Local business news for the Midlands and beyond
A major national scholarship designed to equip young people with real‑world environmental skills and open the door to future careers in the natural world is now open for applications. The Field Studies Council is inviting young people aged 16–25 to...
Construction specialists McPhillips successfully completed repairs to a bridge over the River Meese in Telford before the start of the all-important fish spawning season. Fish within the working area had to be gently removed and relocated prior to the start...
Despite plummeting January temperatures and snowfall, the first official signs of spring have been spotted in Shropshire and beyond.
Citizen scientists young and old have made a significant and important contribution to a new data set which will be used to track changes in UK biodiversity. More than 3,700 individual submissions were made to the Signs of Spring Survey...
After working overseas for most of his adult life Nathan Whittaker has returned to his homeland of Suffolk to lead an environmental education centre. Nathan, who grew up in the Gipping Valley but has lived in East Asia since early...
Schoolchildren from two schools in South Wales have helped the UK’s leading environmental education charity celebrate its 80th birthday by planting new trees. Pupils from Mynydd Cynffig Primary School in Bridgend and Bodringallt Primary School in Rhondda also got to...
The Marches has the opportunity to become the green lungs of the West Midlands – helping significantly boost its economy, environment and quality of life, a major event organised by the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership has heard. Marches LEP chief...
A polythene manufacturing company from Herefordshire has made huge strides towards reducing its environmental impact, thanks to help from the Business Energy Efficiency Programme (BEEP) which has been supported by the Marches Growth Hub. Elite Plastics Ltd, which is based...
One of the leading construction companies in Shropshire and Mid Wales has introduced new sustainability training as part of its ongoing strategy to build a greener future. Staff at Pave Aways, which has offices in Knockin, Newtown and Wrexham, will...
Businesses which fail to understand their customers’ views on the environment are putting their future at risk, according to a county carbon literacy expert. A recent survey by leading polling firm, YouGov, showed that a massive 72 per cent of...