Environment
03 Nov 2014
Big increase in fly-tipping incidents
INCIDENTS of illegally dumped waste increased by 20% on public land last year, suggest the latest statistics. Local Authorities dealt with some 852,000 fly-tipping incidents at a clean-up cost to...
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24 Sep 2014
Councils urged to ban sky lanterns
RURAL business leaders are calling on local authorities to ban sky lanterns. A handful of councils have banned the lanterns, which campaigners say can harm livestock and are a fire...
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29 Aug 2014
£30m project to reduce flood risk
MORE than 1,400 properties are to benefit as work begins on a coastal flood defence scheme in south-east England. The Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence Scheme will cover 2.4km of beach...
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15 Aug 2014
Unveiled: £200m brownfield site plan
A £200m government fund aims to protect the countryside from development by making it easier to build on brownfield sites. Councils can now bid for government assistance to build thousands...
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27 Jun 2014
Minister backs flood alleviation work
RURAL affairs secretary Owen Paterson visited Wiltshire to reaffirm the government’s support for local efforst to improve flood alleviation. Mr Paterson travelled to Trowbridge where he met officials from Wiltshire...
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14 Apr 2014
Coastal path ‘will boost economies’
TOURISM and local communities will benefit from two newly opened stretches of the England Coast Path, says the government. Some 91km of coastline officially opened in Cumbria and North East...
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16 Mar 2014
Council calls for sky lanterns debate
A RURAL local authority is backing a national campaign calling for a ban on the use of sky lanterns. Daventry District Council is supporting the Country Land and Business Association...
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06 Mar 2014
Reform ‘will provide more rural housing’
PLANNING reforms will provide more rural housing without building on the countryside, says the government. Up to 450m² of agricultural buildings on a farm will be able to change to...
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03 Mar 2014
Call to ‘rescue’ green spaces
THE Open Spaces Society has urged local council clerks to be active in rescuing green spaces in their communities. Nicola Hodgson, the society’s case officer, made the plea when she...
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29 Jan 2014
Car litter louts face punishment
COUNTRYSIDE campaigners have welcomed news that motorists will be fined for throwing litter from vehicles. The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill had its third reading in the House of...
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