Environment

Renowned Matlock wildlife artist, environmentalist and television personality Pollyanna Pickering died last week following a short illness.

Council chiefs have unveiled controversial plans for expanding quarrying in Derbyshire.

Proposals to revive a disused rail line through the Peak District have moved a step forward, but not the passenger service some have called for.

The Met Office has this morning upgraded its weather warnings for parts of Yorkshire as the much heralded Beast from the East blows in freezing temperatures and wintry showers from Siberia.

The Beast from the East is expected to bring with it THREE days of snow next week as Yorkshire prepares to shiver in freezing temperatures blown in from Siberia.

Derbyshire Police has issued an appeal for information after receiving reports of deer poaching on Forestry Commission land near Matlock.

Environment Agency officers have been working at Adam’s Pond in Heanor all weekend following an accidental chemical spill.

The RSPB has ceased its involvement in the Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative after the charity claims the multi-partnership project continually failed to improve the fortunes of raptors in the Dark Peak.

A move to reintroduce free pest control services in Sunderland has been rejected.

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

So that's it, the Christmas and new year celebrations are over and it's back to normal.

Fly-tippers have been reported to have been illegally dumping festive waste by bins at a locked recycling centre.

Our readers always send us some amazing photos, so here's a look back at some of the best we've had this year.

Residents of a Hope Valley village may be dreaming of a wet Christmas, after launching what may be the UK’s first hydro-powered illuminations.

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

The leader of Derbyshire County Council has said a call for ministers to decide if fracking should go ahead in the county would rob local people of the right to decide their own future.

This week we heard that chemical giant Ineos has called on the Government to take the key decision about fracking in Derbyshire out of the hands of local planners, claiming the county council is taking too long to decide on the issue.

The man who wants to frack under Derbyshire has issued a passionate defence of his much-maligned industry.

As ash woodlands turn to yellow this autumn, National Trust Ranger Luke Barley and his colleagues have reported signs of ash dieback all over the White Peak.