Environment

Fenland Council’s ‘Team of the Year’ has been praised for helping the district buck the national trend for the amount of waste recycled in 2020/21.

The target date for Cambridgeshire to reach net zero emissions is planned to be brought forward by five years.

Around one million turkeys will be eaten across the region this Christmas, with waste products from them contributing hugely to blockages in pipes.

A Fenland council has signed up to help celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022 by planting trees in its parish.

The man leading the search for King John's lost treasure says he has pinpointed a small area at the site which contains valuable targets.

Cold weather and winter fuel payments are being given to people to help them meet their heating costs - are you entitled to claim?

Swifts and house martins are among four species of bird to have today been added to the UK's red list of those under threat.

With temperatures plummeting and heating bills rising here are seven ways you can help warm your home this winter.

Homes must prepare for flooding, says the Environment Agency, with all households being advised to check now if they're at risk.

A ban on single-use plastic plates, cutlery and other items such as disposable cups and sachets is being explored, the government has confirmed.

New homes, shops and work places, as well as buildings under going major renovation, will have to add electric car charge points from next year.

Wenny Meadow is home to a “substantial and healthy population” of rare insects, according to an survey obtained via a Freedom of Information Request.

Cambridgeshire residents wanting to help make a difference can now enrol on a new, free online recycling course.

Reports of flooding in a Fenland village are set to be addressed at a parish council meeting.

Councillors feared the scheme could have led to further development in the area.

An MP says she wants to see more detailed cost assessments by Christmas.

There’s still no plan to switch on Sutton Bridge Power Station - despite fears of a national winter energy shortage.

An opposition member claimed the borough had been 'stabbed in the back' by a vote not to oppose burner proposals at County Hall.

A new thermal imaging camera will be used during Environment Agency patrols to clampdown on illegal fishing.

The UK is about to host the world's biggest summit on climate change. But why is COP26 so important and what can it hope to achieve?