Environment

A year ago Joseph Gudgeon set himself the task of capturing a much-loved part of his home city before it was consigned to history.

It was time for more than a tiptoe through the tulips when plantsman Matthew Smith held his first ever Tulip Open Days at his city nursery.

Council bosses say work is ongoing to help reduce the number of rough sleepers and street beggars in the city amid concerns about rising numbers.

The city council has taken a major step towards a plastic-free Preston, with help from environmentally-minded school children.

Proposals to bring the world famous Eden Project attraction to Morecambe are in the pipeline.

Work has begun to save two very rare species of butterfly at a Lancashire nature reserve.

A farmer fed up with people complaining about the noise and smells of the countryside has posted a quirky sign to combat the moaners.

Environmentalists and council officials are set to take part in a clean up operation along the banks of the River Ribble this weekend.

Plastic items like toys and garden furniture are not currently being recycled in Lancashire and will end up in landfill, the county council has said.

People should get out and garden in the coming days and weeks to make the most of a spring which "could be over in the blink of an eye", experts said.

City council leaders are considering plugging a funding shortfall for a Preston scheme aimed at helping sex workers leave a life of prostitution.

Winter may finally be over as Mediterranean temperatures are set to hit many parts of Britain next week.

Shale gas giants Cuadrilla have admitted that routes to the proposed Roseacre Wood fracking site have been designed in part to reduce the impact of protests.

Shale gas firm Cuadrilla fleshed out how HGVs would travel to its proposed site if it is granted permission to drill at Roseacre Wood.

For more than six months staff at a major Longridge business have faced ‘danger to their lives’, just to pop into town and get a sandwich at lunchtime.

They have worked ‘tirelessly’ to bring a community back from devastating flood damage and to ensure a disaster of this scale never happens again.

The second day of a public inquiry is underway into Cuadrilla’s plans to frack for shale gas at Roseacre Wood in the Fylde.