Environment

After Brexit, the hottest political potato at the moment is plastic pollution.

A greener environment and a healthier lifstyle were the messages behind a new community orchard that was planted by schoolchildren in Mansfield.

Sherwood Forest will receive an half-a-million-pound investment to help built the new visitors centre.

“I am proud to be here protecting this Earth.” That was the message from multi-faith minister Denise Tooley-Okonkwo as she spoke at a public meeting in Warsop to discuss fracking.

Check out a bird’s eye view of one of Mansfield’s “hidden gems”.

Today is Fly Tipping Friday - believed by experts to be Britain's biggest day for the illegal dumping of unwanted goods and discarded rubbish.

A developer fighting to build 400 homes in Warsop has launched an appeal after councillors rejected his application.

A Shirebrook firm has been fined for failing to clear up its premises.

A litter champion who is dedicated to removing rubbish from his local estate is one of four people to receive civic commendations from the Executive Mayor of Mansfield.

Mansfield District Council has been slammed by the Government as one of 15 councils that are failing to make progress with their local house-building plans and threatened to intervene to speed up the process.

A new monthly collection of glass for recycling from homes in Mansfield is being considered by the council.

Environmentalists from across Nottinghamshire came together to mark the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest.

The perils of fracking were underlined at a celebration in Sherwood Forest to mark the 800th anniversary of a hugely important charter.

A fly-tipper who dumped a vast amount of waste at two locations in Ashfield has been sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work.

Youngsters and parents are being asked to share their ideas on play equipment to help shape an new play area at Sherwood Forest.

A new campaign to put a stop to the sticky problem of chewing-gum on the town’s pavements has been launched in Mansfield.

A total of 300 new homes could be built in Sutton, according to a planning application submitted to Ashfield District Council.

The task of cleaning up Mansfield has earned awards and certificates for several schools, busineses, voluntary groups and individuals in the town.