Tories slam Labour-run Birmingham council as bin strikes hit one-year mark
‘Residents have had to deal with mounting piles of rubbish for a year now’ – Conservative opposition leader Labour-run Birmingham council’s “refusal to.
Birmingham
Environment
Politics
Business News
Environment
Tips at tipping point as landfill capacity crisis looms
The West Midlands faces a landfill crisis with dumps set to be full in five to six years. The region’s tip capacity time.
Birmingham
Business News
Environment
Beeswift acquires eco circular workwear manufacturer Plan B International Ltd
Moving from a take-make-dispose system to one based on reuse, recycling and minimising waste A company that makes workwear from waste polyester has.
Environment
Politics
Viewpoint
The hidden cost of green policy
The career-boosting falsehood of today’s net zero religion The green agenda has become untouchable. Net zero strategies, clean transport, low-emission zones and sustainability.
Crime
Environment
Justice
Waste crook convicted
Illegal tip netted waste crook more than £70,000 A Cornish man must pay back £72,500 he made running an illegal waste business or.
Defence
Energy
Environment
Solar scheme powers expansion
Military, NHS and schools included Great British Energy will expand its solar rollout to military bases, hospitals and schools as part of a.
Development
Environment
Transport
Gatwick’s second runway approved
The government has given the green light to a second runway at Gatwick Airport in what ministers are describing as one of the.
Business News
Environment
People
£1.1bn boost for coasts
Investment in clean shipping The government has announced more than £1.1 billion of combined public and private investment to support growth, skills and.
Environment
People
Drought crisis set to continue
Rainfall not enough The National Drought Group (NDG) has warned that England’s drought will persist through the autumn despite recent rainfall. August saw.
Birmingham
Environment
Events
Life Sciences
Viewpoint
Nature is our lifeblood
It’s in our nature to be a thriving region As Life Sciences Week gets under way tomorrow, it’s time to shine a light.