Environment

Environmental Education Centre at Farington

What Lancashire's new 10-year waste strategy means for households

Participation rates were highest in Colne, with the least number of people taking part in Nelson.

Participation rates were highest in Colne, with the least number of people taking part in Nelson.

New Pendle food waste scheme sees 756 tonnes collected in six weeks

People to be prescribed time in nature under new Lancashire health scheme

The team behind Bacup in Bloom

The team behind Bacup in Bloom

Rossendale park wins Britain in Bloom gold for third year running

Food waste dumped at Pleasington Cemetery

Food waste dumped at Pleasington Cemetery

Community plea after 'stale food' dumped at Pleasington Cemetery

Fly-tip of asbestos being cleared away in Clitheroe in 2018

Fly-tip of asbestos being cleared away in Clitheroe in 2018

Lancashire County Council

Mobile cameras to be brought in to catch ‘disgusting’ fly-tippers

Households in Preston have been recycling around 2.16 kilograms of food waste each week

Households in Preston have been recycling around 2.16 kilograms of food waste each week

Preston residents recycle 3,000 tonnes of food waste in seven months

Philip Hargreaves, CEO of Carbonbit; John Kerry, US Politician; Miranda Barker OBE DL, CEO, RedCAT Group and Alasdair Croft, Managing Director of AMP EV

Philip Hargreaves, CEO of Carbonbit; John Kerry, US Politician; Miranda Barker OBE DL, CEO, RedCAT Group and Alasdair Croft, Managing Director of AMP EV

Lancashire charging firm sees 250 per cent growth after royal summit

The van was seized and crushed

The van was seized and crushed

Van used in fly-tipping incident seized and crushed by police

Fly-tipping in Hyndburn

Fly-tipping in Hyndburn

Hyndburn Council issues over 190 notices in fly-tipping clampdown

Rubbish on Rockcliffe Street, Blackburn

Rubbish on Rockcliffe Street, Blackburn

'It's like Victorian times' - Rats 'infest' elderly couple's Blackburn home

Access to Darwen Moor is about to get better for all

Access to Darwen Moor is about to get better for all

£1.3 million project to improve access to Darwen Moors moves step closer

The van was crushed by Burnley Council

The van was crushed by Burnley Council

Watch as fly-tippers van DESTROYED by council for environmental offences

The fly-tip left by Daly

The fly-tip left by Daly

Man ordered to pay more than £1,000 after fly-tipping investigation in Haslingden

Environment Agency are appealing for information to identify this man

Environment Agency are appealing for information to identify this man

75 tonnes of waste dumped in Nelson as Environment Agency seeks man in CCTV image

Ribble Rivers Trust volunteers working to maintain a new woodland at Salesbury.

Ribble Rivers Trust volunteers working to maintain a new woodland at Salesbury.

Volunteers wanted to plant thousands of trees across Lancashire

Victory Park in Barnoldswick

Victory Park in Barnoldswick

All we know so far after 'lots of dead fish' spotted in park's beck

The rubbish left in Haslingden

The rubbish left in Haslingden

Woman fined after illegal rubbish pile dumped in Haslingden street

Oscar Whitfield's photo of a dung beetle pushing along a ball of animal poo picked up both the Young Wildlife Photographer award

Oscar Whitfield's photo of a dung beetle pushing along a ball of animal poo picked up both the Young Wildlife Photographer award

Schoolboy Oscar’s 'Labour of Love’ image wins top Wildlife Photographer award

Ribble Rivers Trust volunteers planting woodlands near Preston

Ribble Rivers Trust volunteers planting woodlands near Preston

Lancashire countryside transformed as 271,000 trees planted

The Wyre Council Community Cohesion Fund supports initiatives that build social trust, promote inclusion

The Wyre Council Community Cohesion Fund supports initiatives that build social trust, promote inclusion

Two new Morecambe Bay nature projects awarded £48,000 funding

The charity said managing weed on its historic waterways is becoming more challenging and costly.

The charity said managing weed on its historic waterways is becoming more challenging and costly.

Extensive weed removal programme targets Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Glenn Priestley

Glenn Priestley

Blackpool Council

Man's 4 days in hospital after suspected spider bite leads to horror leg infection

The illegal site at Peterlee

The illegal site at Peterlee

Man arrested near Preston as part of major illegal waste investigation

Cluster flies look for sheltered places to hibernated as temperatures drop

Cluster flies look for sheltered places to hibernated as temperatures drop

Lancashire homeowners warned of flies invading attics as temperatures drop

Lancaster rubbish tip has been closing early this week

Lancaster rubbish tip has been closing early this week

LCC issues statement after reports tip had been 'closing early' this week

Sandylands Primary School and Nursery's eco-garden features water collection, self-tended vegetable plots, and a wormery

Sandylands Primary School and Nursery's eco-garden features water collection, self-tended vegetable plots, and a wormery

School’s 'magical' garden helps children connect with nature

A spokesperson for the operator also said meetings had been sought through emails and phone calls

A spokesperson for the operator also said meetings had been sought through emails and phone calls

Fleetwood landfill operator says council refused meeting over handing back lease

Council environmental crime officers discovered this rubbish in Wolseley Street

Council environmental crime officers discovered this rubbish in Wolseley Street

Fly-tipper issued penalty after 20 bags of waste dumped in Blackburn alley

Fly tipping getting ‘out of hand' in town despite leading on enforcement

Halloween is coming to Martin Mere

Halloween is coming to Martin Mere

Martin Mere unveils Halloween experience with no scares and plenty of wildlife

Olive Humphreys from John’s Stonefold Primary School, Rising Bridge passed the British Bee-Keepers Association Junior Certificate

Olive Humphreys from John’s Stonefold Primary School, Rising Bridge passed the British Bee-Keepers Association Junior Certificate

Year 6 pupil becomes one of area’s youngest qualified beekeepers

Despite calls for action, more rubbish had been dumped in the area over the years.

Despite calls for action, more rubbish had been dumped in the area over the years.

‘Blackburn’s biggest fly-tip’ finally cleared to the relief of residents

Jack Spees (left) and Robert Sloss (right) viewing the completed works

Jack Spees (left) and Robert Sloss (right) viewing the completed works

£20,000 project brings fresh hope for wild salmon in Lancashire

Sam Hammond is one of the residents living near a chemical plant in Thornton-Cleveleys have been found to have elevated levels of so-called

Sam Hammond is one of the residents living near a chemical plant in Thornton-Cleveleys have been found to have elevated levels of so-called

Lancashire residents have 'forever chemicals' in their blood – but what does it mean?

Pupils from Longshaw Community Junior School

Pupils from Longshaw Community Junior School

Blackburn pupils learn how engineering can help tackle climate change

Burnley Council has cracked down on environmental crime

Burnley Council has cracked down on environmental crime

Burnley Council issues 144 environmental warnings and secures £7,641 in court fines

Fly tipping in Blackburn

Fly tipping in Blackburn

Council's £500k cash injection plan to tackle fly tipping in Blackburn with Darwen

Unmissable walk to see the magic of the Harvest Moon tonight

Juniors at Blackburn United joined their friends and families on a massive litter pick in Blackburn.

Juniors at Blackburn United joined their friends and families on a massive litter pick in Blackburn.

Junior footballers collect more than 30 bags of rubbish in community clean-up

Lancashire mum fears she 'poisoned her kids' as garden food exposed to chemicals

Second earthquake hit Lancashire area less than 24 hours after homes shaken

Macaulay Anderson, Environmental Warden; David Walker, Assistant Director); Councillor Asjad Mahmood, Council Leader; Councillor Zafar Ali, Sajid Riaz, Environmental Warden and Michelle Walker, Senior Technical Officer visiting Cafe Riwa in Nelson.

Macaulay Anderson, Environmental Warden; David Walker, Assistant Director); Councillor Asjad Mahmood, Council Leader; Councillor Zafar Ali, Sajid Riaz, Environmental Warden and Michelle Walker, Senior Technical Officer visiting Cafe Riwa in Nelson.

Nelson shop owners urged to keep town centre clean and welcoming

A drone operator at the day of action by the Environment Agency in March

A drone operator at the day of action by the Environment Agency in March

MP calls for Environment Agency to clear waste site as ‘stink’ complaints continue

A new National Forest could be coming to Lancashire

A new National Forest could be coming to Lancashire

Lancashire bids to become home of England's newest national forest

Rossendale Borough Council introduced the food waste collections scheme in April

Rossendale Borough Council introduced the food waste collections scheme in April

Rossendale recycling rate rises after weekly food waste collections introduced

Pictures are regularly shared of the car park

Pictures are regularly shared of the car park

Birds blamed for Blackburn litter hotspot, but not everyone is convinced

Barnoldswick Repair Café has spent the past 12 months fixing everyday items

Barnoldswick Repair Café has spent the past 12 months fixing everyday items

Clubs and societies

Repair café celebrates first anniversary after rescuing dozens of items

The decision was made by Baroness Curran on behalf of the Energy Secretary

The decision was made by Baroness Curran on behalf of the Energy Secretary

Lancashire offshore wind transmission project approved by government

The location of BW 107, sat between the trees and lying on the border of Burrow's Marsh, a nature reserve

The location of BW 107, sat between the trees and lying on the border of Burrow's Marsh, a nature reserve

How 47,000 tonnes of mercury-contaminated waste were buried beneath rural Lancashire

Where the proposed new turbine at Reaps Moss would be sited, image from planning papers

Where the proposed new turbine at Reaps Moss would be sited, image from planning papers

Calderdale Council

Plans submitted for 150-metre wind turbine near Bacup

That tremor was centred around Silverdale on the Lancashire coast

That tremor was centred around Silverdale on the Lancashire coast

Earthquake felt across North West this weekend as residents report homes trembling

The team at Jack House clearing Himalayan balsam

The team at Jack House clearing Himalayan balsam

Thousands of invasive plants cleared from Oswaldtwistle nature reserve in half a day

Animal Rising campaigner Michelle Farnham, who is living inside a farrowing crate for 3 weeks in Trafalgar Square protesting the intensive pig farming methods

Animal Rising campaigner Michelle Farnham, who is living inside a farrowing crate for 3 weeks in Trafalgar Square protesting the intensive pig farming methods

Woman living in pig crate for 21 nights to expose reality of UK farming