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It has been some week for the Luftwaffe. First, a 1,000lb Nazi bomb discovered in Bermondsey near to the Shard forced 1,200 residents to flee their homes, as well as closing three schools and numerous shops - Strike 1.

A few days later, a police stat

A major new garden installation at the Manchester Art Gallery will showcase the city’s rich gardening heritage over the last four centuries.

‘The Lost Gardens of Manchester’ produced by the National Trust, has been created by a team led by the conser

The death toll from air pollution, usually put at around 29,000 a year in the UK, could be substantially higher because the lethal effect of nitrogen dioxide(NO2), emitted during fossil fuel burning, has not been taken into account, experts believe.

Occupying around 47 square kilometres, SSE’s Clyde wind farm is one of Europe’s biggest single consented onshore wind projects. To eradicate and control problematic weeds on site, Complete Weed Control was called upon to provide its expertise.

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Dennis and SISIS have successfully hosted another series of informative bowling green maintenance seminars with more promised for later this year.

Held on March 17 and 18 at the Great Hollands Park Bowls Club in Berkshire and Canterbury Bowls Club in

The 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown will be marked with a nationwide festival, thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

The Landscape Institute has been awarded £911,100 by HLF to stage the Capability Brow

Following recent media coverage around the use of glyphosate the HTA has issued the following statement:

We urge gardeners to use the same common sense when applying glyphosate which they would apply to using any kitchen or garden chemical products.

Leaders and representatives of 30 European cities will gather in Paris on Thursday to declare their commitment to “clean” policies to fight climate change.

Officials will also sign a declaration agreeing to use their collective purchasing power – est

England’s ability to sustain current levels of flood protection for homes and businesses faces “major risks”, MPs have warned.

Some five million properties across the country, or around one in six, are at risk of flooding from coastal, river and surf

The Royal Jersey Golf Club has become the latest course to sign an exclusive supply agreement with Sherriff Amenity. The three year agreement covers the exclusive provision of fertilisers and chemicals.

With the links overlooked by Mont Orgueil castle

Planting farmland with strips of flowers can boost the number of wild bumblebees, a study has confirmed.

Not only does it attract foraging bees, but it also encourages nesting, say researchers at University of Sussex.

In past decades, many bumblebee

Italy must step up efforts to contain a bacterial disease blighting olive trees in the southern province of Lecce, the European Commission has warned.

The Xylella fastidiosa bacteria also threatens citrus fruit and vineyards.

The Commission says at l

Mosquitoes could bring diseases such as dengue fever and West Nile virus to the UK within the next few decades, experts are warning.

Writing in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, they said warmer UK temperatures could make conditions favourable

We’ve launched an ambitious plan to nurse the natural environment back to health and reverse the alarming decline in wildlife. Our strategy for the next decade will also see us invest in looking after the nation’s heritage.

Recognising threats to nat

The institution known as Kew Gardens is no stranger to enforced, cataclysmic change. In the early hours of October 16 1987 the Great Storm that blew through the south of England uprooted more than 700 trees at the Royal Botanic Gardens – and taught a

The Mental Health Foundation is carrying out a research project commissioned by Natural England’s Outdoors for All programme, which is asking people who are living with ‪‎dementia‬ and their ‪‎carers‬ about their activity and engagement with ‪nature

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Already known for professional sprayer quality the manufacturers of Hardi and Berthoud have now added a ‘comfort’ knapsack to their Cooper Pegler range, called the Evolution, in both a 15 & 20lt size.  

It combines the rugged reliabi

A stunning memorial has recently been unveiled in the North sea-port town of Hartlepool to mark 100 years since the town was bombarded by German warships in World War One. Tobermore are very proud to be involved in this moving tribute to those who lo