Care leavers flourish with cucumber tree planting
A promise to help young people leaving care to grow and thrive marked with a tree planting
Leaders call on Government to release funding to help residents
Support would help residents and businesses counting the costs of Storm Henk
Extra funding will allow community orchard scheme to grow
The scheme has been awarded £28,290 from Defra’s Coronation Living Heritage Fund
Take care as flood alerts issued
Residents urged to sign up for alerts, heed advice and take extra care on the roads
Council-led green consortium secures funding
The £2.56m will be used to bolster plans to reach net zero
Weather warning as residents urged to be 'flood aware'
Heavy rain forecast from lunchtime tomorrow until the evening
Volunteers sought to help record county’s important trees
An appeal has gone out for volunteers to record trees in their communities
Road improvements celebrated by tree planting event
Two trees have been planted to create a new community garden space in Hinckley
Another chance to apply for free trees as deadline is extended
People now have until Thursday 30 November to apply for the free tree and hedge packs
Transport lead welcomes ticket office announcement
Ozzy O'Shea says concerns were expressed when meeting people in the county
Wildlife boost as projects get almost £27,000 to tackle invasive species
The projects will collect data on the spread of invasive species which pose a threat to local wildlife and habitats
Survey opens on EV chargepoint locations
Pinpoint on a map where you would like to see an electric vehicle chargepoint
Be prepared for more rainfall to come, warns council
The message is to avoid risks and never drive or walk through flood water
Yellow weather warning in place for the East Midlands
With a yellow weather warning in place for the East Midlands, be flood aware with our weather advice
Don’t miss out on free trees giveaway
The trees are available to community groups, parish councils and schools, as well as landowners and farmers
Partnership with road contractors keeps county on the right path
100 metres of Groby Pool pathway has been revamped
Apply now to popular free tree and hedge scheme
Anyone in the county with a suitable piece of land to plant can apply for the free trees