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The European Space Agency (ESA) has given financial backing to a Scottish project to test a new app mapping tick hotspots.

Blood-sucking ticks have been linked to a rise in Lyme disease in humans in the past 10 years, according to NHS Highland.

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Stephen Green, head groundsman at The Dixie Grammar School in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, has his work cut out with four full-size natural turf pitches, a new synthetic pitch as well as a grass athletics track. However, his decision to purchase

A prestigious golf course in Kent has turned to Sherriff Amenity to help create a beautiful array of wild flowers, which have added more appeal to its spectacular fairways and stunning views.

Following a successful wild flower planting initiative laun

Leeds United FC’s head groundsman Kiel Barrett has praised Everris for providing him with an all-round package - from products to customer service, which has helped create the pristine pitch at Elland Road.

Elland Road, the home of Leeds United FC, ha

Adam Hartley and David Chammings - amenity specialists for Sheriff Amenity, have successfully passed the Full BASIS Amenity Advisor Award.

Sherriff Amenity not only provide the most comprehensive range of goods and services to the UK amenity and lands

As one of the oldest professional football teams in the world, Stoke City FC has long standing traditions and standards to uphold. It is essential that the club has a playing surface in line with its historic reputation, which is why head groundsman

Complete Weed Control, the UK’s largest weed control contractor, has announced the appointment of Carrie Taylor, who will be assisting in administrative and financial operations.

Carrie brings with her a number of key skills after previously working f

West Ham United FC has been the surprise stand-out performers of the new Premier League campaign so far with a string of excellent opening results. Perhaps less surprising is the pitch condition at Upton Park, which is maintained by two Dennis G860 m

Developed by Rosther Hill Developments, Beswick Green is a unique, period-style development in the very heart of Staffordshire. In a private courtyard setting on the outskirts of the historic Swynnerton village and the picturesque countryside, the de

Education to play major role at SALTEX 2015

With a new venue, a more convenient date and an exhibitor list containing the industry’s biggest names, SALTEX 2015 is already promising to be the must-attend event of the year. Now the exhibition is set to

Provisional figures show that April 2015 has been the sunniest inMet Office UK records dating back to 1929.

The UK saw 212 hours of sunshine in April, seven hours more than the previous record set in 1942, and continued the run of sunny months since

Two Delaware teenagers are still in critical condition more than six weeks after a banned pesticide was sprayed at the Caribbean resort where they were staying, their family said on Monday.

Sean, 16, and Ryan Esmond, 14, and their parents fell ill af

England is set for more record-breaking warm years like 2014, say scientists.

The chances of England experiencing an exceptionally warm year is 13 times more likely due to human influences on climate, a study suggests.

2014 was the UK's warmest since

The National Trust has opened our first garden centre at Morden Hall Park in south London, with the 5,000 square metre centre being the only outlet in the UK to be completely peat free, selling a range of plants and shrubs in line with our conservati

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced a Neonicotinoids update on the current ban position.

In 2013, the EU issued instructions withdrawing the use and sale of three neonicotinoids, namely imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and clothianidin

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has announced the launch of a pioneering new website to encourage horticulture in schools as part of their RHS Campaign for School Gardening.

The new site will offer an enhanced resource for both teachers and stu

The London Tree Officers Association has said that Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) larvae has been observed emerging recently, signalling the start of the control period.

Sightings have occurred as follows:

• 8th April, Kew Gardens (observed on Turner’s

When it’s busy, working in front of the public is like being in the zoo.

You hear comments: “There’s a giant” or, “Have you got scissors for cutting the grass?” You’ve got to be careful where you tread.

My wife works here, too. She makes all the figu