/ Environment & Nature

Tasty incentive for people using their local recycling centre
/ Environment & Nature/ StaffordshireHeadline
RECYCLING centres in Staffordshire are offering a tasty incentive for people who pay them a visit. Anyone who takes their recyclable materials—especially cardboard and glass—direct to their recycling centre will be able to enter a...
Residents thanked for recycling efforts over festive season
/ Council & Politics/ Environment & NatureHeadline
TAMWORTH Borough Council and Lichfield District Council are thanking people from across both areas for a marked improvement in recycling habits this festive season. The councils’ Joint Waste Service launched a campaign before Christmas to...
Youth volunteer group lends a hand to nature reserves
/ Children & Young People/ Community/ Environment & Nature
YOUNG people are being given the chance to learn new skills and gain vital work experience by volunteering on nature reserves across the Tamworth area at a series of free sessions. ‘Youth Action’ has been...
Go green and support St Giles Hospice by recycling Christmas cards
/ Appeal/ Community/ Environment & Nature
PEOPLE can help the environment and raise funds for a great local charity in the New Year by donating their old Christmas cards to St Giles Hospice. As families and businesses pack away the decorations...
Residents urged to take extra recycling to centres
/ Council & Politics/ Environment & Nature/ North Warwickshire
RESIDENTS are being urged to take their excess Christmas recycling to one of Staffordshire’s recycling centres. The call from Staffordshire County Council comes ahead of one of the busiest times for recycling, as people dispose...
Christmas bin collections and recycling reminder
/ Council & Politics/ Environment & NatureHeadline
TAMWORTH residents are being urged to see if there are any changes to their bin collections over Christmas by checking their new bin calendar. Households that have their bins emptied on a Tuesday or Wednesday...
Yellow Warning of Snow and Ice Affecting West Midlands
/ Environment & Nature/ StaffordshireHeadline
THE Met Office has this morning, issued a Yellow Warning for Snow and Ice for the West Midlands. They have stated that the warning is in place between 9.00am Saturday 15 December and 9...
Go green for 2019 by supporting St Giles Hospice Treecycle campaign
/ Appeal/ Community/ Environment & Nature
PEOPLE in Tamworth are being invited to go green for 2019 by recycling their Christmas trees in aid of St Giles Hospice. By taking part in the annual St Giles Treecycle campaign, families and businesses...
Bin stickers to promote better recycling habits
/ Council & Politics/ Environment & NatureHeadline
STICKERS are currently being put on all blue bins in Tamworth to remind householders that black bin bags should not be used in blue bins. The stickers also advise that blue bins will not be...
Tamworth Co-op ‘Cash in the Bag’ scheme raises £26,000 for local charities, clubs and schools
/ Community/ Environment & Nature/ Staffordshire
THE 5p charge for plastic shopping bags has resulted in a bonanza for local charities and schools as they share in a handout of around £26,000 from Tamworth Co-operative Society. Sixteen organisations have been...
New guide details how to waste less and recycle more
/ Council & Politics/ Environment & NatureHeadline
A NEW guide has been produced to help Tamworth residents waste less and recycle more. The online Waste Less guide has been produced by Tamworth Borough Council and Lichfield District Council’s joint waste partnership to clarify...
Blue bins to be checked for contaminated waste
/ Council & Politics/ Environment & NatureHeadline
TAMWORTH Borough Council and Lichfield District Council’s Joint Waste Service is warning that blue bins will not be emptied if contaminated waste, including filled black bin liners, are put in recycling bins. After five truck-loads...
Staffordshire’s spookiest cycling routes revealed
/ Environment & Nature/ Sport/ Staffordshire
STAFFORDSHIRE’S cyclists can mix spooks with spokes this Halloween by exploring some of the county’s eeriest cycle routes. Criss-crossing Staffordshire are miles of cycle lanes and national cycleways all of which are used every day...
Discover fantasy Tree Trail tales at Wigginton Park
/ Community/ Environment & NatureHeadline
WIGGINGTON Park is now home to a brand new Tree Trail for families to follow and discover mythical stories and tales, as well as finding out about local history and different species of trees. The...
Fantasy Tree Trail tales to come ‘to life’ this month at Wigginton Park
/ Community/ Environment & Nature
THE countdown is on to the unveiling of a community project that has developed a ‘tree trail’ of fantasy stories and characters at an exciting live event in Wigginton Park on Saturday, October 13. The...
Tamworth in Bloom strikes gold for the ninth year!
/ Environment & NatureHeadline
TAMWORTH has gold fever following another successful year in the Heart of England in Bloom competition – striking GOLD for the ninth year in a row, as well as picking up a special award for...
Trees to tell an interesting tale at Wigginton Park
/ Children & Young People/ Community/ Environment & Nature
A COMMUNITY project that has developed a ‘tree trail’ of fantasy stories and characters will be launched at an exciting live event in Wigginton Park on Saturday, October 13. The Wigginton Park ‘Tree Trail’ captured the...
New apprenticeship opportunities to join award-winning team
/ Education & Employment/ Environment & NatureHeadline
GREEN-FINGERED enthusiasts looking for a new career in horticulture and grounds maintenance are being invited to join an award-winning team at Tamworth Borough Council. The authority has a fantastic opportunity for another two apprentices to join...
Green-fingered residents win prizes for blooming lovely gardens
/ Community/ Environment & Nature/ Tourism & Leisure
THE green-fingered winners of this year’s individual garden and sheltered housing scheme competitions have now been revealed as part of the 2018 Tamworth in Bloom campaign. As well as going for gold in the annual...
Plea from Fire Service following the devastation of Staffordshire countryside by fire
/ 999/ Environment & NatureHeadline
STAFFORDSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service is asking the public to be extra vigilant after hundreds of acres of countryside have been damaged by fires. The plea comes after figures show a significant increase in fires out...
The story behind the Moor Street island World War 1 tribute
/ Environment & NatureHeadline
IN celebrating this year’s Tamworth in Bloom theme of ‘Homecoming 2018’- Moor Street traffic island at the end of Lichfield Street was planted with a stunning World War 1 tribute with more than just flower...
Wigginton Park hoping to take gold in regional In Bloom competition
/ Environment & Nature/ Tourism & LeisureHeadline
ONE of Tamworth’s best-loved parks is hoping to claim gold, in a Heart of England in Bloom category. Wigginton Park is competing for the third year in the parks & open spaces category of...