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New research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found small firms are not reporting crimes against their business because they do not think it would lead to a successful prosecution (38%).

The FSB findings call into question the accura

Six of the ten longest growing seasons have occurred within the last 30 years

During the last 10 years the 'plant' growing season, according to the Central England Temperature (CET) record, has been on average 29 days longer than the reference climat

Mark Allen, Midlands area sales manager for Amenity Land Solutions Ltd (ALS), has reported glowing results from using Limagrain’s MM10 grass seed mixture for the construction of a new bowls green in Birmingham.

Limagrain UK produce a wide range of hig

The Blairgowrie Golf Club in Perthshire, Scotland, has reported successful results from regular applications of a range of ICL products to its two championship golf courses.

Surrounded by pine and silver birch trees, Blairgowrie’s Lansdowne course pro

The ash tree is likely to be wiped out in Europe, according to the largest-ever survey of the species.

The trees are being killed off by the fungal disease ash-dieback along with an invasive beetle called the emerald ash borer.

According to the resea

Waste operator Mark Edward Fuller has been sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for running an illegal waste site in North Runcton, Norfolk.

Norwich Crown Court heard that he ran the illegal site for more than a year from Manor Farm in Common Lane wit

The Scottish Government must plant more trees to secure the future of Scotland's £1 billion forestry and timber industry, according to the sector's leading trade body.

In a five-point forestry action plan ahead of the Holyrood elections, Confor issue

Slugs and snails are traditionally the gardener’s worst foe but they have been knocked off the top spot for pests by an invasive hedge-eating caterpillar.

Last year was the first time in nearly a decade that slugs and snails were not top of the UK’s

Young women are missing out at every stage of apprenticeships and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken by employers and Government, warns a new report from the Young Women’s Trust (.pdf).

Although more women are now entering into appr

As Britain recovers from the recent heavy rainstorms, The Tree Council is urging everyone to spare a thought for young trees battling against the elements and take part in its annual Tree Care Campaign.

Running from 21 March to 21 September each year

Future trends in insect pests’ effects on Britain’s forests as the climate changes are explored in a new Forestry Commission Research Note. 

Entitled ‘Influence of climate change on forest insect pests in Britain’, the research note was written by e