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Free-range eggs can return to UK shelves from May 2

Free-range eggs will soon return to UK supermarket shelves as measures which were introduced to curb bird flu cases are due to be dropped. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced the mandatory housing course of ...

25 Apr 2022 at 17:55

DUP minister will act to halt Brexit port checks, First Minister says

A DUP Stormont minister will act unilaterally to halt Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports, Stormont’s First Minister has said. Paul Givan said his party colleague Edwin Poots will order a stop to the controversial checks after a failed ...

27 Jan 2022 at 17:55

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Eglinton playpark opens after £300k investment

Eglinton playpark has now opened to the public after over £300,000 of funding was provided for new equipment and environmental upgrades to the facility. The work, carried out by contractor AMS Limited, has seen the installation of many ...

23 Jun 2022 at 21:33

Government is failing to lead on cutting carbon emissions, say MPs

The Government has been accused by MPs of failing to give an effective lead on cutting damaging greenhouse gas emissions, despite having set a legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2050. The Commons Public Accounts Committee ...

02 Nov 2022 at 02:00

Local News

Culmore Fort receives £8,000 viability grant

Rural villages received £110,000 funding boost to explore regeneration projects, including Culmore Fort A key element of the scheme was to identify old buildings that could be brought back into use for the benefit of the community – ...

28 Feb 2023 at 14:33

Environmentalists blast UK deposit return scheme which does not include glass

The UK Government has announced plans for a deposit return scheme to help consumers “easily” recycle empty drinks cans and bottles. But the plans, announced by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), ...

20 Jan 2023 at 12:28

Government plans falling short of net zero farming pledges, report finds

The Government’s plans on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from farming and land use fall short of pledges made in its original net zero strategy, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The organisation said on ...

28 Apr 2023 at 12:25

Scottish minister calls for more engagement on trade deals

Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary has called on the UK Government to engage more on future trade deals as the pact with Australia and New Zealand comes into force. The first deals struck by the UK post-Brexit came into ...

31 May 2023 at 09:22

Unlimited fines for environmental polluters, Government confirms

Environmental regulators will be able to charge polluters unlimited penalties for causing damage, the Government has confirmed. The current limit of £250,000 is to be scrapped following a consultation with “widespread ...

12 Jul 2023 at 10:54

Northern Ireland

Avian flu detected in five seabirds on north coast

Avian flu has been detected in five wild seabirds on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Positive results for the disease were recorded in one gannet and four guillemots discovered in Portrush West Strand and ...

11 Jul 2022 at 21:30

Give protected status to traditional pie and mash, campaigners urge

Campaigners hope to secure protected status for traditional pie and mash to celebrate the “original fast food” and its London origins. Conservative former minister Richard Holden and producers have made ...

22 Oct 2024 at 12:11

Northern Ireland’s bathing water regulations ‘out of step’, report finds

Stormont has been urged to update regulations to protect those swimming in Northern Ireland’s lakes and at the coast. The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) has been ...

19 Nov 2024 at 00:01

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