Village Halls
On today's blog we're looking at the launch of our £3million fund to help rejuvenate England’s 10,000 village halls village halls and better connect rural communities across the country.
Defra Press Office
Greenpeace calls for 30% of the world’s ocean to be protected by 2030
There is coverage today in The Guardian and Sky News of Greenpeace’s new 30x30: A Blueprint for Ocean Protection study.
Local authorities awarded £3m for air quality innovations, and Finn’s Law passes third reading in the Lords
Local authorities awarded £3m for air quality innovations, and Finn’s Law passes third reading in the House of Lords.
BBC Countryfile and antimicrobial resistance, and hare mortality in East Anglia
BBC Countryfile and antimicrobial resistance, and hare mortality in East Anglia.
Record sales for British gin
There has been coverage in the Daily Mail, Mirror, Express and on the Today programme this morning of the rise in gin sales in the past two years.
Lord Gardiner officially opens the 2019 National Garden Scheme, and protection of sites in Essex boosts nature
Today's blog looks at the opening on the 2019 National Garden Scheme and the new protection of sites in Essex to boost nature.
New study on pollinating insects in Britain, and fraudsters posing as Environment Agency officers
Today's blog covers a new study into the population of pollinating insects in Britain, and reports of fraudsters posing as Environment Agency officers.
Daily Star on Asian hornet, water company fined £500,000 for sewage leak and Yorkshire benefits from export boost
We look at coverage from Daily Star on Asian hornets, water company fined £500,000 for a sewage leak and Yorkshire benefits from export boost.
Gove backs record-breaking Great British Spring Clean
Today's blog looks at the launch of the Great British Spring Clean 2019, including Environment Secretary Michael Gove attending a litter pick in West London.
Great British Spring Clean 2019 begins!
Today's blog looks at Daily Mail coverage of the kick off the Great British Spring Clean, with Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey among the 461,000 litter heroes heading out today to start cleaning up the UK.