Gove takes action to ban plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds
Today's blog looks at the announcement to ban plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds.
Today's blog looks at the announcement to ban plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds.
In today's blog we look at coverage of the Resilience Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
£200 million rollout of full fibre broadband begins, and the Guardian on EA eel research
Defra launches its Urban Tree Challenge Fund launched and coverage of a new report on bee populations and climate change
In this blog we look at the successful eradication of the Asian Longhorn Beetle in the UK.
In this blog we are looking at Food Minister David Rutley attending the Balmoral Show, the biggest agricultural and food show in Northern Ireland with 100,000 visitors over three days.
In today's blog we're looking at widespread regional coverage following Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey’s visit to Hull yesterday where she officially launched the Environment Agency’s Humber: Hull Frontage Flood Defence Improvements.
This afternoon's blog looks at Minister Rutley's visit today to the Devon County Fair where he met Farmwise, an organisation that helps connect school children with the countryside.
Today's blog looks at the first review of the 25 Year Environment Plan and Defra's response to reports in the Independent about chlorinated chicken and a post-Brexit trade with the USA.
Minister Rutley meets with horseracing industry to discuss welfare standards in the sport, and Lord Gardiner at Invasive Species Week
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