Environment

An industrial firm has unveiled plans to expand an existing chalk quarry.

Bags of used batteries can be put out with rubbish bins from next week.

Six battery boxes will appear across South Holland after councillors gave the scheme the thumbs up.

A plan is being drawn up to get people out of their cars and on to two wheels or their own two feet.

Work will soon be underway at a village roundabout to help improve visitor’s first impressions as they enter Lincolnshire.

Lincolnshire should brace for heavy rain and potential flooding as the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for swathes of the UK.

A district waste chief has endorsed a pilot scheme to introduce a community skip to tackle fly-tipping.

County council bosses are planning to work alongside colleagues in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex to oppose proposed pylon plans from National Grid.

Council bosses may soon impose fines on individuals caught feeding wild birds in a town centre.

Frustrated business owners are eager to know more about the events leading up devastating flooding - and what steps are being taken to protect them.

A council has secured a legally-binding agreement to contribute to a nature project.

The county’s first ‘nature bank’ could be created so developers can meet their environmental obligations if they can’t improve their own sites.

Beekeepers are increasing their efforts to protect native insects from a devastating predator.

Residents are urged to help fight for fairer funding for drainage boards - as the the Government has not yet agreed to honour a £3 million promise.

A group looking to enhance a town’s green space would like to hear from walkers who would like to tidy up as they go.

Plans to install solar panels at a leisure centre could save a council over £50,000 every year.

Readers have had plenty to say on what’s in the news, including plans to put up pylons in the county.

A revamped artwork has been installed in a village cemetery.

We are always looking out for our rivers, writes co-lead of town’s RiverCare team.

Environmental issues are by their nature global, but actions taken at the local level can have a real and meaningful impact, writes our columnist.