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Reform UK councillors quizzed over net zero ambitions
The political party's stance on net zero targets and carbon emissions in County Durham has been questioned
Incinerator waste imports from Scotland?
Plus all the latest eco news including solar farm plans and pressure to divest from fossil fuels
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Sarah Hartley
Campaigners criticise asphalt plant approval
The application was approved by eight votes to three with one abstention
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Joe Willis
Demand for environmental assessment at planned solar farm
Opponents to the Stell Solar Farm plans for North Yorkshire are stepping up their campaign
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Sarah Hartley
Campaigner Kerri Fleming, Hamilton
When Kerri's beloved dog Nuke began frothing at the mouth and having seizures, she started investigating what had happened
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Sarah Hartley
List of waste set to be burned at incinerator
Body parts, organs and animal faeces are among the hazardous waste that could be burned at a new County Durham incinerator
It's a wrap!
Indie News Week is over for the second year running - here's what happened!
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Sarah Hartley
Our nature walk at Ferryhill Carrs
Youngsters from Cleves Cross School were among the participants in our Indie News Week event
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Sarah Hartley
Incinerator campaign launches fundraising appeal
Members of the “Stop Heighington Lane Waste Incinerator” group have urged residents to back its bid against Fornax’s application for an environmental…
The new S&DR trail of discovery
A new public walk and cycle path closely follows sections of the original 26-mile route of the world's first passenger and goods train journey on the…
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Sarah Hartley
Residents’ incinerator health fears
Concerned locals in County Durham have warned a “toxic” waste incinerator could impact thousands of lives
Tenfold increase to public EV chargers needed in the North
New information on driveways to help local authorities in the north address regional divide in electric vehicle charging infrastructure
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Sarah Hartley
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