Environment

Long-awaited repairs to the damaged balcony of an Alnwick hotel could be carried out in the next few months.

Drivers on Tyneside will soon be faced with the reality of having to pay to use some of the region’s most polluted roads.

Coast Care volunteers, armed with grabbers and bags, combed the beach at Boulmer, picking up rubbish and litter.

The Environment Agency has released thousands of young fish into North East stillwaters to give stocks a boost.

A project to protect rare native broadleaf woodland has been given a cash boost.

Councillors have agreed to pay for a detailed look at proposals which could see far more waste collected from Northumberland homes in future.

Northumberland features in a new collection of interactive visitor experiences showcasing England’s National Parks.

An oak tree has been planted in memory of a much-loved teacher.

A group which helps people to care for their own environment has a new face on the team.

A day of mindfulness is being held at a Northumberland nature reserve.

Readers are being invited to look up to the night sky this month as part of one of the biggest starlight surveys in years.

David Steel, warden of the Isle of May Nature Reserve in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, will give a talk about the reserve tonight (Thursday) to the meeting of Alnwick and District Natural History Society.

Glass, plastic containers and food waste could all be collected from Northumberland homes in future, as the county council seeks to recycle more than half of all its household waste.

Brown crabs on the Northumberland coast are the focus of a major new piece of research.

A planning application has been lodged seeking permission for restoration works on the River Rede in Northumberland.

The Ramblers is calling on people in the North East to nominate their area for Britain’s Best Walking Neighbourhood Award.

A conservation project to improve the land and habitat for people and wildlife at an East Chevington nature reserve has moved a step forward.