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Last year was the UK's warmest since records began in 1910, the Met Office has said.
It was also the warmest year in the Central England Temperature series, which dates back to 1659, and is the longest running record of its type.
The UK's mean temper
The shortlist for the Garden of the Year has been compiled by the BBC Gardener’s World Magazine as part of its annual competition to recognise the best and most interesting attractions across the UK.
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After decades of importing cherries, hardier varieties and better technology have turned UK growers’ fortunes around.
Government figures released this weekend show that 2014 was a record year for cherry production, with up to 3,500 tonnes of the frui
Interest rate rise would put many more in trouble, with almost 60% saying they are already struggling to meet housing costs.
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Unusual weather and a proliferation of insects and bacterial blight have devastated the harvest in several countries. Analysts have been predicting a bad yea
This is a question that is commonly asked, where 'undesirable weeds' such as plantains, daises or ragwort threaten to take over from the grass!
Unfortunately, its not a simple solution if you want to 'do it yourself'....
There are now not many selectiv
The last few days have seen some crisp wintry days and nights with the coldest temperatures of the year so far.
Cromdale in Moray, Scotland, saw -9.0C in the early hours of 27 December, and England, Wales and Northern Ireland also saw their lowest t
Following recent positive reports about red squirrels in the north of England, the National Trust revisits the story of the red squirrels at Formby. Countryside manager Andrew Brockbank charts a challenging few years for the red squirrels on this str
This is a scenario that occurs more often than you may think!
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Now its several inches (or feet!) above where you want it - what's the best op
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Here at Essex Artificial Grass we have established ourselves as a leading artificial grass installation company operating throughout Essex and the surrounding areas.
We appreciate that some people still have reservations regarding artificial grass an
A 20-year-old man died on his first day at work for a new company when the four-tonne dumper he was driving toppled over a bank and crushed him.
Daniel Whiston, from Dulverton, was allowed to drive the dumper, which had a number of serious defects, b
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Further Council cuts will severely damage many parks says the Parks Alliance.
“Yesterday’s announcement of further Council cuts will severely damage the quality of public parks across England and Wales” says Mark Camley, Chair of The Parks Alliance,
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The Landscape Juice Network (LJN)
What is it?
LJN is an open association of individuals and companies involved in landscaping, garden maintenance, horticulture and garden design.
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Read more…Due to ill health am retiring and disposing of most of our vehicles and machinery. It's all in good or excellent condition, some hardly used. We are in North Staffs and all will be subject to vat , have listed what's for sale at moment but the chap…
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