Warning of increasing battle against aquatic weeds

Warmer and wetter summers bought about by climate change are making the fight to stop our canals from becoming choked by invasive weeds more...

Climate change warning as record temperatures reached in our oceans

The world's oceans have reached the highest ever sea surface temperature due to climate change. This week, the global average daily sea surface temperature reached...

Say Howdy to Wigan Second Chance Saloons

Wigan Council and its waste and recycling partner FCC Environment, who operate the three Recycling Centres in the Borough have found a unique way...

Climbers drape Sunak’s £2m mansion in oil-black fabric as PM commits to fossil fuel...

Four Greenpeace activists climbed onto the roof of the Prime Minister’s £2m manor house in Yorkshire earlier this morning in protest at his backing...

Red Admirals take surprising early lead in 2023 Big Butterfly Count

Wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, has today revealed a huge surge in sightings of the Red Admiral, a migrant species of butterfly, as the Big...

Bury joins In The Loop with new colourful bins to boost recycling on-the-go

Bright, colourful and eye-catching bins will appear in Burrs Country Park from today 1 August 2023, as a new on-the-go recycling initiative is launched...

North West’s most sensitive wilderness areas flooded with raw sewage

Almost 1,200 sewage overflow pipes discharged in England and Wales’ most sensitive wildlife habitats for over 300,000 hours last year, all of which are...

Greater Manchester backs ban on disposable vapes and calls for deposit return scheme to...

GREATER Manchester has thrown its support behind the Local Government Association’s recent call for a ban on disposable vapes, citing the fire risk the...

Plastic bag use falls by more than 98% after charge introduction

More than 7 billion harmful plastic bags have been prevented from blighting our streets and countryside thanks to the single-use carrier bag charge, new...

New green jobs to be created after Greater Manchester invests £2m to support biotech...

£2m investment by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) will help create a range of green jobs in the city-region. Holiferm is a trailblazer in the...