The Cleveland Way is a National Trail that runs through ancient Cleveland in northern England. It was opened in 1969, becoming the second official National Trial. It is 110 miles long, skirting the heather...
Wales has become the first nation in the UK to recycle more than half of its waste, new figures have revealed. Alun Davies, the Welsh government...
The Lake District became the second national park in the UK in 1951, just weeks after the Peak District was named the first. At 885 square...
On June 22 1935, Daily Herald writer Tom Stephenson wrote an article entitled Wanted: A Long Green Trail. In it, he called for “a Pennine Way...
Former energy secretary Lord Howell has said there is “plenty of room” for shale gas drilling in “uninhabited and desolate” parts of the north-east of England....
Twenty-two years ago today, after the Bank of England’s Operation Sandstorm inquiry uncovered “widespread fraud and manipulation”, the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) was...
A report by renewable firm Regen SW (RSW) reveals that the renewable energy capacity in the south-west has “grown by almost 50% in the past 12...
Homeowners who have taken out a green deal energy efficiency loan may need to settle their debts in order to sell their property, according to consumer...
A recent survey said one in five homeowners in Britain feel their homes are too cold. But an increasing number of people are looking to combat...
Consumer water bills will rise by 3.5% in April – or £13 a year on average – to help fund £25 billion worth of network improvements...
Vancouver city council looks set to sign a responsible investment commitment, after voting unanimously to uphold the city’s core values through the companies it invests in....
January 1963 was the coldest month of the 20th century. Much of England and Wales was snow-covered for the duration. The country started to freeze solid,...
Christmas is set to be wet for many people in southern and south western England, south east Wales and the Midlands, after the Environment Agency warned...
A renewable energy developer has secured planning permission for what will be the “largest UK solar project to date”. TGC Renewables will install almost 28,000 panels...