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Flood and drought taskforce to convene ahead of potential extreme winter weather

Water supply

South East Water told to improve as villagers brand outage issues ‘shocking’

Water supplies

‘Simply not good enough’ says Defra as South East Water customers face outage

A person holds a digital scanner over a pressed plant specimen

AI and digital tech used to chart climate impact and extinction risk for plants

Shropshire welcomes lifting of bird flu restrictions

Fly-tipping cases jumped nearly 10% last year to new highs, council data shows

The Guildhall in Shrewsbury, home of Shropshire Council. Picture: LDRS

Proposal for new slurry store at south Shropshire farm is rejected

Plus Weekly food waste collection 'not achievable' by April says cash-strapped Shrops...

Plus Shropshire Wildlife Trust wants to build car park at nature reserve in south Shr...

Poor harvest to cost arable farmers more than £800m in revenue, analysis finds

UK’s failure to back sustainable mackerel fishing condemned as ‘pitiful’

Two arrested after baby dies in XL bully attack

Baby boy was killed by XL bully, police say

Shropshire poultry owners told to keep birds inside to stop spread of avian flu

Plus ‘It’s a grim picture’ - Shropshire farmers lament the ‘second worst harvest on r...

Choosing right plants for garden can help protect it from flooding – minister

A field of wheat is harvested

England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows
Provisional Government data suggests a much worse harvest than experts had so far predicted.
Rebecca Speare-Cole, PA sustainability reporter

Another case of Bluetongue is confirmed in Shropshire

Farmland birds in severe decline and sharp drop in seabird numbers, figures show

Aerated taps and showerheads to be required in new homes under proposed rules

Government may have failed to comply with law over marine target, watchdog says

Police investigation launched after swan believed to have been strangled

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP's column

NFU Back British Farming Day celebrates Shropshire farmers and food production

NFU responds to former Wolverhampton MP's appointment as farming minister

Calls for ‘landscape-wide’ action to protect butterflies amid falling numbers

Golden eagle

Golden eagles could be reintroduced to England for first time in 150 years

Lower Thames Crossing first scheme with new environmental approach – minister
Other projects could also be made ‘faster’ by a drive to scrap and streamline environmental rules, Steve Reed said.
David Lynch, PA Political Correspondent

Amazon and eBay must report electronics sold in UK under new recycling rules

Bluetongue virus detected in Staffordshire - latest government update

‘Momentum growing’ in UK plum industry with bumper crop, says grower

Water regulator handed largest ever budget to tackle pollution

Pollution fines of more than £100m will go to environmental projects, Defra says

Flood defences to receive £7.9bn investment over next decade

Reeves protects nature-friendly farming budget amid squeeze on environment spend

The restaurant is based on the lower floor of the parade.

Decision made on Shrewsbury 'foodies hotspot' Bobby's Tacos' bid to extend outdo...

Shropshire MP campaigns to support farming in protected landscapes as £30m exten...

Bird flu restrictions eased in Shropshire

Talking Point with Vicky Turrell: 'Did you know that wild birds are on the decli...

Record numbers of cattle culled paints sobering TB picture for Welsh farmers

Disease control zones extend into Powys after Herefordshire bird flu case confir...

Shropshire Farming Talk: Tackling fly tipping – the mess we didn’t make

‘Long and painful journey’ to official apology for Ella’s pollution-linked death

Plus Family speaks of 'devastating' bird flu outbreak at farm

Shropshire Farming Talk: Taking stock and looking to the future

Year of change and opportunity: How 2024 has shaped the agricultural landscape

Prevent nitrate and phosphate pollution with safer slurry spreading this winter

Scrupulous biosecurity a must in wake of new AI cases

'Huge impact for farmers' - CLA voices fears over accelerated reduction in the p...

'Death knell' for almost 300 farms – MP calls for inheritance tax U-turn

Winter Fair will go ahead despite virus concerns

Warning of ‘monumental gap’ between farming budget and what is needed for nature

Just 7% of England’s land protected for nature, Government assessment shows

Warning for farmers after case of Bluetongue found in county

Recycling rate for plastics made by UK producers more than doubled in decade

Call to boost agriculture budget to ‘value’ food security amid fears of cuts

Shropshire livestock farmers urged to think about their future plans

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