Environment

People in Ashfield have around two miles of green footpaths within walking distance

Around two miles of green footpaths within walking distance in Ashfield

Sandara Phillips says it's now impossible to get into the bin store because of all the piled-up rubbish. Photo: National World

Woman demands action over nightmare rubbish and fly-tipping problems at flats

There is no space for onshore wind or solar power farms in Nottingham

No space for onshore wind or solar power farms in Nottingham

The number of hours sewage was released into Nottingham's waterways more than doubled last year

Sewage spills in Nottingham more than doubled in 2023

Victoria Centre The Perfume Shop Refill Station

7 Victoria Centre retailers where you can do your bit for Global Recycling Day 2...

More than a dozen historic sites in Nottinghamshire are considered to be at risk, new figures have revealed.

More than a dozen Nottinghamshire heritage sites considered at risk

School energy costs have risen by nearly a quarter in Nottinghamshire over the past academic year

School energy bills rise by nearly a quarter in Nottinghamshire

The proportion of household waste sent for recycling in Nottinghamshire fell last year. Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Recycling rate in Nottinghamshire worsens

Record fall in domestic gas consumption in Ashfield

Record fall in domestic gas consumption in Ashfield

Ashfield faced a record number of fly-tipping incidents last year, new figures show.

Record number of fly-tipping incidents in Ashfield last year

Travel by train, it’s a lot better for the planet (photo: Adobe)

Going Green – Help the planet: let the train take the strain
Is there a way to make my summer holiday greener? January is traditionally the busiest month of the year for travel companies. It’s the grip of winter, the long nights of summer feel like they’re so far away and many of us are dreaming of sunnier climes.
Angela Terry

The proposed cabins (credit GBC)

Plans for glamping cabins in Newstead Abbey park rejected

More than 50 water pollution incidents have been recorded in Ashfield in the last five years

More than 50 water pollution incidents in Ashfield since 2018

Public electric vehicle charging points have increased by a third in the last year across Nottinghamshire. Photo: Other

Number of public electric vehicle charging points in county up by a third

More than half of Ashfield homes suffer with poor energy efficiency. Photo: Other

More than half of homes in Ashfield suffer poor energy efficiency

New figures show many areas of Mansfield and Ashfield are breathing in highly polluted air. Photo: Other

Air pollution 'dangerously high' in many Mansfield and Ashfield neighbourhoods

Services at Hucknall Recycling Centre are likely to be impacted by a strike by GMB Union members this month. Photo: Google

GMB Union announces strikes at Nottinghamshire recycling centres

There were more than 300,000 overspills across England in 2022 – a 19 per cent reduction on more than 370,000 in 2021, although this may have been the product of weather conditions rather than improved infrastructure. (Photo by: Peter Byrne/PA/Radar)

Hundreds of sewage overflows in Ashfield last year

Throwing away Japanese knotweed with your garden waste could land you a hefty fine

Simple mistake over garden waste could leave gardeners facing a £5,000 fine

Titchfield Park in Hucknall has retained its Green Flag status

Titchfield Park among Ashfield parks awarded coveted Green Flag Award status

Nottinghamshire Council's County Hall headquarters in West Bridgford. (Photo by: Local Democracy Reporting Service)

Plan to hit 65 per cent household waste recycling target will go to consultation

New figures reveal which part of Nottinghamshire had the highest sewage spills last year

Revealed: The Nottinghamshire district that's worst for sewage spills

Across the UK, buses emitted 815 thousand tonnes of oil equivalent in 2021, substantially down from the 1,372 ktoe produced a decade earlier. Picture: Clive Gee/PA Radar

Buses in Ashfield produce more emissions than a decade ago

Hucknall Recycling Centre on Wigwam Lane

Major review into Hucknall Recycling Centre delayed

National Simplicity Day is this month (photo: Adobe)

Tiny changes truly can make huge differences

Footprints can be seen on a road where the tarmac started to melt during a record hot day in the UK. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Radar

Ashfield sees drop in carbon dioxide emissions

Going Green: Warmer waters aren’t healthy for our wildlife

Decathlon’s green ‘No tent left behind’ campaign
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Green campaigner and consumer expert Angela Terry

Electric vehicles are here to stay

Going Green: Driving home case for more electric vehicles

Enjoy the seaside

Going Green: ​Make little changes before visiting the seaside

Cherie Lunghi. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney)

Going Green : Make your barbecue environment friendly

Get out into the great outdoors this Father's Day

Going Green: ​Go back to nature with your dad on Father’s Day

Deborah Meaden (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Going Green: How awful is climate change for  gardeners?

Across the UK, 17,600 solar panel systems were installed on homes in March alone

One in 20 Ashfield households have solar panels

An artist's impression of a proposed barrow at Calverton cemetery.

First barrow cemetery site planned in Nottinghamshire for thousands of years

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust celebrated its 60th anniversary

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust celebrates 60th anniversary

More than 400 Nottinghamshire climate campaigners are heading to London this weekend for The Big One demonstration

Nurse going to big climate demo after David Attenborough 'wake-up call'

Across England, 6.4 per cent of rubbish sent to be recycled in 2021-22 was rejected.

Hundreds of tonnes of Ashfield waste rejected from recycling centres

Environmental activist Jane Goodall (photo: Getty Images)

​UK climate change is under microscope on eve of Earth Day

world’s leading scientists on climate and the environment

In England, tree canopy cover stands at just 12.8 per cent, of which only 10 per cent can be attributed to woodland. Across the European Union, woodland cover rises to 38 per cent.

Ashfield has higher tree coverage than English average

Richard Sheldon, outgoing chairman of Nottinghamshire County Show’s organising committee

Nottinghamshire County Show is chance for farming community to show how it helps

More than 18 per cent of Ashfield is covered by trees but Friends of the Earth say it's not enough. Photo: Google

Ashfield has higher tree coverage than the English average

Farm animal welfare charity Compassion in World Farming went to the office of Mark Spencer MP

Farm animal welfare charity urges Sherwood MP Mark Spencer to ban live exports

Wayne Prince, highways inspection and risk manager at Via East Midlands

Highways inspectors are working to keep our roads safe
Highways inspectors at Via East Midlands have been working hard this winter to ensure our roads are safe – but say they need our help to let them know where problems are so they can take action.
Shelley Marriott

Empty supermarket shelves (photo: Adobe)

Fresh fruit and veg shortages – when will scarcity end?

Rihanna on stage at the superbowl (photo: Getty Images)

Let the sun shine in – benefit from solar panel energy saving

Households in Nottinghamshire are having to choose between heating and eating

Thousands of households expected to have to choose between heating and eating

Harry Potter star, Emma Watson (photo: Getty Images)

Erosion becomes big problem for coastal living home owners

There are 5.2 million homes across the UK that are at risk of flooding (photo: Adobe)

​Warning of risk of flooding for homes next to waterways

Counting the cost of global warming (photo: Adobe)

Counting the cost of an ever-increasing overheating planet

Councillors in the chamber.

Fracking to be banned on Nottinghamshire Council land

Shailene Woodley's modus operandi is second hand clothes shopping (photo: Getty Images)

Cosy, comfy Hygge … as Scandinavians warm to when cold

Top concern of young people is plastic pollution (photo: Adobe)

Gen Alpha acutely aware of environmental crisis

Mansfield Recycling Centre, Kestral Road, Mansfield.

New Nottinghamshire recycling checker takes guesswork out of recycling