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Feed in tariff rate subject to High Court battle

OWNERS of renewable energy sources in Halton have been granted a reprieve at the Court Of Appeal.Read

Bold Heath Garden Centre, Widnes, to hold spud modelling event

GREEN-FINGERED youngsters can test their imaginative skills this month by creating a model using one of the county’s best-loved vegetables.Read

Advice for organic gardeners in Halton

WHAT to do in the organic garden this week:Read

Euro parliament sets new recycling targets

THE European Parliament this week voted to set new targets on recycling, with governments across Europe expected to ensure that two-thirds of the total waste is collected for recycling within eight years.Read

Halton residents urged to take part in the CPRE light pollution survey

HALTON residents are being asked to count stars as part of a light pollution mapping project.Read

Gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh looks ahead to 2012 trends

AS THE ideal gardens ambassador for this year’s Ideal Home Show, TV gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh needs to stay ahead of the times.Read

Professor explores slime moulds of Cheshire

SPREAD across the North West’s rich and varied countryside is one of the most diverse kingdoms of life, but despite many people having seen these organisms, little is widely known about the fascinating life forms called slime moulds.Read

Halton invited to take part in RSPB Big Bird Watch

STAFF at a Halton garden centre are this month backing the RSPB’s latest campaign to record sightings of gardeners’ feathered friends.Read

The Environment Agency launch new campaign to combat illegal fly-tipping in Halton

A CAMPAIGN has been launched in Halton and across the North West to combat illegal fly-tipping which is putting communities at risk and legitimate traders out of business.Read

Frodsham firm turns wood into affordable energy

AN ECO-FRIENDLY business is helping companies turn waste wood into affordable energy.Read

Green teams target derelict trolleys in Halton

STREET patrols have helped to clear up more than 500 stolen shopping trolleys dumped around Halton since August.Read

Shoppers at M&S urged to turn old Christmas cards into trees with the Woodland Trust

SHOPPERS are being urged to show some Christmas cheer to the environment this year by turning their festive waste into woodland.Read

Cheshire Wildlife Trust welcomes Michael Heseltine comments on River Merseyside

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have welcomed comments by a political heavyweight about the future of the River Mersey, but have slammed the Government’s record on other green issues.Read

Paul Bryan of Bold Heath Garden Centre, Widnes, welcomes closure of ‘tax loophole’

HALTON gardeners look set to benefit following the recent announcement of the closure of the Channel Islands tax loophole, according to a borough garden centre.Read

RSPB urges Halton residents to take part in winter survey

CHILDREN and their parents are being urged by the RSPB to find out what is happening to nature in their neighbourhood.Read

Hedge-laying lessons to take place at Moore near Runcorn

AN ECO-FRIENDLY workshop explaining the ancient art of hedge laying is being held at Upper Moss Side at Moore near Runcorn tomorrow.Read

Tips for Halton drivers on cutting fuel consumption from motoring body

A MOTORING body has urged Halton motorists to change their driving habits to cut fuel consumption and their carbon footprint.Read

Otters living near Fiddlers Ferry say rangers

OTTERS have returned to the River Mersey at Halton despite the waterway once being Europe’s most polluted.Read

Cheshire Wildlife Trust visit Netherlands on conservation exchange

A GROUP from Cheshire Wildlife Trust visited the Netherlands on a recent exchange trip to learn more about conservation.Read

Walkers from Halton invited to take part in monthly walk around Murdishaw Wood, Runcorn

THIS month’s walk in the woods takes in only half of the Murdishaw Valley Walks (see map) and starts from Murdishaw Avenue across the road from Compass Close or Rose Close.Read