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Emergency waste drop-off points have been set up for those rural communities badly affected by the storm.

THE county's bin men help bring in more than £20 million a year into the county’s coffers.

Leinster Club Junior Hurling Championship Round 1 OLIVER PLUNKETTS (WESTMEATH) 2-15 ST FECHINS 1-16  County champions St Fechins were just minutes away fro...

Northumberland County Council has issued a warning on the risks of wildfires as temperatures across the county increase. The council have said in the past 12 months, there have been around 120 fires relating to barbecues and campfires, as well as eight wildfires. As lockdown restrictions ease and the weather starts to improve, there are worries these numbers will increase if people don’t respect the Countryside Code and take care to put out cigarettes carefully and avoid lighting fires and barbeques. Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service Chief Fire Officer, Paul Hedley: “Human e...

As lockdown restrictions ease and the weather starts to improve, there are worries these numbers will increase if people don’t respect the Countryside Code and take care to put out cigarettes carefully and avoid lighting fires and barbecues. Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service chief fire officer, Paul Hedley, said: “Human error is by far the biggest cause of wildfires. 2020 was a record year for wildfires despite the long period spent under a national lockdown. Wildfires are a big problem because they cause considerable damage to our wildlife, natural environment and local communit...