Community-led nature projects across Greater Manchester given Green Spaces Fund boost

Almost £2m has now gone towards nature recovery projects driven by local people right across Greater Manchester thanks to the Mayor’s Greater Manchester Green...

Urgent action needed to develop climate interventions that support healthy ageing

A new UK-wide research project has found a ‘critical’ need for urban interventions that mitigate the negative impact of extreme weather on the health...

Climate change and energy add the cost of 10 weekly shops to food bills...

The average UK food bill has gone up by around £605 over the last two years, as climate and energy costs continue to hit...

New Hollingworth garden will be accessible to all the senses

A new £60,000 accessible sensory garden is taking shape at Hollingworth Lake Country Park, which promises to deliver a diverse and balanced sensory experience...

Autumn statement “kicks can down the road” on climate

The Chancellor has been criticised for barely mentioned the climate crisis in his Autumn Statement this lunchtime Today's AutumnStatement barely made a mention of...

Greater Manchester needs 5,000 workers to retrofit the City says report

Greater Manchester needs around 5,000 workers to retrofit hthe city region’s buildings built before 1919, generating £570m of direct economic output every year according...

Richest 1% account for as many carbon emissions as the poorest 65% says Oxfam...

The richest 1 per cent of the world’s population produced as much carbon pollution in 2019 as the five billion people who made up...

Greater Manchester to receive share of funding to boost 5G innovation

Greater Manchester is one of ten areas in the country to receive a share of £36 million to accelerate 5G-enabled innovation The funding will see 5G...

Mixed fortunes for populations of seabirds around our coast

The most comprehensive census to date of breeding seabirds shows mixed fortunes for seabirds around the coast of Britain Seabirds Count provides population estimates for...

Found at last: bizarre, egg-laying mammal finally rediscovered after 60 years

More than sixty years after it was last recorded, an expedition team has rediscovered an iconic, egg-laying mammal in one of the most unexplored...