Gavin Haines, Author at Positive News Good journalism about good things Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:54:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Gavin Haines, Author at Positive News 32 32 What went right this week: the good news that matters https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-13-of-2026/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:05:54 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572447 Social media had its ‘big tobacco’ moment, Chile made waves in conservation, and electric planes took off, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: big cities breathed a little easier, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-12-of-2026/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 05:00:33 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=571713 Cities slashed air pollution, the renewables race accelerated, and Uganda chalked up a conservation win, plus more

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]]> Novel paint could aid drought-hit regions https://www.positive.news/environment/novel-paint-could-aid-drought-hit-regions/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:00:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566721 Researchers in Australia have developed a dual-purpose paint that tackles rising heat and water scarcity in one stroke

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]]> What went right this week: kicking the plastic habit, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-49-of-2025/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:00:32 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=555530 A roadmap for ending plastic pollution, Antarctica’s shrinking ozone hole, and London’s falling crime rate, plus more

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]]> Beyond the classroom, the hands-on outdoor projects transforming young lives https://www.positive.news/society/youth/beyond-the-classroom-the-hands-on-outdoor-projects-transforming-young-lives/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:00:30 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=551794 Amid a youth mental health crisis, young people are finding meaning in gritty jobs – including mucking out pigs

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]]> What went right this week: ideas to save the world, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-45-of-2025/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 05:44:36 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=551284 The Earthshot Prize revealed its winners, the Maldives kicked a killer habit, and Australians were promised free solar, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: a ‘victory of a lifetime for renters’, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-44-of-2025/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:22:05 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=550261 Renters got a major rights boost in England, the deforestation rate slowed, and a living reef took shape in Wales, plus more

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]]> ‘Art is good for you’: how going to a gallery can boost your health https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/culture/art-is-good-for-you-how-going-to-a-gallery-can-boost-our-health/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 01:05:02 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=550053 A first-of-its kind study links gallery visits with lower stress levels and better wellbeing

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]]> ‘Hopeful and imaginative’: introducing the UK’s ‘best’ new building https://www.positive.news/society/hopeful-and-imaginative-introducing-the-uks-best-new-building/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:23:03 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=548910 A London care home built to tackle social isolation has won a major architecture award

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]]> What went right this week: coming off the ‘endangered’ list, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-42-of-2025/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 05:00:42 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=548798 Green turtles came back from the brink, The Maldives made medical history, and global EV sales surged, plus more

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