Environment

Funding for projects which will boost rural areas in West Norfolk is available once again.

A public consultation has opened today, giving residents the chance to have their say on solar farm plans for the area.

West Norfolk Council has issued a warning over cold water shock amid a rise in outdoor swimming in the warm weather.

The Government has been slammed after MPs rejected proposals to protect rare chalk streams.

A major project to bring power from Scotland to Norfolk is facing an important hurdle over plans to build new substations in West Norfolk villages.

West Norfolk Council is giving away flowers from garden areas in the district.

A Hunstanton school has taken a step to a more sustainable future for its students with the installation of a new state-of-the-art solar panel system.

A West Norfolk wildlife centre is bracing itself for an influx of young admissions.

In our letters page this week, a reader bemoans the lack of protection for natural habitats from building developments.

A Necton homeowner has been left with unanswered questions after purchasing a home near land which could soon house a huge solar farm.

The RSPCA is encouraging young photographers in Norfolk to enter its prestigious annual photo competition.

Conservationists have been left “shocked and saddened” after vandals targeted the nesting site of protected birds.

A nature reserve’s café refurbishment is set to start this month - here is what it could look like when complete.

Lifeboat crews rushed to check on a cruiser which was drifting at sea after running out of fuel - and had to tow it back to Lynn.

Residents have voiced their displeasure at a landowner’s plans to block two footpaths which they have enjoyed for decades.

Beach hut owners say their beloved colourful chalets have become far from desirable – and near-impossible to sell.

People are being urged to give home composting a go as part of International Compost Awareness Week.

A nature reserve has been able to hand over its successful conservation project to a newly-formed charity.

A West Norfolk beach has been named and shamed at the second annual 'Brown Flag Awards'.

A reclusive home-owner ordered to clean up her “junkyard” front garden has insisted the mess is “no-one else's business”.