3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (484+ words) Hounslow Council has approved its first Climate Change Resilience Plan, aiming to protect vulnerable residents, strengthen services and infrastructure, and prepare communities for extreme weather. Hounslow Council has approved its first-ever Climate Change Resilience Plan, setting out how the borough…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (840+ words) Labour's Nicky Brennan said fear of flooding was causing "sleepless nights" Residents in certain areas of Birmingham are "suffering sleepless nights" amid flooding fears, a councillor has said. Labour group leader Nicky Brennan made the remarks just days after a…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (393+ words) Picture: One of the houses damaged/Supplied “The North West is among the provinces that have been severely affected by the adverse weather conditions. According to our preliminary reports, critical infrastructure has been affected, including healthcare facilities, libraries and roads....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (298+ words) The full program for the 2026 UK Wildfire Conference is now available with two days of speakers, workshops, exhibitors and a site visit to an area hit by recent wildfires. This biennial conference at Headingly Stadium in Leeds on 10 and 11 November…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (443+ words) GOVERNMENT MINISTERS WILL this morning be updated on work being done to better share information between Met Éireann, local authorities and the Office of Public Works (OPW) to better respond to flooding events. Housing Minister James Browne is understood to…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (338+ words) Stormont’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister is set to learn the latest estimated cost of fixing environmental damage at the illegal dumping site at Mobuoy in the coming weeks. Two men were jailed last year for their roles in…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (295+ words) Councillors meet this week Town Hall chiefs look set to approve the closure of Stockton Heath community recycling centre (CRC) from early next year. The site has been earmarked for closure as part of the Labour-run council’s cost-cutting proposals. Warrington’s…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (649+ words) Monday, 7 September 2026 06:00 A new UK-wide wildfire alert service has been launched following a summer of heightened wildfire risk and major outdoor fires across southern England. Wildfire Watch UK aims to bring together information which is currently spread across fire and…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (928+ words) Tories say red tape is preventing installation of air conditioning reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter Mass retrofitting of London’s overheating homes must be done quickly to avoid putting over one million children at risk of health issues, the Mayor…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (324+ words) New Stoke-on-Trent City Council food waste bins Council leaders have defended their use of an 'opt-in' system for weekly food waste collections. All councils in England were required to introduce weekly, separate food waste collections by 31 March this year under…...