It is that time of year again. Villages, towns and cities across the country are adorning their streets with Christmas lighting to make the season that little bit more special. However, this Christ...
The results of a most recent study on bees reveal, that increased levels of pesticides containing neonicotinoid have an adverse effect on bees' ability to create a buzz to produce and gather pollen...
The European Commission (EC) begins legal action against the UK and six other EU states due to failing to act against "cheating" on measured emissions of diesel cars. The is...
After a large number of protests, the highly polluting method of gas extraction through underground coal gasification (UCG) will not be supported by the UK government.
This method, which in...
After the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspection of the construction site in Bollington, the construction company and its Managing Director have been fined for operati...
A consultation tool that aims to enable towns, villages and neighbourhoods to "shape" their own sustainable local energy plans has been launched.
The "consultation tool" will utilise worksh...
Aberdeen City Council has been fined £275,000 after having to switch off their solar panels for health and safety reasons.
The fine follows a series of "thermal events" that were reported t...
After investigation the UK body which gives independent health guidance to national and local government have argued that city trees increase the amount of foul air that people breathe.
Tre...
An inspector has approved 188 homes on greenfield land in Berkely, Gloucestershire, on appeal. This decision has been made even though the inspector concluded that the site conflicts with the devel...
Bradford Council has issued a set of guidelines warning staff not to stick, pin or nail Christmas decorations to council buildings. Whilst critics and opposition councillors have blamed health and...
Research carried out by the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation recommends that climate change should be re-prioritised in local plans and that clarity m...
The Vatican decorates the famous St. Peter's Square with a Christmas tree every year, but this year extra care has been taken to ensure that the display is as green as possible.
The na...
A 73 storey skyscraper has been approved for London's financial district that will stand almost as high as the Shard.
Nicknamed the Trellis, at over 300 metres, it will be the second h...
The Martin-Baker Aircraft Company have been fined £800,000 for breaching the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations SI 2002/2677 (CoSHH).
Three worker...
The "Black Friday" craze has well and truly settled here in the UK. Originating in the US, and considered as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, Black Friday is a day (or a week in some...
