Environment

More diesel cars and vans are appearing on Nottinghamshire’s roads, despite the dangerous pollutants many emit.

April Fools’ Day was re-named ‘Fossil Fools’ Day’ when anti-fracking campaigners staged a protest at the Springs Road site in Misson on Monday.

Councillors on Nottinghamshire County Council have taken the first steps to ‘closing a legal loophole’ on the hunting of wild animals across Nottinghamshire.

While there has been a chilly start to this morning there will be pleasant long spells of sunshine today.

Staff at a hotel have come to the rescue after vandals damaged trees at a nature reserve near Retford.

Housebuilder David Wilson Homes has been helping Prospect Hill Junior School in Worksop learn about the importance of protecting wildlife in their local area.

New figures have revealed that one in five deaths of people aged 30 and older in Nottinghamshire are linked to air pollution.

Attempts to block exploratory work by a fracking firm in a village near Worksop have been dealt a blow after a council withdrew an objection to the scheme on traffic grounds.

Serlby Park Academy in Harworth has planted 233 trees thanks to a national tree planting project.

A Sherwood Forest councillor who helped collate an anti-fracking petition says it would be “disastrous” if the practice were allowed in Sherwood Forest.

Bolsover Against Fracking will be holding a public meeting where an expert will speak about the dangers of radioactivity.

Cottam coal-fired power station near Retford is set to cease generation.

A swan has starved to death after members of the public were told to stop feeding it bread following a viral campaign.

After a long dog walk, there is no better feeling than a sit down with your pooch to enjoy a relaxing cup of tea and a piece of cake.

Electric car technology is advancing rapidly and the latest figures suggest that Bassetlaw is getting on board the green revolution.