Delight as proposed Holy Island fishing ban dropped by Government The confirmation fishing would not be banned came this weekend Chronicle Live · Feb 27, 2023
Call for ban on zoos keeping polar bears as captivity ‘adds to global warming’ Greenhouse gas emissions created by keeping wild animals exacerbate climate crisis, report says The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023
Rules on 'cruel' animal trips won't extend to Scotland after constitutional row A WESTMINSTER bill to prohibit the sale and advertisement of cruel animal experiences abroad will not be extended to Scotland due to a row between… The National (Scotland) · Feb 26, 2023
Government confirms it will not proceed with Holy Island fishing ban Residents on Lindisfarne had been on 'tenterhooks' as they awaited a decision from the government Chronicle Live · Feb 25, 2023
Public told to ‘bin’ dead birds despite avian flu outbreak Woman says call handler told her to bin dead birds because authorities ‘so busy’ The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023
Uncertainty sees Northumberland farmer facing £30,000 loss in income It follows the Future of Farming inquiry launched by the council last year Chronicle Live · Feb 16, 2023
Seafood career appetiser to start straight away after Defra-funding success Grimsby Institute secured backing for entry-level Steps into Seafood programme as part of significant funding package for the sector Birmingham Post · Feb 13, 2023
Labour slams government over ‘discredited theory’ for mysterious big crustacean die-off ‘This algal bloom theory was pursued despite warnings from the local fishing industry and by university marine experts,’ says Jim McMahon The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023
Clean Air Zone charges 'highly unlikely' except in two Greater Manchester boroughs, Andy Burnham says The government has asked Greater Manchester to analyse the impact of introducing charges on some vehicles in the city centre Manchester Evening News · Feb 10, 2023
How climate change could fare in the UK's new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero The UK government has announced its business department will be split into separate departments for science, business and energy. The new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, to give it its full name, represents the return of an energy and climate-focused department after a seven-year hiatus. The Conversation · Feb 7, 2023
Government could still require Greater Manchester to enforce Clean Air Zone charges Greater Manchester has still not convinced the government that it will improve air quality enough without introducing charges Manchester Evening News · Feb 7, 2023
Bird flu jumps to mammals amid UK’s biggest outbreak of avian virus Animals are believed to have eaten dead wild birds that were infected with the virus The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
Legal challenge to Government’s border control posts legislation Defra is being challenged by loyalist activist Jamie Bryson on legislation meant to ease the building of border control posts at North Irish ports. The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023
Supermarket shoppers issued warning as 'half and half' bread taken off shelves The Real Bread campaign group has been waging war againt the naming of 'half and half' loaves. Daily Record · Jan 30, 2023
Nottingham Post · Jan 29, 2023 Bread warning for shoppers as some 'half and half' products pulled from shelves The Real Bread Campaign is asking them to review the marketing saying by law the word wholemeal ''can only be used in a product name or marketing if all of the flour in that product is wholemeal''.
Chronicle Live · Jan 29, 2023 Shoppers issued bread warning as 'half and half' products stripped from supermarket shelves Iceland is said to have already made changes, with other supermarkets possibly following suit in the future
Daily Mirror · Jan 28, 2023 Warning for shoppers who buy 'half and half' bread as products pulled from shelves Iceland has removed its own-brand ‘50% white and wholemeal’ loaf after a complaint was made by the lobby group to trading standards and campaigners say other supermarkets could follow the move
Liverpool Echo · Jan 27, 2023 Warning to anyone who buys bread as products pulled from shelves Iceland has reportedly already made changes
Wales Online · Jan 27, 2023 Campaign group fighting half-and-half bread sees battle taken to the Government The group has written to manufacturers and retailers as well as local authorities, and the case has been sent up to DEFRA
The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023 Top geneticist warns UK is embarking on experiment that could ‘cause great harm’ Lord Winston told Parliament he was ‘very concerned’ that the use of this technology could have unintended consequences
The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023 Environment Secretary would like sewage discharges cut ‘a lot quicker’ Therese Coffey said she would want it to happen faster than the final 2050 target – if there was not a ‘massive’ impact on household water bills.
Chronicle Live · Jan 22, 2023 Government rules on wood burning stoves from fuel restrictions to smoke control areas Anyone with a wood burning stove could be fined up to £1,000 if they don't follow the strict regulations around them - here's what you need to know
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2023 ‘It’s a farce’: the giant Brexit border control site now used to inspect Ukrainian pets The customs inspection site at Sevington in Kent has space for 1,700 lorries, but lies largely deserted
Chronicle Live · Jan 20, 2023 Panel rules new disease may have caused sea creature deaths on North East beaches The official report details how dredging and pyridine were very unlikely to have caused the tragic die-off.
Daily Mirror · Jan 20, 2023 'Apocalyptic' mass crustaceans deaths 'caused by new disease unknown to science' Locals in Hartlepool to Whitby described the sight of dead crabs and lobsters as 'apocalyptic' and a new report is out after the Department for the Environment initially blamed an 'algal bloom'