Nov
2009
Articles from 17th Nov 2009
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Working together for wildlife
Nov 17 2009 | Environment
Natural England, the Government’s wildlife and conservation advisor, has been busy working with schools in the North East, campaigning for the preservation of the natural environment and launching initiatives such as healthy walking and encouraging wildlife gardens. Here’s a round-up of what they’ve been doing across the region. Read
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RAF cadets dig in to help nature
Nov 17 2009 | Environment
A GROUP of 16 helicopter cadets from RAF Cranwell touched down at Holburn Moss to help Northumberland Wildlife Trust with the removal of birch trees and ditch damming. Read
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Trust in green construction
Nov 17 2009 | Environment
NORTHUMBERLAND Wildlife Trust has welcomed Balfour Beatty Construction Northern Limited as its latest green champion. Read
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Tern team prepare breeding habitats
Nov 17 2009 | Environment
A TEAM of volunteers and staff from Northumberland Wildlife Trust has returned to Coquet Island, off the Northumberland Coast, to assist the RSPB with a number of management tasks which are vital to the successful breeding of the terns and other birds on the site. Read
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Delivering expert ecological services
Nov 17 2009 | Environment
ECONORTH, the consultancy arm of Northumberland Wildlife Trust, has appointed its first full time manager. Paul Salmon will establish the consultancy as a provider of ecological services to the development and construction industry. Read
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£10,000 to help save our red squirrels
Nov 17 2009 | Environment
THE survival of red squirrels in the Greater Morpeth area has been given an enormous boost after a £10,000 donation from regional developer The Banks Group. Read
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Exciting opportunity
Nov 17 2009 | Environment
NORTHUMBERLAND Wildlife Trust has received a cash boost of £15,000 from Natural England. The money will allow conservation officers from the Trust and local geologists to carry out an audit of 20 existing sites of geological importance across the region. Read
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Switched on
Nov 17 2009 | Environment
A NEW company has been launched in Northumberland to tackle the huge amount of electrical waste going to landfill. Read
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Jessica's a champion of clean technology
Nov 17 2009 | Environment
JBT Waste Services has a newly appointed sales executive covering the entire North East region. Jessica Holland who has completed an MSc in Clean Technology at Newcastle University, is now busy visiting construction, housebuilding, manufacturing and service sector companies from Berwick to Teesside to talk to them about recycling and waste management services. This is a freshly created post at Bedlington-based JBT Waste, which recently acquired Chester-le-Street Skip Hire. Read
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Join the green club
Nov 17 2009 | Environment
A CAR club scheme which will cut congestion in a city centre has been praised by a clean air organisation. Read
