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First log burner fine issued: wood burner rules, fuels and regulations

Asian hornets are smaller than native hornets, but deadly to our bees and other pollinators (Photo: Wildlife and Countryside Link/PA Wire)

Killer insects invade UK

XL Bullies will be banned from Februrary 2024.

XL Bully Ban: Everything you need to know as ban comes into place

XR campaigners held a protest against the use of the bee-killing pesticides in Hucknall last autumn. Photo: Other

Campaigners slam MP for backing use of pesticides they say means 'death to bees'

Extinction Rebellion staged a Save the Bees protest in Hucknall earlier this year. Photo: Submitted

Plaque protest to urge MP to back ban on bee-killing pesticides

Brucella canis can spread from dogs to humans in rare cases (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Explainer Three people in UK test positive for bacterial disease spreading in dogs

Asian hornets have been spotted near Dover in Kent

Government issues urgent warning after ‘killer’ Asian hornets spotted

If anyone finds dead swans, geese or other dead wild birds,report them to the Defra helpline on 03459 33 55 77

Warning after confirmed cases of bird flu at Newstead Abbey

Keepers are being reminded to keep birds indoors

Keepers of birds in Hucknall and Bulwell are being reminded to keep them indoors

More than 100 dogs were rehomed in Nottinghamshire

More than 130 dogs rehomed in Nottinghamshire in the last year by RSPCA

The measures were made per 10,000 of the population.

The 10 UK towns and cities with the worst air pollution

According to the government’s own data, the UK is set to miss legal targets for reducing air pollution by 2030.

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Nottinghamshire woodland

Nottinghamshire to see thousands of trees planted as part of £12 million plan to...

Areas of Nottinghamshire have been included under the Leicestershire licence.

Wildlife lovers shocked after badger cull extended into Nottinghamshire 'by back...

A dangerous Asian hornet queen has been spotted in Britain for the first time - ...

UK wet wipe ban is our opportunity to end '˜flushaway' culture

New bird restriction for Notts

The UK Pollution Index for today (Thursday 19th March 2015)

HEALTH ALERT: Toxic smog to blanket Nottinghamshire today

A farm vehicle is hosed down as preparations begin for a cull of ducks at a farm in Nafferton, East Yorkshire operated by Cherry Valley after a bird flu outbreak. Photo: Lynne Cameron/PA Wire

VIDEO: Bird flu outbreak at Yorkshire Farm

MP visit to Doff Portland, Hucknall. l-r is Ben Shaperio Shareholder, Matt Jones MD, Mark Spencer MP, Owen Paterson MP, Graham Whyatt Chairman and Trevor Millen Non-Executive Director.

DEFRA minister’s tour of factory

Rhododendron clearing at Newstead Abbey.

Newstead Abbey rhododendrons get cut back