaces, harbour a staggering 30,203% more bacteria, which means that hands are far more likely to make us unwell than grubby surfaces. But should we simply stop shaking hands, or take advantage of the many products available to sanitise on the go? After observing the entrance to a Surrey hospital, on the eve of Global Handwashing Day we noted less than 1 in 10 people used the hand cleaning gel dispensers.
Wallace & Gromit’s Children's Charity is a national charity raising funds to improve the quality of life for sick kids in children's hospitals and hospices throughout the UK. To show our support we aim to raise £1,000 to donate to the charity.
In March we cleared a neglected scrap of land and turned it into a small allotment - somewhere for us to try our hand at growing 'greener' produce, without chemicals and, as it seemed, any prior knowledge. We simply threw seeds into the ground, watered and waited for them to grow. And grow they did!
A large percentage of London's small businesses are still confused when it comes to sorting out the rubbish and recycling. Waste and management company Biffa has surveyed more than 1000 of Britain's small businesses, in an attempt to find out what they know about hazardous waste, and it's disposal.
