Everything You Can Now Recycle with Crisp Packets in North Somerset Monday, June 9, 2025 recycling softplastics crisppackets northsomerset wastecollection sustainability environment kerbside recyclingservice plasticbags North Somerset residents can now recycle crisp packets and other soft plastics directly with their kerbside collection. North Somerset Council has become one of the first in the UK to introduce district-wide collection of … Read More
North Somerset Introduces Three Weekly Bin Collections to Boost Recycling Monday, June 9, 2025 northsomerset recycling wastecollection softplastics sustainability environment blackbin publicconsultation wastepolicy localgovernment Starting Monday, June 9, North Somerset Council has implemented a new waste collection schedule, reducing black bin (general waste) pickups to once every three weeks instead of every two. Recycling collections will continue … Read More
Jurassic Coast’s Seaton Hole Secures Vital Funding to Combat Erosion Friday, June 6, 2025 jurassic coast erosion seaton protection cliffs environment funding eastdevon conservation A major initiative aimed at preserving a key section of the Jurassic Coast at Seaton Hole has overcome funding challenges to move forward. The £2.2 million project, designed to reduce coastal erosion and prevent dangerous … Read More
Solar Farm Opponents to Launch Nationwide Countryside Walks Thursday, June 5, 2025 solar protest countryside wiltshire community renewableenergy environment development solarfarm conservation This weekend, residents concerned about the impact of large solar farm projects will take to the Wiltshire countryside as part of the National Community Walk, where 25 groups across the UK will walk locally to defend … Read More
Nearly 50 New Homes Proposed for Queen Camel Village Near A303 in Somerset Wednesday, June 4, 2025 somerset queencamel housing development planning phosphates affordable infrastructure education environment Revised plans for nearly 50 new homes near the A303 in Somerset have been submitted by a West Country developer. The Case family initially submitted outline proposals in August 2019 to build 43 homes on West Camel Road, in … Read More
‘Catastrophic’ Phosphates Crisis Continues to Impact Small Housing Developers in Somerset Monday, June 2, 2025 phosphates mitigation housing somerset development environment sustainability biodiversity planning construction Small house-builders across Somerset are still facing severe challenges due to the ongoing “catastrophic” phosphates crisis that has stalled new housing developments. Following a Dutch court ruling and Natural England’s legal … Read More