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Craghead solar farm decision overturned and approved
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (557+ words) The solar farm plan had previously been rejected by Durham County Council's planning committee The rejection of a solar farm, which objectors said would cause "significant deterioration" in recreational use of the land, has been overturned. Reform UK-led Durham County…...
More than half of England in drought experts say
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (591+ words) A drought has officially been declared across more than half of England. It added that the impacts were already being felt, including low river levels, early harvests and high risk of wildfires. More than 20 million people across the country are…...
Farmer fears running out of water amid Devon and Cornwall drought
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (1198+ words) Guy Singh-Watson said his organic vegetable business was "running out of water" The head of an organic vegetable box company has said staff would have to choose which plants to water and which to let die "within weeks". Guy Singh-Watson…...
Wiltshire farmer says his no-graze approach benefits his cows
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (1027+ words) One Wiltshire farmer is using a no-graze method for his herd A farmer who uses a zero-grazing system says the welfare of his cows is as good as those in any other herds. Joe Carter farms in Wiltshire and has…...
Ribena faces blackcurrant struggles due to climate change
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (862+ words) This year's crop of blackcurrants has struggled in this year's extreme weather conditions On the outskirts of Ledbury in Herefordshire, I have come to see a brand new, multimillion-pound factory. Its job is to turn the nation's blackcurrants into concentrate…...
Use water wisely to avoid hosepipe ban, West Midlands customers told
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (919+ words) Weeks without rain have left the bed of the River Wye exposed at Hereford People across the West Midlands are being urged to "use water wisely" by the Environment Agency (EA) after drought was declared. The region is one of…...
Butterflies thrive in Kent micro-reserve garden
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (480+ words) A garden has become a "successful micro-reserve" for helping multiple types of butterflies by giving them more space and plants to thrive in. Great Comp Garden, in St Mary's Platt, near Sevenoaks, Kent, said that it hosts about 25% of the…...
What Britain's air-con row tells us about fighting climate change
9+ hour, 22+ min ago (1761+ words) How the UK's extreme heat is shifting the conversation about air-con Mandy Bourne lives with her 80‑year‑old mum in a top‑floor social housing flat in the West Midlands. Both struggle with health conditions exacerbated by the recent heatwaves....
Durham solar farm rejection overturned by Planning Inspectorate
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (523+ words) The Planning Inspectorate overturned the council's decision on the solar farm The rejection of a solar farm, which opponents said would leave residents feeling like "prisoners" in their "own home", has been overturned on appeal. Reform UK-led Durham County Council…...
Scotland's centuries-old guga hunt could be refused licence
19+ hour, 46+ min ago (911+ words) A team of hunters go to the small island of Sula Sgeir to kill young gannets Permission could be refused for a traditional hunt of young seabirds to take place on an uninhabited Hebridean island later this summer. For centuries,…...