West Country Environment

The Government has pledged £200,000 for research to study how ‘microplastics’ from tyres and acrylic clothes end up in the seas.

An independent coffee chain with 14 cafes across the West Country is set to become the first in the UK to ban the sale of single-use cups.

Boardmasters festival has announced it is implementing a re-usable cup scheme to reduce the amount of single-use plastic generated.

Downing Street said £25 million of the fund will be used to help researchers investigate the issue of marine plastic.

The St Agnes-based charity works to reduce the amount of waste found on our beaches.

Bath is one of the worst areas in the country for air quality and fumes from vehicles are often above legal limits.

Councils will now be able to impose a fine of £150 - nearly double the previous

James Hosking's family have been farming flowers at Fentongollan in Cornwall for more than 130 years.