Environment

Sadiq Khan clashes with Green Party on climate leadership over Heathrow expansion controversy

Sadiq Khan has said he remains opposed to Heathrow expansion, while refusing to co-sign a letter to the Chancellor setting out his concerns about...

Local volunteers and Council join forces to clear footpaths in Haworth

Two paths in Haworth that run through an area known locally as Donkey Fields, have been cleared of overgrown vegetation and improvements have been...

Weather blamed for over £300k highway repair overspend in Gateshead

Gateshead Council forked out more than £300,000 overspend in the last financial year to repair the area’s highways. A report, due to be discussed next...

Newcastle task force steps up patrols to tackle persistent litter and fly-tipping crisis in the West End

Police and council patrols will be upped in parts of Newcastle blighted by a litter and fly-tipping crisis. A new task force has been set up...

Cliffe Castle Museum and Park named best in the county in Yorkshire in Bloom Awards

Bradford Council's Cliffe Castle Museum and Park is celebrating after being named joint-winner in this year's prestigious Britain in Bloom Awards. Not only did the...

Legal showdown looms as campaigners vow to fight Wimbledon tennis expansion

Campaigners opposed to the Wimbledon Tennis expansion plan have vowed to fight on following their defeat at City Hall and are considering legal action...

‘Everyone knows town looks a state’ as ‘smell of neglect’ spreads across Slough, says Labour

‘The smell of neglect’ has spread across Slough, a councillor has said as she called for more to be done to keep streets clean. Labour...

Record energy debt is ‘hugely alarming’ says fuel poverty charity National Energy Action

Ofgem announced that consumer energy debt has reached £3.69 million, up £400 million from last quarter. “It's hugely alarming to see levels of energy debt...

London’s housing crisis sparks controversial plan to reclassify green belt land

Government plans to re-label parts of the Green Belt as ‘grey belt’ land for housing must be “clarified” to stop the policy causing unintended...

West Yorkshire Combined Authority approves extra £30m towards green infrastructure

Regional leaders approved plans to invest a further £30 million towards green transport and housing infrastructure for West Yorkshire. Proposals went before a full West...

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