Environment - Page 2
An area the size of 5 football pitches destroyed in Lickey Hills Country Park fire
Rangzeb Hussain
July 19, 2022
Over 70 firefighters battled overnight to control the Lickey Hills fire, which started on Monday afternoon as heatwave temperatures soared, and fears are growing that a huge area of the…
Birmingham fire crews battle major fire at Lickey Hills as heatwave rises
Rangzeb Hussain
July 18, 2022
As the heatwave temperatures continue to soar there are reports coming in of a major fire incident at the popular Lickey Hills country park. Fire crews from Birmingham responded to…
Parents advised to check Birmingham school websites for closures due to heatwave
Rangzeb Hussain
July 17, 2022
Birmingham City Council sent out an advisory for parents to check ahead before sending out their children to school on Monday as heatwave temperatures continue to soar. Parents have been…
Birmingham man fined over £2K after rubbish dumped near Household Recycling Centre
Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
An incident that saw waste dumped approximately 400 metres away from a Birmingham Household Recycling Centre has led to a man being ordered to pay £2,690 for his offences. The…
Trees are being given away to encourage West Midlands residents to build ‘Virtual Forest’
Staff Reporter
February 23, 2022
Up to 400 saplings will be given away across the region this half-term week to encourage more people to get growing and boost the West Midlands Combined Authority's Virtual Forest.…
Birmingham council unveils financial plans for the city’s “golden decade”
Staff Reporter
January 17, 2022
A plan designed to maximise the potential of a "golden decade" for Birmingham has been published by the city council. According to the council, the economic plan has a strategic…
River Cole in Small Heath polluted with “blue chemical”
Rangzeb Hussain
January 12, 2022
Birmingham's River Cole, which is part of the Kingfisher Country Park, is showing disturbing signs of a "chemical" leak at the section near the Small Heath Highway where construction work…
West Mids Mayor Andy Street to deliver green transport message to world leaders at COP26
Staff Reporter
November 11, 2021
The single biggest contribution elected mayors can make to cutting global emissions is to focus on transport. This will be the message Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, will…
Mayor Andy Street launches Great Clean Up in Perry Barr ahead of Birmingham 2022
Staff Reporter
August 12, 2021
West Midlands residents are being asked to roll up their sleeves and rid the region of litter ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has…
Edgbaston councillor calls for action to save dying wildlife in “filthy” Small Heath Park lake
Rangzeb Hussain
August 5, 2021
The Birmingham City Council shadow cabinet member for parks visited Small Heath Park today (August 5) to inspect an environmental catastrophe taking place in the beauty spot's lake, as an alarming number…