Environment

Two Morpeth Litter Blitz group litter-picks on the same day have been hailed a big success.

With spring starting to bloom, Brits have been urged to look out for reptiles that call the UK home – including grass snakes, slow worms, vipers and even sand lizards.

The RSPB is calling on people who spend time in Northumberland's remote hills and moorlands to look out for hen harriers, England’s most threatened bird of prey.

Following a family telephone conversation about climate change, the Robinsons organised a well-attended event to highlight the issue.

Two Morpeth Litter Blitz group litter-picks are taking place on Sunday.

From the outside, Rose and John’s cottage in rural Northumberland looks the rural idyll – but step inside and you soon see the reality is far harsher.

Visitors to Kielder Water & Forest Park are being urged to look skywards over the next couple of weeks, with the area’s famous ospreys expected to return to the area soon.

Patrols are being stepped up in a bid to crack down on dog fouling in cemeteries.

The date for a ruling on proposed Highthorn opencast mine in Northumberland has been delayed, it is claimed.

While previous litter blitzes have covered Morpeth town centre, the Morpeth Litter Blitz group’s first litter-pick of 2019 covered a wide range of areas across the town.

Expert advice is being sought on how best to deal with historic pollution at Lynemouth beach.

Northumberland County Council is backing a national campaign to get people out and about in order to help clean up their local communities.

Criticism of the proposed Highthorn opencast mine in Northumberland by acclaimed broadcaster and nature expert Sir David Attenborough has been welcomed by the Save Druridge group.

The Environment Agency has released thousands of young fish into North East still waters to give stocks a boost.

Drivers on Tyneside will soon be faced with the reality of having to pay to use some of the region’s most polluted roads.

Green champion Dai Richards is the king of the clean-ups.