Eight Fire engines were called to Granville Recycling Plant on Grange Lane near Telford. 

"The whole tip was aglow": Fire at recycling plant in Shropshire

The shameless driver left the scene before the council came to clean up the mess.

Fly-tipper piles rubbish on street before fleeing, leaving residents 'furious'

70,000 badgers across England could be killed this year.

Badger culling licences granted for areas across the Midlands

Construction work has officially started on the high speed rail project. Boris Johnson says it will create up to 22,000 new jobs and connect urban areas- but campaigners continue to voice their concerns. 

Shovels in the ground: The first official day of HS2 construction 

The boiler house at the former Rugeley Power Station in Staffordshire has been demolished in a controlled explosion.

Sixth building at Rugeley Power Station in Staffordshire demolished

A man has been caught dumping rubbish onto the grounds of a a Sikh temple in Handworth.

Man caught dumping rubbish onto grounds of Handsworth Sikh temple

The enormous 2,000 tonne machines – which have been built by world-leading German tunnelling specialists – will be shipped in pieces to the UK later this year.

HS2 reveals machines that will drill the Midlands route next year

The scheme will give eligible properties a £5,000 grant to put in measures to help stop properties being flooded in the future.

Nearly 500 households and businesses in Derbyshire to benefit from flood fund

Homes and businesses were damaged by flood-water earlier this year.

Projects in the Midlands are among those covered in the £170m package announced by government.

Flood defence projects welcomed by Midlanders 

It's the second local outbreak of the virus across the Midlands after Leicester. 

Some 73 positive cases of the virus have been confirmed among workers at the farm.

At least one person who tested positive for covid-19 has left Herefordshire farm

Councillors say they are hoping to clear the area soon. 

Hundreds of rotting chicken legs dumped at roadside

As the Court of Appeal will hear from wildlife presenter and campaigner Chris Packham tomorrow, protesters in a Warwickshire village marched to show they share his concerns over the impact on ancient woodland.

Charlotte Cross: Protesters march against 'concrete electrified scar' of HS2

Sites are being deep cleaned, which includes sterilising equipment such as children’s play facilities, gates, benches and bins. 

Playgrounds, skate parks and ball courts to reopen

People are taking time to wash recycling properly, and put it in the correct bin. Now, waste companies want to keep the good habits going.

Charlotte Cross: Waste plants operating at 'post-Christmas levels'

Environment Correspondent Charlotte Cross discusses how people have turned to nature during lockdown - and what we can learn for the future.

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