The number of wild animals on Earth has halved in the past 40 years, according to a new analysis. Creatures across land, rivers and the seas are being decimated as humans kill them for food in unsustainable numbers, while polluting or destroying thei
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New employment rights are set to come into force from October 1, 2014, that allow staff the chance to take time off work to accompany a pregnant woman to an ante-natal appointment.
Government guidance explains how an employee who has a qualifying rel
British consumers face another three years of squeezed spending, an influential report suggests, amounting to a "lost decade" for households.
Annual wage growth is likely to remain well below the 4.5%-to-5% rises seen before the financial crisis stru
The award-winning ‘Hope on the Horizon’ garden, designed by Matthew Keightley, of Maidenhead-based landscaping firm Farr and Roberts’, has been moved to a Help for Heroes Recovery Centre in Colchester where it will help servicemen, women and Veterans
The recent announcement that SALTEX (Sports Amenities Landscaping Trade Exhibition) will be moving from Windsor to the NEC Birmingham, has been met with enthusiastic support from both exhibitors and visitors. The new look SALTEX will take place on 4
More than £1 million has been awarded to a project to preserve and protect the unique landscape and heritage of the Lower Severn Vale Levels between Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston in Bristol.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced that a partne
The industry group behind the Horticulture Matters report has published an update following the launch of the project last year.
Backed by groups such as the RHS, the Chartered Institute of Horticulture and Lantra, the updated report highlights some
Sherriff Amenity is pleased to announce the appointment of new amenity specialist Craig Spooner, who will be responsible for covering the East Anglian area for the company. Craig joins from Limagrain, the largest seed company in Europe.
With an impres
Following trials held by FIFA on synthetic surface maintenance equipment, Alan Ferguson, Head of Grounds and Estate at St George’s Park - the FA’s National Football Centre, has chosen a SISIS Osca tractor mounted oscillating brush for use on their in
Etesia UK has announced a special offer which will enable anyone to trade in their old petrol machine which can be used as a cash discount on a brand new Pellenc battery-powered model.
This special offer will allow you to swap your old petrol chainsaw
An un-audited count of visitors to the IoG Saltex event found that 7,485 individuals visited the show.
Hort Week reports that the number is down on last year, but is up on 2012 when the show saw 6,441 visitors.
The IoG Saltex show announced a few wee
Around five football fields of tropical forest have been illegally cleared every minute between 2000 and 2012 according to a new report.
The authors say that consumer demand in Europe and the US for beef, leather and timber is driving these losses.
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The four year regeneration of Castlerock, the tranquil coastal town which lies along the north coast of Ireland, has injected new life into the quaint, picturesque area over the summer of 2014.
In October 2009, Colin Buchanan & Partners Ltd were commi
Due to the continued success of the Dennis and SISIS brands, the company is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie Ambler as export sales administrator. The newly created role also signals the company’s rapid growth in the export market.
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Facility owners across the UK are being educated as to the benefits of maintaining their artificial football pitches rather than look at costly replacements.
Replay Maintenance, which specialises in maintaining synthetic sports surfaces, such as 3G pi
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