Julia Hailes MBE

Sustainability Pioneer

Z DONE – HG

Cleaning & Detergents
Julia Hailes

The fabric of Istanbul (Sep07)

As my plane turned towards Istanbul I saw the dry landscape below. It was ploughed into fields but there seemed to be no dividing hedges. The only visible green was

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Cornwall
Julia Hailes

Eco-holidays in Trelowarren (Sep07)

There can’t be many things more exhilarating than surfing – or body boarding to be more precise. Watching the huge waves rolling towards me, I was among a throng of

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Media
Julia Hailes

See Telegraph Blogs (Sept07)

September 2007 to October 2008 My Blogs are being posted on Telegraph Blogs. Please look there for the most recent editions! September 2007 onwards are exclusively on the Telegraph Blogs site.

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Dorset
Julia Hailes

Getting into the swim (Sep07)

Last year I didn’t have a proper holiday – a couple of days camping in the rain in Cornwall. In fact I can’t remember when I last had a holiday

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1980s
Julia Hailes

The New Green Consumer Guide

Writing The New Green Consumer Guide, which was published in 2007, nearly 20 years on from the original Green Consumer Guide, made me realise how much has changed in the

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Air travel
Julia Hailes

Gay Times – Peter Tatchell (Sep07)

One of three interviews I did for the Gay Times – Peter Tatchell. See also Paul O-Grady and Kristin Digby  With piles of paper balanced precariously almost to the ceiling (it

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Agriculture
Julia Hailes

Happy as a pig in mud (Jul07)

The bacon tasted really good. The superior rashers accompanied seared scallops – a first course served by the Royal Oak pub in Bishopstone. I was having dinner with fellow members

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1980s
Julia Hailes

Save the rainforests (Jun07)

South American travels Cool Earth has really hit the news this week. So much so that when I went to look at their website it had crashed from too much

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