Reception pupils at Richmond Academy in Coldhurst took part in a hands-on gardening session on Monday (March 23), organised by housing association First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO). The session introduced children to the sustainable ‘no dig gardening’ method, which helps improve soil health. Netty Southward helping pupils plant the flowers (Image: First Choice Homes Oldham)…

In addition, it admitted breaches across three days from 5 March 2020 where untreated sewage was dumped into Faversham Creek after a wastewater station’s pumps stopped working. Swalecliffe Brook was also hit on the same day, with sewage carried into the sea, while another “almost identical incident” took place in October 2020, said the regulator….

Household energy bills could be reduced by up to £203 a year by stopping expensive fossil gas setting the price of energy in the UK, according to a report. Under the existing system, gas – the most expensive form of electricity production in the UK system – set the price of energy 85% of the…