Environment

The Department of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs said Fintona farmer Henry McCarney had caused 'extensive' pollution to a tributary of the Eskragh Water from a farm effluent spill

Deputy Leader of Calderdale Council Scott Patient had put forward the motion which has now seen the council transition to offering 100% plant-based and vegan diets

"Intensive farming, with its reliance on artificial nitrogen, vanishing peat and corrupting the soil, will not see many more tomorrows. It is literally unsustainable"

The local authority has confirmed that nature was in 'long term decline' and that urgent action must be taken to reverse its downward spiral

The Government's adviser for the natural environment in England has responded to Wildlife Justice's threat of legal action on Dartmoor

Magherafelt farmer Brian McCartney had allowed pigs to roam freely with effluent 'ponding' at the site

The Government agency said Newquay farmer William Salmon had dumped waste at a disused quarry which had interfered with a badger sett

Cover crops, regulations and rural community were all in discussion at Groundwell's Outreach event Go Falkland

Labour councillor Scott Patient said the move was 'hugely symbolic' in helping the council to 'lead by example' in encouraging businesses to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2038

Commoners and farmers have warned this could be the very beginning of 'attacks' on grazing SSSI land across the UK