Environment

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.

Councillors have agreed to pay for a detailed look at proposals which could see far more waste collected from Northumberland homes in future.

Readers are being invited to look up to the night sky this month as part of one of the biggest starlight surveys in years.

Glass, plastic containers and food waste could all be collected from Northumberland homes in future, as the county council seeks to recycle more than half of all its household waste.

Brown crabs on the Northumberland coast are the focus of a major new piece of research.

The Ramblers is calling on people in the North East to nominate their area for Britain’s Best Walking Neighbourhood Award.

A conservation project to improve the land and habitat for people and wildlife at an East Chevington nature reserve has moved a step forward.

Ponteland residents are invited to find out more about potential options for flood protection at a drop-in event on Wednesday.

The Environment Agency has hosted an event to thank the teams of volunteer flood wardens in the North East for the vital role they play in helping to protect their communities.