Environment

Blackpool to benefit from unparalleled £8bn flood defence investment

Dilemma to use EV or hyrdogen fuel car (photo: Adobe)

What is the case for switching to hydrogen or all electric vehicles

Wind up radio (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Father’s Day perfect green gifts

The EnergyTown game is marketed towards UK schoolchildren, and funded by energy giant Equinor

Warning over classroom game accused of 'brainwashing' schoolchildren

Trend towards second hand clothes (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Fashiobable clothes to help stay super cool in hot weather

A bus shelter outside Arnold School on Lytham Road has become the focus of growing concern among South Shore residents

Rats are a problem in South Shore - something needs to be done

Very low water level (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Are we in store for a long hot summer - experts predict yes

Climate change role culled from new Reform cabinet in Lancs, as line-up revealed...

The Jameson Road Landfill site in Fleetwood

We're being unfairly blamed for stink in Wyre, say landfill operators

Campaigners say they will be out in force for a peaceful demonstration against Fleetwood's landfill site at the weekend

Enough is enough - now we need numbers at our landfill site protest

Lowering carbon footprint (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Lowering your carbon footprint on a limited budget

View of Wayoh Reservoir near Edgworth, Lancashire, where levels are well below the yearly average due to a prolonged dry spell

Reservoir levels drop 20% below yearly average as temperatures hit 27C

Thick black smoke could be seen throughout the local area as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire

Concerns as firefightersforced to tackle huge grass fire

More famland faces flooding (photo: Adobe)

Present and the future danger of climate crisis

An online petition against an odorous lamdfill site has now gathered more than 10,000 names

We've got 10,000 names on petition against landfill site

New documentary explains how old Christmas trees are helping to protect the coast

Sand, Sea, Xmas Trees: How old festive saplings guard against floods
A new documentary explains why you are likely to see so many Christmas trees in the St Annes sand dunes, and how they protect the coastal town from flooding.
Lucinda Herbert

Wind turbines are alternative electricity sources

'Embracing renewable energy will lower bills'

Lancashire families are being encouraged to celebrate Great British Beef Week. Pictured is beef farmer Adam Quinney

Lancashire families are urged to celebrate Great British Beef Week

The new EV charging points in Segar Street car park, next to Kirkham and Wesham station

12 new electric vehicle charging points installed in local car park

Enveco NW and Sea Life Centre have teamed up for Blackpool
Beach Litter Picking Marathon

Litter pick marathon coming to Blackpool: here's all you need to know

Help planet Earth (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Help to heal planet on this year’s Earth Day!

Artist's impression of the scheme to prevent erosion at Anchorsholme Beach

Massive scheme to protect Blackpool beach moving closer to starting

The Keep Blackpool Tidy campaign has been relaunched for 2025 (

Keep Blackpool Tidy pledge for cleaner streets in litter battle

Solar panels - smart move (photo: Adobe)

Going green: Be energy smart install solar panels today

Fylde Council has unveiled plans for two major regeneration projects in St Annes

Plans unveiled for two major regeneration projects

Blackpool Council has been awarded £1.8 million by United Utilities to plant trees in urban spaces across the resort

£1.8m investment in resort's trees to ease sewage system pressure

Reducing carbon footprint (photo: Adobe)

Going green: Help in reducing your carbon footprint over Easter holiday
“I want to reduce my carbon footprint over the Easter holiday. What changes can I make to make my Easter celebrations more environmentally friendly?”
Angela Terry

Protesters make their point about the vile odorous emissions from the Jameson Road landfill site

Landfill site suspended by Environment Agency until odorous fumes stop

Wyre Council had wanted a temporary block on granting planning permissions for new houses within 1km of the former ICI factory, seen here in the foreground of the picture on the right-hand side of the road - but the government has declined to back the move (image: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard)

No ban on new homes near 'cancer risk' contamination site

Eco-heating with a heat pump (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Help planet go green with heat pump install

Marcus, Dave, Bob and John - Thames Water workers at Mogden Sewage Treatment Works - told it how it is in the documentary Thames Water: Inside the Crisis (Picture: BBC/Brinkworth Productions/Catherine Harte)

Water execs search for positive PR and end up pooing on their own doorstep

Showing love for Mother Earth (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Show Mother Earth love on Mother’s Day

Stanley Park lake in Blackpool has reopened to the public following a bird flu outbreak

Stanley Park lake reopens to public after bird flu outbreak

Inspiring young people to connect with nature and building greener schools are both on the government agenda

Three things the Government is doing to make schools 'greener'

Eco-friendly housing (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Climate crisis – is it now time to go green?

Protest held against the odorous chemical emissions coming from the Jameson Road landfill site in Fleetwood. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

We are worried about what this poisonous stench is doing to our health

Solar generating community energy (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Taking control of your energy consumption

The operators of the Jameson Road landfill site have dropped an application to vary their permit

Fleetwood landfill operators halt controversial plans for tipper bay

Turbines like those proposed for the Irish Sea - but what about the impact on land across the Fylde?

Fylde windfarm: 'more robust information' demanded before decision

Eating for health (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Eating a healthy diet to help save the planet

There are apps for IDing plants, birdsong, and even star constellations

8 top apps for learning about nature, from plants to the night sky

Volunteers plant Christmas trees in the sand dunes

Drone video shows 415 volunteers burying xmas trees in sand dunes

Footballer James Omondi Osowo has been found murdered

Going Green: Football under pressure due to climate change

An area around the Hillhouse Enterprise Zone in Thornton is the subject of a contamination investigation

Further soil testing to take place after cancer-causing chemical found

Making global warming palatable to children (phorto: Adobe)

Going Green: Making going green more child friendly

Live map shows areas of recent sewage spills in England.

Watch: Live map shows areas of recent sewage spills in England

Peat is an important part of tackling climate change (image: Adobe, via Carbon Copy)

Why Lancashire's peatland needs your help to protect it

How At Risk register gives boost to future of Lancashire theatres

Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams are the presenters of BBC's Winterwatch, which came live from an RSPB reserve in Dorset this week (Picture: BBC Studios/Jo Charlesworth)

Winterwatch can make you fall in love with Chris Packham

University of Central Lancashire has risen 10 places in the People & Planet University League table.

"Thrilled": UCLan rises 10 places in national league table

Every gulley in Lancashire will be inspected in the next two years - some for the first time ever

Huge change to drain cleaning on Lancashire's roads in bid to reduce flooding

All electric future (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Accelerating towards a petrol-free future!

Protesters against the landfill emissions last year - now residents say the smell has returned with a vengeance

It's back - residents complain about return of sickening stench

Celebrating healthy lifestyle with Veganuary (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Turn over a new leaf and get healthy this Veganuary

Alpacas dine on donated Christmas trees

Super-sweet alpacas tuck into prickly treat - of donated Xmas trees

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