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Family marks centenary by adopting a redwood that has stood for more than a century itself.
Local charity St Peter’s Hospice has announced that its popular Christmas tree collection service will return for another year this festive season, with even more households now able to benefit.
Trebah Garden, near Falmouth, has taken home gold in the Large Visitor Attraction category of the 24th Cornwall Tourism Awards, hosted at Truro Cathedral on Thursday 13th November 2025.
Farming king prawns indoors in tanks on UK farmland could create a thriving, sustainable seafood industry, researchers say.
Dorset Council is bringing forward plans for a significant solar energy project at Higher South Buckland Farm, Chickerell - part of the council’s long-established Farms Estate.
A new era begins at Dorset Innovation Park (Winfrith Newburgh, Wool) with the launch of Dorset Innovation Park Ltd – a dedicated company established to accelerate the site’s transformation into a leading hub for advanced engineering, defence technology and clean energy innovation.
The summer sunshine has helped to generate a record amount of renewable energy at Bristol Airport - producing the equivalent in power used by almost 400 homes in a year.
Cornwall Council is offering residents the chance to hire out its low emission pool cars at weekends.
Since launching in August 2024, Beryl e-bike share riders have taken over 50,000 journeys across Dorchester, Portland and Weymouth, marking a major milestone in Dorset Council’s commitment to sustainable transport.
Homeowners and private landlords can now apply for a loan to fund house repairs and energy saving improvements through a Council-backed scheme.
Exeter academics are playing a leading role in a new £11.5 million AI-driven initiative hoping to transform how governments around the world use research evidence.
Bristol City Leap has announced an update to the eligibility criteria for the Bright Green Homes project.
This autumn, a Dorset Council-led habitat restoration project will begin across five Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in East Dorset, aiming to safeguard some of the world’s rarest wildlife habitats while reducing the risk of wildfires to both nature and nearby communities.
A University of Exeter Cornwall team has received two grants totalling £1.45 million to understand and remediate the effects of climate change at a microbiological level.
World-leading energy networks experts will call for renewable power generation facilities to be connected to the UK grid more quickly at a conference in Bath this week.
A range of businesses based on scientific breakthroughs from the University of Exeter were showcased to Science and Tech Minister Peter Kyle as part of his visit to the city campus.
The University of Bristol is opening its doors on 20 and 21 September as part of the nationwide Heritage Open Days, offering the public a rare glimpse behind the scenes of some of its most historic and unique spaces.
A new children’s home nestled in serene woodland near Bodmin has opened its doors to support young people with disabilities.
A University of Exeter researcher’s innovative wildlife film has been nominated for a “Green Oscar”.
