The head of the UK’s national green energy champion has joined other high-profile renewable energy leaders in making the case for more North Sea oil and gas production as the government braces for an energy cost crisis. The GB Energy boss, Jürgen Maier, used a social media post on LinkedIn to reject the claim that…
Roger and Suzanne Brookhouse bought the Grade-II listed King’s Lodging, a medieval house on the banks of the River Stour in Sandwich, Kent, in 1991. Source link
“It’s very hard to imagine what’s going on beneath the water when you look at a river – but you have billions of fish making these epic migrations, some of the largest animal migrations on Earth,” said Dr Zeb Hogan, at the University of Nevada in the US. The longest migration of any freshwater fish…
Export Shifts Reflect a Changing Market Landscape Although overall food exports rose, the composition within major categories shifted significantly in 2025. Pork exports fell due to lower global prices and reduced Chinese demand. Dairy exports increased because of higher prices, while beef, poultry and eggs all saw double‑digit value growth despite some volume declines. Seafood,…
The Commission has signalled it is ready to act against Bratislava over a system charging foreign drivers more for diesel than Slovaks, echoing its 2022 move against Hungary over a similar measure. Reacting to the Druzhba pipeline halt and the war in Iran, Slovakia has introduced a 30-day restriction on diesel refueling from this week,…
Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 @ 4:07 pm On Saturday 21 March, Bishop Stephen Wright, Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle and Chair of Trustees of CAFOD, blessed a new 8.24 hectare woodland creation project comprising 7,500 trees is getting underway at Emmaus Youth Village in Consett, Country Durham. The project is designed to support biodiversity, education…
Released: Tuesday, 24 March 2026 Worthing’s coastline is becoming interactive, as a digital engagement platform launches to answer questions and receive live updates about the town’s bathing waters. We have partnered with the Environment Agency and Hello Lamp Post, a community engagement platform that uses artificial intelligence to communicate and consult with residents. Hello Lamp Post…
The funding package will be distributed through Scotland’s City Heritage Trusts and will see funding distributed across a number of Scotland’s cities, including for the first time Dunfermline. After Dunfermline became Scotland’s eighth city in 2022, it now qualifies for funding through the City Heritage Trust (CHT) scheme, which aims to provide local trusts with…
But Bristol city councillors said they shouldn’t be too ‘miffed’ The view of Bristol’s Floating Harbour from Underfall Yard(Image: Underfall Yard) The Environment Agency (EA) has pulled funding from Bristol City Council for work to prevent flooding in the Floating Harbour from large tides. A report to councillors said the government body had stopped paying…
Friday’s event (20 March) – attended and supported by Deputy Mayor Kate Green – brought together representatives including the Environment Agency, Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and all 10 Greater Manchester local authorities. It built on the existing coordinated action against waste criminals who blight communities, damage the environment and undermine…
