Cabinet members at Newcastle, Gateshead and North Tyneside councils will meet next week to confirm the proposals for tackling air pollution

Series of consultations launched to overhaul Waste and Recycling

Proposed measures include requiring packaging producers to pay the full cost of dealing with their waste, more consistent household recycling and a Deposit Return Scheme for cans and bottles, subject to consultation.

£13m announced for green spaces

£9.7 million will be allocated to local authorities to better maintain, protect and increase their recreational spaces, with an additional £2.75 million made available for the Pocket Parks Plus programme.

One in three NHS patients exposed to 'dirty air' while visiting GP

Air pollution data monitoring levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) outside GP practices in the UK show nearly one in three NHS patients are attendi

The cost of clearing up fly-tipping and littering from the UK’s woods has soared to over £1 million over the last five years.

More than one billion cycling trips would take place in 2040 in seven major cities if cycling rates doubled by 2025.

Cambridge City Council has become the latest council to sign up to the Oxford Charter for Cleaner Air.

Bath and North East Somerset has awarded a new Environmental Crime contract that will see specialist officers tackle litter on the streets.

The government is in serious danger of missing its targets to increase levels of cycling and walking in England.

Coastal heritage sites are set to be saved as a total of 23 projects are to receive a share of almost £1 million from the Coastal Revival Fund.

For a week in February, a large traffic monitoring exercise is to be carried out in Liverpool as part of the council’s city-wide air quality

Nottingham City Council has set itself an ambitious target to become the first carbon neutral city in the UK.

Leeds City Council has been given more than £29 million in funding from the government to implement a Clean Air Charging Zone in the city.

Oxfordshire County Council’s Smart City initiative is developing plans for new technology to identify crumbling road surfaces more quickly.

New research from the RAC Foundation has found that Coventry City Council has the longest response time in Britain for filling in serious potholes.

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