Environment

A PFI expert will be discussing Sheffield’s controversial highways maintenance contract with anti tree-felling campaigners next week.

EVEN though a Parliamentary inquiry suggests the ban on new petrol and diesel cars should be brought forward from 2040 to 2032 as part of the Government’s wider agenda to combat climate change, there is a fundamental flaw in both route maps – a lack of charging points for a new generation of electric-powered vehicles.

When you think of urban trees you likely think of local parks or green spaces – designated areas of trees dotted across the towns and cities that make up urban England.

From: Nigel Bywater, Oak Grove, Morley.

Northern Gas Networks will begin a £500,000 project to replace more than 6km of ageing metal gas pipes in Harrogate on October 27.

A £10 million offer by a Harrogate business to stop the council from developing houses on one of the town’s most famous views, has been described as a ‘publicity stunt’.

Horticulture firm Westland has acquired Gardman Group, one Europe’s leading consumer garden product firms.

From: Dick Lindley, Altofts, Normanton.

A couple from Yorkshire have been told to remove flowerbeds which were planted along a rural lane over 20 years ago to encourage wildlife.

With its stunning scenery and warm welcome, Yorkshire has earned a well-deserved place as one of the UK’s leading visitor destinations.

For lovers of classic autumnal days, last Wednesday was a real collector’s item.

The rescue of 12 boys and their football coach by volunteer cavers in Thailand earlier this year, highlighted a new awareness of caving in the Yorkshire Dales.

A multi-million pound project will help the UK’s protected bat population live in greater harmony with the historic churches that they seek a safe haven to roost in.

Energy firm Cuadrilla is to begin fracking at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire on Saturday after an environmental campaigner failed in a High Court bid to block operations.

From: Nina Smith, Chair, Railfuture, Yorkshire branch.

A 20p levy on single-use drinks cups is being trialled at a Yorkshire university to spark greater take-up of reusable cups.