The Teme Valley Environment Group (TVEG) has a new chair, as well as several new committee members, after concerns were raised before its annual meeting last week. Nicola Colston, Sheila Clarke and Siggi Haynes have kept the group alive in recent years but, with all three in their 70s, it was feared it would struggle…
Community groups across Westmorland and Furness are invited to apply for grants of up to £300 to support local activities for Great Big Green Week, taking place this year from Saturday 6 June to Sunday 14 June. Thanks to the support of the Westmorland and Furness Council Locality Boards, funding is available for not for…
It can be daunting entering a cave. It is an underground world that possibly hasn’t been explored before. The first smell that hits you is guano (or bat poo). Some of these caves host millions of bats – you can hear them chirping above, hanging in the darkness, and occasionally flying around. It always seems…
Looking south from the low cliffs of Gwbert, the steep rock stacks beyond the mouth of the Afon Teifi are blurred by an early haze. Below me, a fishing boat heads out to check on the crab pots that dot the coast, pursued by an intent gathering of gulls. To the west, as the shadows…
Predatory feral ferrets have been removed from an island for the first time ever, in a boost for Northern Ireland’s largest seabird colony. Rathlin Island is ferret-free after a £4.5m five-year partnership led by RSPB NI involving islanders, charities, volunteers and a red labrador called Woody. The invasive, non-native ferrets were believed to have been…
Igor Tudor has earned just one point from his five league games – including a 4-1 thumping by Arsenal – as well as being dumped out of the Champions League following the chaotic first leg at Atletico Madrid. Tottenham have won just 30 points from 31 Premier League games this season – their joint-lowest return…
Voters believe that Labour does not care enough about protecting the environment, a poll suggests. Britain’s nature and countryside is the biggest source of national pride behind the NHS, but only 15 per cent of people think the Government is doing a good job of protecting it, according to research by the National Trust. In…
Action on the environment and saving water stepped-up at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust – Marketing Stockport We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with…
On 6 June 2025, we launched the Built Environment Committee Prize 2025, a competition for pupils in years 9-12. This was part of our modular inquiry into the Government’s proposals for a new generation of new towns. We invited participants to present their answers to the question “What should the next generation of new towns…
Sea turtles’ shells act as biological time capsules and record signs of major environmental changes in the ocean according to new research which has carbon dated the shells. Scutes – the thick, hardened, shield-like plates that form a turtle’s shell – are made from keratin, the same material as a human’s hair. This material grows…
