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The “Right to Repair” is Coming for Your Wardrobe

We’ve all been there. You have a favourite jacket with a broken zip, or a beloved pair of trousers with a split seam. Your first instinct might be to fix it, but then reality hits: finding matching buttons is impossible – I have a whole tin full but still can never find the one I took off that new purchase – and a professional repair costs more than the item is worth.

So, with a heavy heart, it goes into the bin. But what if the brand that sold it to you was legally required to help you fix it?

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September 1, 2026
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Shining a light on South Wonston Sustainability

‘Just ordinary folk, doing what they do to try to make the world a better place.’

Think you can’t make a difference on a personal scale? Think again.

There’s this group in a relative small community of approximately 800 households, on the outskirts of the city of Winchester, Hampshire that is quietly getting on with something that is producing what I would describe as significant results.

I want to shine a light on the changes they are effecting , see if it can be replicated throughout the country…

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May 23, 2024
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