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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
A special task group will be set up to guide an ongoing review of Nottinghamshire’s recycling and household waste centres as its findings continue to be 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

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
Ashfield has higher than average tree coverage compared with the rest of England, new figures show.

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

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

Eight in ten children (83 per cent) think their parents spend up to a whopping £10,000 each year during the Christmas period (photo: Rob Evans)

All kids want for Christmas is to save the planet

Attenborough Nature Reserve. Photo by Richard Rogers.

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust calls for support in face of 'damaging' policies

The National Highways winter fleet ready for action.

Gritters head out for first salt spreading as cold weather sweeps across Notts
Gritters are going out this week for the first significant operation of the autumn and winter season on motorways and major A-roads as temperatures dip across the country.

Reach Out Residents held a tree planting session in the west area of Hucknall

Community group helping make Hucknall greener at tree planting session

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust is worried about the impacts of fracking

Fears for wildlife and landscape in Nottinghamshire as fracking ban is lifted

Sylvester Stallone broke water regulations (photo: Getty Images)

Buy kid's recycled clothing and help to save the planet

Proposals to remove Whyburn Farm from the draft local plan will be discussed and voted upon by the draft local plan steering group and council cabinet

Scrapping plans to build on Whyburn Farm among four local plan options

Gen Z festival goers are increasingly taking their tents with them after festivals (photo: @F.Guion)

Gen Z festival goers... won't leave tents behind

Giant hogweed growing alongside a road. People are being warned to steer clear of the poisonous plant

Warning to steer clear of toxic Giant hogweed plants this summer

Residents in Newstead Village can start getting free energy upgrades from the council

Newstead residents benefiting from free home energy improvements

Coun Ethan Radford regularly joins volunteers helping keep the River Leen clean

Volunteers needed to help keep Bulwell rivers and streams flowing cleanly

Bestwood Country Park is a jewel in the local crown

Cast a vote for Bestwood Country Park in search for nation's favourite green gem

Nottinghamshire climate campaigner and former Olympic gold medalist Etienne Stott is supporting Extinction Rebellion's calls for drivers to boycott BP and Shell petrol stations this week. Photo: Gareth Morris

Bulwell campaigner backs Extinction Rebellion call to boycott Shell and BP