National Trust concerns for Dunham Massey and Tatton Park over HS2 proposals
The latest plans released for consultation for the High Speed Rail Route from Birmingham to Manchester have raised the concerns of the National Trust about...
Make water meters compulsory say MP’s
Water firms should be able to enforce metering by the end of next year to help save some of the three billion litres that is...
Global warming must not exceed 1.5c says new report
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, according to a new report out today
With...
Overflowing bins and dirty streets in City Centre are down to the booming City...
The City’s Centre’s overflowing bins are down to increases in the number of people living in the city centre and its booming economy.
That’s according...
Ocean to showcase Manchester pupils’ artwork on its screen to help continue the fight...
Outdoor media owner Ocean is inviting five Manchester schools to collaborate in its campaign against single-use plastic pollution by using its big digital screens...
Ratty returns? Plans in place to boost water voles numbers
Crucial habitat work is being undertaken at Urmston Meadows in Trafford, Greater Manchester to encourage the nation’s fastest declining land mammal back to the...
Co-op bans single-use plastics and unveils compostable carrier bags after Manchester trial
Tthe Co-op announced an end to single-use plastic. It will see around 60 million plastic carrier bags removed in a phased rollout and replaced...
Iceland becomes first UK supermarket to sell fish deemed surplus to requirements by other...
Iceland has become the first UK supermarket to sell fish deemed surplus to requirements by other store chains.
Until now, whiting and pouting have been...
As a £1.5bn investment into electric vehicle infrastructure is announced, new research reveals only...
As the Government recently announced a £1.5bn ‘Road to Zero’ strategy, including £40m into researching Scalextric-style motorways for charging electric vehicles (EV), new research...
UK could be carbon neutral by 2050 says ambitious new report
Greenhouse gas removal (GGR) could make the UK carbon neutral by 2050, but immediate action is required says a new joint report by the Royal Academy...