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Environment

Opponents slam ‘outrageous’ Newcastle decision to dismiss vote calling for waste incinerator exit

Council leaders in Newcastle have been accused of “preventing future generations from reducing waste and recycling more”, after refusing to back out of a...
Brent

Urban children set to miss out on nature after education centre closes

“No amount of videos or worksheets can replace the excitement of pond dipping, the thrill of holding a newt in the hand or sense...
Durham

Care services prioritised over green projects

Council leaders have reiterated a pledge to prioritise care services over net zero projects. The comments came as the Reform UK-led Durham County Council responded...
Environment

Councillors vote to pull out of TVERF

Councillors in Newcastle have voted in favour of pulling out of a controversial waste incinerator project. City politicians voted at a full council meeting on...
Brent

The 2,000 London homes pumping waste straight into the rivers

More than 2,000 properties across London are illegally pumping raw sewage directly into the rivers due to drainage misconnections, an Environmental Information Request (EIR)...
Environment

Middlesbrough households to receive ‘another wheelie bin’ and ‘two caddies’

Households across Middlesbrough are set to receive another wheelie bin for recycling as well as two caddies for food waste. Changes mandated by the government...
Environment

City of London Corporation to explore ‘potentially restricting’ vehicle access for scheme

The City of London Corporation is to explore potentially restricting most vehicles from accessing a street by the Barbican as part of a wider...
Environment

Newcastle gardening service axed, sparking ‘concerns’ for council house tenants

The axeing of a gardening service has sparked concerns for elderly and disabled council house tenants in Newcastle. City council bosses have scrapped a service...
Community

There’s “good progress” ahead of next year’s food waste collections in Middlesbrough

An executive member has said that “good progress” is being made ahead of the introduction of food waste collections in Middlesbrough next year. Middlesbrough Council...
Darlington

Former council leader branded climate change ambitions as “nonsense”

A former council leader branded a local authority’s climate change ambitions as “nonsense”. Darlington Borough Council’s latest climate change progress report details the plan to...
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