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To get secure, affordable and clean energy to your homes and buildings we need a big shift in the way we use energy. How do you think Government should achieve this?

  • Grants and loans to households and businesses
  • Grants and loans to groups of homes and communities
  • Regulate efficiency of homes and buildings
  • Encourage wind farms
  • Create low carbon zones
  • Other

 

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Community profiles

 Cookstown 

Cookstown is a town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. It is the fourth largest town in the county (next to Omagh, Strabane and Dungannon respectively) and has a population of nearly 11,000 people (in the 2001 Census). 
Cookstown's famous main street (laid out from c1735-c1800), is one and one quarter mile long and 135 feet wide, one of the longest main streets in Ireland. The street hosts an open air market each Saturday.
The annual Cookstown 100 National Road Race is a motorbiking event attended by many motorbiking enthusiasts. It is the opening race of the road racing calendar in Ireland and is usually held in April.

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 GlenDenverLouise

Llanddaniel 

Llanddaniel is a village in Anglesey, Wales.
For more information on the location of the village, please click here http://www.llanddaniel.co.uk/index.html
 
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 RodStephen

Irvinestown 

Irvinestown is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, near Lower Lough Erne. It had a population of 1,801 people in the 2001 Census.
The most notable building in the town is a ruined 18th century church.  Nearby is Necarne (Na Cearna in Irish) castle now an equestrian centre - Necarne Castle Equestrian School. T he town also holds an annual Lady of The Lake Festival, a large 10 day summer festival and carnival which begins on the first Friday following the 12th of July.  It is the largest cross-community Festival to be held in Northern Ireland and is named after the mythical figure which is said to appear gliding over the waters of Lower Lough Erne.

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Colm FergalMichael

Exeter

Exeter is a city, district and county town of Devon. Exeter is located approximately 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Bristol, on the River Exe. The city has a population of 111,076 according to the 2001 Census.

Exeter was the most south-westerly Roman fortified settlement in Britain. Exeter Cathedral was founded in 1050.
Tourism forms a vital part of the city's economy, and in 2004 Exeter was granted Fairtrade City status. Exeter has been identified as one of the top ten most profitable locations for a business to be based, and has a sizable service economy. The city has good transport links, with Exeter Central railway station, Exeter St David's railway station, the M5 motorway and Exeter International Airport connecting the city both nationally and internationally.

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 MikePeterTracey

Llanidloes

Llanidloes is a town in Powys, within the historic county boundaries of Montgomeryshire, mid Wales. It is the first town on the River Severn and has a population of 2,314.

It has a long history; given a charter to hold a market in 1289, the town existed at least 400 years before that. Popular with tourists and hikers for its scenic walks and notable historic timber-framed buildings and historic churches.
In April 2006, Llanidloes was awarded Fairtrade Town status by the Fairtrade Foundation Llanidloes is well known for local interest in ecological matters and since October 2007 the annual Green Fair has attracted visitors to the town to listen to top rate speakers on many 'green' issues and browse the stalls offering alternatives to energy expensive ways of life.

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AndrewBerylMary

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Some CakesA delicious spread!
We felt the food in Llanidloes was worth a special mention - the Milk Bar next to the Town Hall did us some magnificent cakes...

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, the most popular visitor destination in the country and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government. According to recent local government estimates, the population of the unitary authority area is 317,500.
Cardiff was made a city in 1905, and proclaimed capital of Wales in 1955. Since the 1990s Cardiff has seen significant development with a new waterfront area at Cardiff Bay which contains the new Welsh Assembly Building and the city centre is undergoing a major redevelopment. International sporting venues in the city include the Millennium Stadium (rugby union and football) and SWALEC Stadium (cricket). Cardiff is a significant tourist centre with 11.7 million visitors in 2006.

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LianneLindaPaulAnn

Cockfield 

Cockfield is a village on the edge of Teesdale, County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the south-west of Bishop Auckland.
Remains found on Cockfield Fell suggest there was a settlement in the area in the Iron Age. The parish church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, probably dates from the late 12th century.

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BarrieMichaelRobert 

Harrow 

Harrow is a town in the London Borough of Harrow, North West London. It is a suburb situated 12 miles from central London, and is a major metropolitan centre. Harrow is widely known for Harrow School. Harrow on the Hill is an ancient medieval settlement and in 2001 had a population of 10,632.

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HemaTonyBina 

Lisburn

Lisburn is the third-largest city in Northern Ireland, south-west of and adjoining Belfast. An anglicised version of the Irish name, Lisnagarvey, is used in the title of schools and sporting clubs in the area. Formerly a borough, it was granted city status in 2002. 
Lisburn is known as the birthplace of Ireland's linen industry, which was established in 1698 by Louis Crommelin and other Huguenots.
The city is split between County Antrim and County Down, the River Lagan forming the county boundary. Lisburn had a population of 71,465 people in the 2001 Census. Although it has city status, the area of the city consists of the town of Lisburn, surrounded by extensive rural and semi-rural areas.

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JuneMichelleRobertaStella