A lorry-load of hazardous material dumped on a Dumfriesshire farm will cost the farmer thousands to have cleared.

Lorry-load of asbestos dumped on Dumfriesshire farm 

The South of Scotland Enterprise has awarded part of Dumfries & Galloway £1.9m to help its 'exceptional environment', create new jobs and attract investment.

£2m boost for D&G UNESCO plan

A former golf course in Cumbria is set to become the very first urban bee and butterfly oasis in the North West.

Former Carlisle golf course to be transformed into wildlife haven

Friends say the country's national parks are 'failing to step up' to the climate crisis.

Sheffield has more woodland than the Lake District, according to new figures

Cumbria County Council has approved an application to create a new coal mine off the county's coast. It will now go to the UK Government for final approval. 

New coal mine in west Cumbria given green light

A male hen harrier has become the fourth to vanish since April. The RSPB is calling on the government to do more to protect the birds

Hen harrier disappearances trigger calls for licensing on grouse shooting 

Climate change campaigners in West Cumbria say the Government's decision to stop a coal mine in Northumberland could be a huge turning point in their fight to stop the first deep coal mine being built in the UK for 30 years off the coast of Whitehaven.

Climate change protestors welcome government u-turn on Northumberland mine 

It's thought to be one of Scotland's largest community buyouts and would see the purchase of more than 10,000 acres  to create a vast nature reserve to tackle climate breakdown, boost nature restoration and support community regeneration.

Langholm Moorland: 'Tremendous' step forward for historic land buyout

The First Minister will use Tuesday's programme for government to set out what she sees as the "necessary steps to rebuild an economy that is stronger, fairer and more sustainable".

Scottish Government’s ‘national mission’ to create green jobs

The algae poses a small risk to humans but it can be deadly to animals, particularly dogs if they drink or swim in the water. 

Which lakes in Cumbria currently have blue green algae?

It's one of Scotland's largest community buyouts and would see the Langholm Initiative purchase more than 10,000 acres - valued at £6 million – from Buccleuch’s Borders Estate.

Funding boost for historic land buyout for eco moorland project

Scottish Water are inspecting the problem and said residents may experience no water supply, low pressure and discoloured water. 

Burst water main closes two Dalbeattie schools

The Stonethwaite Campsite, in the Borrowdale Valley, announced the news on Facebook after they were inundated with people who treated their picturesque site like a "mini festival".

Campsite closes after staycationers leave behind gazebos, airbeds and tents

Mountaineer Sir Chris Bonnington climbing home stairs in alpine kit 

The Everest Challenge 2020, will see Sir Chris Bonington ascend the stairs at his home in Cumbria, in full climbing kit, twenty times. 

Bonington scales stairs to fundraise for Nepalese cause 45 years after Everest 

Businesses in Dumfries are this morning coping with the effects of yet another flood along the Whitesands.


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