Gazette & Herald - Environmental news and information stories

Groups criticise ‘tax on food production’

3:45pm Thursday 18th March 2010

FARMERS and growers in Ryedale may face a new levy on any new buildings on their holdings under a change in planning regulations.

Getting a slice of Rural Life

3:44pm Thursday 18th March 2010

BBC TV’S Lambing Live programme has captured the imagination of the public.

New chairman needed for Malton Show

3:35pm Thursday 18th March 2010

MALTON Show needs a new chairman, following the retirement of Charlie Breese after three years in the post.

Dowell family and their smallholding at Sinnington nominated for Future Friendly Awards

9:51am Friday 12th March 2010

A FAMILY from a village near Pickering has been recognised for embracing green issues.

Weedkiller blamed for loss of York Groundsel

8:36am Friday 12th March 2010

A UNIQUE wild flower was driven to extinction with the help of City of York Council, a new report suggests.

Up to 60 homes are to be built on the former British Sugar site as part of an eco-project

10:04am Wednesday 10th March 2010

City of York Council will receive £275,000 of Government money to help construct an eco show home which will provide an example to local residents and school children of “green living”, as well as providing a base for sustainable construction training.

Clifton Backies local nature reserve gets a spruce-up by the BTCV

9:55am Wednesday 10th March 2010

VOLUNTEER officer Will Hinchliffe has thanked the people who helped him create woodland glades and cleared up wild flower meadows at the Clifton Backies local nature reserve in a project he led for the conservation charity BTCV. Mr Hinchliffe said: “We have had a great couple of weeks at Clifton Backies, we even got some sunshine this week.

Have your say

Unwanted goods to be recycled

8:51am Wednesday 10th March 2010

PICKERING residents have a chance to recycle their unwanted household goods.

Ryedale District Council to attempt to cut emissions by 11 per cent

8:51am Wednesday 10th March 2010

COUNCILLORS are calling for Ryedale District Council to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 11 per cent in two years.

The Woodland Trust donates 650 trees to the community of Holtby, near York

7:53am Wednesday 10th March 2010

RESIDENTS of a village near York took advantage of the spring sunshine when they dug deep to help the environment.

Himalayan topic for Pickering Horticultural Society

7:48am Wednesday 10th March 2010

The speaker at the February meeting of the Hardy Plant Group of the Pickering Horticultural Society was Peter Hartrey.

York rivers identified as potential locations for hydro-power schemes

8:51am Tuesday 9th March 2010

RIVERS in York have been identified as potential locations for schemes which could use hydro-power to provide energy for the city’s homes.

York's street lights may turn green as part of national emission-reducing scheme

8:00am Saturday 6th March 2010

A QUEST to make York more environmentally-friendly could see hundreds of street lights replaced as council chiefs sign up to a national emission-reducing scheme.

Recycle your old Yellow Pages

10:44am Friday 5th March 2010

RESIDENTS in York are being urged to take a leaf out of the recycling book when it comes to getting rid of their old copies of the Yellow Pages.

www.york.gov.uk/environment/waste

Have your say

Quarry wildlife haven tour at Swinden Quarry

1:59pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010

Quarries might not seem like the most promising places in which to study nature, but to the the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust they are treasure troves.

Have your say

Spotlight on woodfuel

1:58pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010

Yorkshire has been chosen to host a major event aimed at outlining groundbreaking new Government proposals to expand the use of renewable energy sources like woodfuel.

Have your say

Energy and Climate Change Minister David Kidney visits St Nicholas Field’s centre

11:30am Tuesday 2nd March 2010

energy and Climate Change Minister David Kidney dropped in at York’s St Nicholas Field’s environment centre to announce cash rewards for people who generate green energy.

Have your say

Fulford residents get a say on air quality

11:41am Monday 1st March 2010

THE results of a public survey of how much of their community residents in an area of York want to see covered by an environmental plan will be revealed next month.