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Westminster
Seals: Conservation | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers 

TWFY: Ian Austin MP (Labour) Dudley North 24 Jun 15

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to improve protection for the seal population.


Westminster
Seals: Scotland | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers 

TWFY: Ian Austin MP (Labour) Dudley North 24 Jun 15

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on (a) the effects of seals on fishing populations, (b) minimising the need to kill seals to maintain fishing populations…


Westminster
Pesticides: EU Law | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers 

TWFY: Jim Cunningham MP (Labour) Coventry S 22 Jun 15

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations her Department has received from the UK grower community on repeal of the ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.


Westminster
Bees: Conservation | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers 

TWFY: Jack Dromey MP (Labour) Erdington 22 Jun 15

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the sustainability of the UK’s honeybee population.


News
Time running out for Burntwood in Bloom entries 

20 Jun 15

ENTRY forms for this year’s Burntwood in Bloom competition are still available from the town council offices but there are just a couple of weeks left to submit them.


Local news
Rare insect not seen for a century in Sutton Coldfield park… 

19 Jun 15

A RARE wasp was discovered at a Sutton Coldfield beauty spot after a 30-hour survey of wildlife by experts and members of the public.


News
​Burntwood parishioners add voice to Pope’s climate call to… 

19 Jun 15

BURNTWOOD churchgoers have been adding their voice to a call from the Pope to take action to protect the environment and tackle climate change.


Blog feature
EcoPark Family Fun Day – Raft Making 

The Wildlife Trust 18 Jun 15

Date / Time Start date: Wed, 26/08/2015 – 10:00am – 3:00pm Thu, 27/08/2015 – 10:00am – 3:00pm Time details: Children MUST be accompanied by an adult Thanks to players of the Peoples Postcode Lottery, this summer we are running a series of free family…


Blog feature
EcoPark Family Fun Day – Pond Dipping & Make a Colourful Dragonfly 

The Wildlife Trust 18 Jun 15

Date / Time Start date: Wed, 19/08/2015 – 10:00am – 3:00pm Thu, 20/08/2015 – 10:00am – 3:00pm Fri, 21/08/2015 – 10:00am – 3:00pm Time details: Children MUST be accompanied by an adult Thanks to players of the Peoples Postcode Lottery, this summer we …


Westminster
Air Quality (Glasgow) | Oral Answers to Questions – Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates 

TWFY: Caroline Spelman MP (Conservative) Meriden 18 Jun 15

Scotland, in common with 27 member states of the European Union, is non-compliant with the EC arrangements.


Westminster
Air Quality (Glasgow) | Oral Answers to Questions – Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Commons debates 

TWFY: Caroline Spelman MP (Conservative) Meriden 18 Jun 15

Scotland, in common with 27 member states of the European Union, is non-compliant with the EC arrangements.


News
Award for Whittington and Fisherwick Parish Council 

18 Jun 15

A parish council in Lichfield has been praised for its “social conscience and commitment to the environment”.


News
Chasewater will not be sold, county councillor vows 

17 Jun 15

Chasewater will not be sold, a county councillor has vowed.


News
‘Real’ extra care housing for older people can cut NHS costs by 38% – research 

24dash 17 Jun 15

Combining housing, health and social care services can have a dramatic impact on the quality of life of older people, while cutting costs at the same time, new research revealed today.


Blog comment
The Problem with the Green Party 

Redbrick 16 Jun 15

Matt Capaldi suggests that the Green Party’s extremist stance on the environment may be working against its cause.


Business
Lichfield Business Improvement District allows traders to ‘take ownership’ of retail environment 

16 Jun 15

Plans for a Business Improvement District in Lichfield will allow city centre traders to take control of their area, a new report has claimed.


Westminster
Food: Waste | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers 

TWFY: Richard Burden MP (Labour) Northfield 16 Jun 15

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle food waste in supermarkets.


Local news
St Chad’s Association Mass 

Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham 15 Jun 15

On Sunday 14th June, Archbishop Bernard Longley celebrated the Association of St Chad’s Mass in the beautiful adorned cathedral of St Chad.


Local news
Lauren Hall, Suburban Environment 

The Moseley Exchange 15 Jun 15

Opening Event,  6th  of  July ; 7.30 – 8.30 pm Exhibition  from 7th  of  July  – 8th of September; 9.00 am – 7-00 pm Her practice explores the suburban environment with particular emphasis on the uncanny and the hidden human …


Local news
Wheelie bins go uncollected in Sutton Coldfield and Erdington as… 

13 Jun 15

NEW refuse lorries brought in to manage waste from wheelie bins have broken down causing delays to collections in Sutton Coldfield.


Local news
Witton Lodge Community Association in Erdington wins two top… 

13 Jun 15

A PIONEERING community group in Erdington is celebrating after scooping two top environment awards in recognition of its work.


Blog feature
A Celebration Of Dance 

12 Jun 15

A Celebration of Dance On Wednesday evening Pool Hayes dancers who attend the Black Country Dance Hub participated in the ‘Celebration of Dance’ Evening held at Walsall Academy.


Westminster
Bats: Churches | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers 

TWFY: Caroline Spelman MP (Conservative) Meriden 10 Jun 15

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the application and interpretation of provisions in the Habitats Directive on bats inhabiting church premises in other EU member…


Local news
Birmingham Metropolitan College Border at the BBC Gardener’s World Live 

Birmingham Metropolitan College 9 Jun 15

Come and visit our show border created by conservation students studying at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens at this year's BBC Gardener's World Live Show at the NEC Birmingham between 11th and 14th June 2015.


Blog feature
Pool Hayes Take ‘The Big Tidy Up’ into Our Local Community 

8 Jun 15

We have been working hard to improve pour school environment with lots of new facilities, updated décor and even a school barbecue court, but one of our long-term commitments has been our anti-litter campaign.


Blog comment
Willenhall fire fighters prepared for hazardous events thanks to new equipment 

7 Jun 15

Published on  Walsall Advertiser  and The YamYam 6 Jun 15 WILDLIFE and the environment will get even greater protection from hazardous incidents after a specialist unit was launched at Willenhall fire station.


News
Willenhall firefighters prepared for hazardous events thanks to… 

6 Jun 15

WILDLIFE and the environment will get even greater protection from hazardous incidents after a specialist unit was launched at Willenhall fire station.


Local news
Volunteers invited to join nature trail at BioBlitz event in… 

6 Jun 15

WILDLIFE enthusiasts are being invited to help discover as many plant and animal species as possible in a mammoth survey at a popular Sutton Coldfield beauty spot.


Blog comment
The Diversity of Staffordshire 

3 Jun 15

Last Friday delivered one of those contrasts that one can only experience in a diverse organisation like Staffordshire County Council.


News
Bee-friendly gardens throw open their gates for Whittington event 

2 Jun 15

A feast of flowers and fairy doors awaits visitors to Whittington’s first-ever open gardens events.


999
Entering Mental Health Units 

1 Jun 15

What is the role of the police when it comes to disturbances or disorder on inpatient mental health units? – when is it reasonable and responsible to call police officers into a therapeutic environment?! We’ll see these questions…


News
‘Threatened’ North Warwickshire landscape to be restored by… 

31 May 15

MULTI-MILLION pound works aimed at ‘restoring and reconnecting’ a ‘fragmented’ landscape in North Warwickshire are underway.


News
Venkman thrive in Lichfield Bower’s music tent 

31 May 15

EVENTS like this are a tricky one – often bleaching acts of character, and making enjoying them difficult.


Local news
Students get fast track to survey state of the art Speedy equipment 

Birmingham Metropolitan College 29 May 15

Stourbridge College students studying for a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Construction the Built Environment benefited from a demonstration of state-of-the-art surveying equipment recently by a representative of Speedy – the UK’s leading …


Blog feature
How to Protect & Clean Leather Sofas 

28 May 15

Leather sofas can be an incredible centre piece for your living room: they add an irresistible element of luxury to any environment.


News
Care work students scoop prizes in world’s biggest vocational skills competition 

28 May 15

It’s not often care workers get recognition for the support they give people every day – let alone win prizes for it, but a competition held  this month aims to change all that.


Blog music
Rhodri Davies Profile 

Supersonic festival 26 May 15

The usual: peace, love, the environment and getting rid of the Tories.


News
Experts warn of bumper year for wasps in Staffordshire 

22 May 15

PEST experts are warning of a bumper year for wasps in Staffordshire.


Blog feature
Introducing Julia 

Lightwoods Park 21 May 15

Hello My name is Julia Morris and I am the new Lightwoods Park and House Community Engagement Officer.


Local news
Residents call for action at fly-tipping hot-spot in Royal Sutton… 

19 May 15

ANGRY residents are calling for action to be taken after fly-tippers dumped 25 bags of garden waste at the back of houses in Royal Sutton Coldfield in broad daylight last weekend.


News
Six-week event will give Walsall streets a spruce up 

18 May 15

VOLUNTEERS are being sought for a six-week clean up, which will spruce up communities across Walsall.


Local news
Dangerous cable box in Sutton Coldfield took six weeks to repair 

16 May 15

A ‘DANGEROUS’ cable box at a road junction in Sutton Coldfield had wires exposed for six weeks.


News
Walsall care home transforms room into pub for dementia patients 

16 May 15

DEMENTIA patients at a Walsall care home can now reminisce over a pint after bosses transformed a disused room into a pub.


Blog comment
A localising message from former MP Andrew George and journalist George Monbiot 

15 May 15

Former MP Andrew George sent an email message today; though no longer in Parliament, he wants to work with colleagues of all parties to create a progressive alliance to challenge and oppose government action detrimental to those who need help, our …


Blog feature
Introducing Julia 

Lightwoods Park 15 May 15

Hello, My name is Julia Morris and I am the new Lightwoods Park and House Community Engagement Officer.


Local news
Introducing Julia 

Bearwood Blog 15 May 15

Hello, My name is Julia Morris and I am the new Lightwoods Park and House Community Engagement Officer.


Local news
Family fun day will launch new wildlife education area in Sutton… 

15 May 15

SPRING will be in the air in Sutton Coldfield this weekend when a group of volunteers hold a special family fun day to launch a new wildlife education area.


Local news
New Birmingham Graduate Hub project to boost city’s “renaissance” 

12 May 15

A new project will give graduates the chance to play their part in the “renaissance of Birmingham”.


Blog feature
Fundraising Administration Volunteer 

St Mary's Hospice 6 May 15

Fundraising Administration Volunteer – 1 day per week (Monday Tuesday) (8.30am 12.30pm // 12.30pm 4.30pm) This Fundraising Administration Volunteer role is ideal for anyone wanting to volunteer for half a day to a full day per week in an …


Blog feature
Wolverhampton Watch group – camouflage 

The Wildlife Trust 6 May 15

Date / Time Start date: Sun, 14/06/2015 – 10:00am – 12:00pm This fun session will be looking athow creatures adapt to their environment by using camouflage.







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