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Fracking approval under consideration

Councillors in North Yorkshire will on Friday consider whether to approve fracking in England for ...

Water

Blackpool secures its first Blue Flag

A beach in Blackpool has been ranked among some of the best in the world ...

Queen’s Speech 2016: new rules to speed up planning process

Local authorities will only be allowed to impose pre-commencement planning conditions if they are deemed ...

Regeneration

Mayor warns councils need more support to protect green spaces

A recent High Court judgement has ‘weakened’ national policy on the protection of green spaces, ...

Transport Transport & Highways

Reduction of CO2 emissions from new vans slowed in 2015

The fuel efficiency of new vans registered in the European Union (EU) increased slightly in ...

Councils pledge to crack down on ‘toxic’ illegal tobacco market

A deluge of black market cigarettes is helping to fund criminal gangs and robbing the ...

Rural areas at risk of entering ‘digital twilight zone’, LGA warns

A flexible national minimum standard of broadband speed is necessary to stop hundreds of thousands ...

Waste Waste and Recycling

New fly-tipping fines welcome but inadequate, charity says

New penalties will not turn back the rising tide of fly-tipping, environmental charity warns. from ...

Pollution Waste Waste and Recycling

Shower gel plastic beads may face ban

The UK government says it will consider a unilateral ban on plastic microbeads in shower ...

Energy

UK and Chinese scientists partner on earthquake research programme

A research partnership between the UK and China will develop new expertise on increasing resilience ...