Environment

Councils across Suffolk have announced changes to bin collections due to the Easter bank holidays.

An environmental impact assessment is not needed for a proposed commercial solar farm and battery energy storage system, planners have decided.

Haverhill is leading the way in a groundbreaking recycling scheme that is now gaining more support in other towns.

A nature reserve celebrated its 30th birthday with a special event which attracted about 200 visitors.

A major energy project linking Suffolk and Kent has taken a big step forward in selecting its converter station bidder.

Garden owners are being encouraged to share their sightings of one of the UK’s most popular songbirds with researchers as numbers decline rapidly.

A reverse vending machine initiative – which is encouraging people to recycle, in exchange for financial rewards – has extended its reach.

A community litter-tidying group exceeded it’s target for the number of bags of rubbish collected in a clean-up campaign by almost 70 per cent.

A floral campaign has launched a new competition with a £1,000 prize to recognise the most vibrant street in Bury St Edmunds.

Wooden planters in a town centre have now been transformed into art, enhancing the area.

A solar energy installation has set a community venue on the path to sustainability, with major savings forecast.

One of the UK’s rarest bats has been discovered thriving at a National Trust site in Suffolk thanks to a citizen science partnership.

An opinion has been sought on the potential environmental impact of a 56-hectare solar farm near three villages.

One of a county’s most controversial planning applications ever to appear has been blocked in a watershed moment for the farming industry.

Thousands of homes and businesses in Suffolk should be better protected from flooding after a nearly £20 million boost.

National Grid has made a formal application to develop a major energy pathway connecting Suffolk and Kent.

A Suffolk holidaymaker has told how she feared for a her life as she fled her hotel during the powerful earthquake in Bangkok.

An environmental consultancy has been recognised with a top award for its work helping businesses become more sustainable.

Skygazers will have the opportunity to witness a partial solar eclipse this morning.

A council has launched a new recycling service to make it easier for businesses to meet new government recycling regulations.