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Wildlife in North Yorkshire in trouble

7:56am Thursday 23rd May 2013

WILDLIFE is in trouble in North Yorkshire, according to an in-depth study of the region’s flora and fauna.

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Yorkshire peatlands restored

8:54am Saturday 18th May 2013

ABOUT 100 square miles of Yorkshire’s precious peatlands have been restored in a multi-million pound project that aims to preserve vital habitats and help cut global warming by reducing the amount of carbon escaping from them into the atmosphere.

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‘Help our hedgehogs’

8:50am Wednesday 8th May 2013

ONE of York’s newest hedgehog rehabilitators, Emma Farley, is asking York people to help during Hedgehog Awareness Week next week.

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Wildlife spotting at York nature reserve

8:08am Wednesday 8th May 2013

AMATEUR naturalists are being invited to join in a day of wildlife spotting at a York nature reserve.

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Hambleton recycling to be extended to include card

9:08am Wednesday 1st May 2013

COUNCIL waste teams will start collecting light card from homes in the Hambleton district over the next few weeks.

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Compost bin offer

9:25am Thursday 25th April 2013

GARDENERS in North Yorkshire can buy a cut-price compost bin under a new scheme. York and North Yorkshire Waste Partnership and North Yorkshire County Council have made the bins available in two sizes.

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Green waste scheme backed for mine site

7:57am Friday 19th April 2013

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a £23.5 million green energy scheme near York may be given the go-ahead despite hundreds of objections.

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Composting day with York Rotters

9:03am Thursday 18th April 2013

YORK Rotters will be holding a day of worm charming, composting lessons and wildlife spotting on Saturday.

Recycling firm’s community pledge

8:44am Thursday 18th April 2013

A WASTE and recycling firm is offering organisations living within ten miles of its landfill sites the chance to apply for up to £250,000 in funding to support environmental or community projects.

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Wildlife group in celebration

8:54am Tuesday 16th April 2013

A WILDLIFE group is to celebrate 25 years of inspiring young environmentalists at the weekend.

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Seeking data on effects of freeze

8:46am Thursday 4th April 2013

NATURE lovers in Yorkshire are being asked to help with a survey to establish what effect the coldest March on record has had on wildlife.

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York switches on to electric vehicles

8:06am Wednesday 3rd April 2013

YORK is to promote electric cars by installing a network of pay-as-you-go charging points around the city.

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Garden birds still declining in county

8:38am Thursday 28th March 2013

Some of the UK’s most threatened bird species are continuing to decline in North Yorkshire, according to results from the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch survey, released today.

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Creative recycling workshop

9:13am Thursday 28th February 2013

YORK Environment Centre will host a creative recycling workshop where participants can learn how to turn their “rubbish” into useful items.

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Greens in call for energy firm initiative

9:33am Saturday 23rd February 2013

ONE of York’s political groups wants £300,000 from a council fund to be used to form a company aimed at making the city more environmentally-friendly.

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Kate on eco award shortlist

8:48am Wednesday 20th February 2013

YORK eco-champion Kate Lock has been shortlisted in a nationwide search by WWF to find Britain’s unsung environmental heroes.

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Hambleton residents urged to recycle more rubbish

8:24am Tuesday 12th February 2013

HAMBLETON residents are being urged to use their blue waste bags to recycle more rubbish.

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Landowner calls for ash dieback cure

7:57am Thursday 7th February 2013

A NORTH Yorkshire landowner has spoken out about a disease which is threatening to devastate British woodlands.

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Farm installs huge solar panels in bid to reduce costs

8:11am Wednesday 30th January 2013

A YORK farm has invested in one of the north of England’s biggest ground mounted solar panel installations.

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