Environment

Exciting floral plans are coming up for a town as its In Bloom committee looks for more members.

An MP paid a visit to a family-run farm to see how it is adapting to the environmental challenges it is facing.

A town resident has said it is an “absolute disgrace” that nothing is being done about a nightmare neighbour whose rubbish attracts rats to the area.

North West Norfolk had the highest number of individual sewage spills across the county last year, Environment Agency figures show.

On Thursday, one of West Norfolk’s most contentious planning applications in years will come to a head…

South West Norfolk is set to receive millions in funding to kickstart and progress flood defence schemes.

A food producer has unveiled its final arguments ahead of a fateful day which will determine whether it can construct two megafarms in our area.

Flood and precautionary evacuation warnings for parts of West Norfolk were removed late on Sunday night in the wake of rising tides.

The Environment Agency has warned residents to expect flooding tonight, and it says evacuation warnings may follow.

A litter picking and tree planting initiative is strengthening an environmental partnership between a college and council.

Terry Jermy has welcomed news that police forces will receive an additional £800,000 to tackle rural crime.

Photographs have been released showing contractors using a mechanical vacuum to remove plastic nurdles from beaches.

A mechanical vacuum will be used to collect and remove plastic nurdles from West Norfolk beaches following the North Sea tanker collision.

A large glowing spiral which lit up the skies has been described as the most “unusual sight” an astrophotographer had ever seen in the night sky.

Lawyers have intervened in a row between villagers and a “smelly” farm, warning a council risks failing in its duties by not resolving the dispute.

The number of intensive farms in Norfolk has shot up by 20% over the past decade - with the county now dubbed the “megafarm capital of Europe”.

Two fly-tippers who travelled to Norfolk from London have escaped with a “relatively small fine” due to their immigration status.

In his fortnightly column, MP Terry Jermy discusses flooding and the protection of our waterways.

Proposals to build what would be one of the biggest livestock farms in the country have been recommended for refusal by West Norfolk planners.

An investigation has been launched after a trailer of corrugated asbestos sheeting and other items were illegally dumped on a village road.