Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
17/05/2017 - 09:31
New research has argued that hedges are often better than trees at soaking up air pollution among tall buildings.
16/05/2017 - 13:23
Over half of all UK adults would be happy to tolerate only public transport being allowed in their nearest city if it meant air quality could be improved, a survey conducted by Volvo Buses has indicated.
16/05/2017 - 11:02
The RAC has warned it attended over 6,500 breakdowns caused as a result of potholes in the first quarter of 2017 – a 63 per cent year-on-year rise despite decent weather conditions.
15/05/2017 - 09:41
Nottinghamshire County Council has announced that plans to survey Sherwood Forest to identify its potential for fracking have been dropped.
12/05/2017 - 10:11
To meet increasing demands, Bristol Waste Company, the council-owned waste business, has launched a commercial waste and recycling service.
12/05/2017 - 09:31
The Green Party has pledged new laws to protect Britain's nature, wildlife and countryside in the wake of Brexit, if it is elected at June’s genera
11/05/2017 - 11:43
Cheshire East Council has secured a landmark ruling in the Supreme Court to better protect residents from speculative housing developments that threaten the countryside.
09/05/2017 - 12:36
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is considering implementing a zone in the city centre which could see drivers of highly polluting vehicles charged a fee.
09/05/2017 - 12:18
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has warned that councils are failing to apply planning guidance that is designed to protect countryside growth plans.
04/05/2017 - 09:37
A coalition of environmental organisations, including the National Trust and The Wildlife Trusts, the Campaign for Better Transport, the Green Alliance and the Campaign to Protect Rural England, have called on incoming metro mayors to take urgent action to make their city regions greener.
03/05/2017 - 11:36
A new report commissioned by the Environmental Services Association Educational Trust (ESAET) and the Environmental Services Association has warned waste crime in England incurs losses to the legitimate waste industry and the taxpayer of £604 million a year.
02/05/2017 - 09:28
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee has warned that the government has left the UK nuclear industry at risk and must act urgently to ensure its continued operation post-Brexit.
28/04/2017 - 10:33
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that the GLA will not provide the vital financial guarantees needed for construction to begin.
28/04/2017 - 09:44
Despite a late bid to delay publication of its the pollution strategy, the government has been ordered to release it before the June election.
27/04/2017 - 11:08
The Environment Food, and Rural Affairs Committee has criticised the government’s ‘sub-standard’ approach to sustainable drainage (SuDs), claiming it failed to protect communities from flood risk.
