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ANNUAL MEETING: Portsmouth is at the heart of Solent Freeport, which is holding its AGM, open to the public, on November 5

Portsmouth air pollution sees ‘slight uptick’

All poultry in England must be kept inside to limit further outbreaks, and keepers have to follow strict biosecurity rules

How much should I worry about bird flu - as control measures announced

(Clockwise from top left) Green woodpeckers, lapwings, great crested grebes and red grouses were all amongst the species trending downwards

3 birds new data shows are declining - and 3 that are bouncing back

(Photos: Getty Images/Pexels)

The rules, fuels and regulations around wood burners for 2025

Asian hornets are smaller than native hornets, but deadly to our bees and other pollinators (Photo: Wildlife and Countryside Link/PA Wire)

Breaking Killer insects invade UK

Southern Water receives Government backing for extra £10m investment in cutting storm overflows – to be spent before spring 2025

Southern Water receives £10m investment to reduce storm overflows

XL Bullies will be banned from Februrary 2024.

XL Bully Ban: Everything you need to know as ban comes into place

Hannah Mills of Team Great Britain. Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images

Going Green: Get involved and help make a difference

Brucella canis can spread from dogs to humans in rare cases (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

BreakingExplainer Three people in UK test positive for bacterial disease spreading in dogs

Concerns have been raised about sewage discharges into our seas and rivers

Concerns over potential breach of environmental laws regarding sewage discharges

Langstone Harbour

Langstone Harbour Board secures DEFRA funding for local fishers.

Asian hornets have been spotted near Dover in Kent

Government issues urgent warning after ‘killer’ Asian hornets spotted

Scum foam at Langstone Harbour, in Eastney, after a previous discharge.

Cost of sewage signs 'should be paid by Southern Water'

Drone captures images of Southsea during the heatwave in Southsea, on August 11, 2022. Picture: James Taylor/ Solent Sky Services

Company claims Portsmouth has little water to spare

Farming near Long Man Brewery

South Downs National Park programme paves the way for wildlife recovery

(Photo by Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images)

Free range eggs no longer available in UK supermarkets
FROM today you will not find free-range eggs on supermarket shelves in the UK.
Fiona Callingham

Roughly 60,000 hens find new homes every year under British Hen Welfare Trust support. Picture: British Hen Welfare Trust.

Event at Rowlands Castle to take place to save hens from slaughter

Southern Water's Budds Farm outfall photographed pouring out untreated sewage at 3.42pm on October 21 2021. Picture: Chris Pearsall Commercial Photography

Southsea activists say 'excellent' bathing water quality results are 'laughable'

A concept image of the new border control post. Picture:Portsmouth City Council/Kier construction

Portsmouth port sees border post construction underway

The measures were made per 10,000 of the population.

The 10 UK towns and cities with the worst air pollution

Swans on Fareham Creek.

Fareham Creek hit by 18 swan deaths amid avian flu outbreak

Swans on Fareham Creek in 2018. Picture: Stuart Reed

Concern as 7 swans die at Fareham Creek prompting Defra investigation

Pompey first team player Ben Close with Katie Aris delivering food parcels

Food aid charity receives share of £287k Defra funding

Buses, coaches, HGVs, taxis and private hire vehicles of certain ages will be charged to drive in parts of Portsmouth

A chargeable clean air zone will be put in place in Portsmouth by next year

A class B clean air zone is the preferred option for Portsmouth City Council. Picture: Shutterstock

Fears raised for Isle of Wight residents if hauliers are hit by clean air zone

A class B clean air zone is the preferred option for Portsmouth City Council. Picture: Shutterstock

Fears raised for Isle of Wight residents if hauliers are hit by clean air zone

A dangerous Asian hornet queen has been spotted in Britain for the first time - ... Lloyd Bent

JAMS: Would a congestion charge solve this?

Portsmouth congestion charge would be final nail in coffin for city centre - Cli...

Ben Standen from Four Paws Doggie Day Care in Portsmouth

Dog day care firms in Portsmouth say changes to licensing laws are ‘barking mad’

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Dog day care firms in Portsmouth say changes to licensing laws are ‘barking mad’

The Gafirs inshore lifeboat
Picture: Sarah Standing

Gafirs lifeboat team is given a cash boost to help it save lives in the Solent

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Why Portsmouth businesses could get Â£2,000 to promote green travel

Pupils from St Alban's School in Havant, with their Pollinator Promise Award from Defra biosecurity minister, Lord Gardiner, back left. Credit: St Alban's School

Defra minister awards Havant schoolchildren for their bee-friendly work

Traffic builds up in London Road, North End

People power needed to help Portsmouth beat its air pollution problem, council s...

Westlands Farm, Pricketts Hill, Wickham

DISH DETECTIVE: Follow a muddy country lane for a stand-out carvery

Westlands Farm, Pricketts Hill, Wickham

DISH DETECTIVE: Follow a muddy country lane for a stand-out carvery

UK wet wipe ban is our opportunity to end '˜flushaway' culture

May, the puppy belonging to the McDermott family , who died

RSPCA backs bid to crack down on unscrupulous puppy sellers

Car emissions and exhaust fumes. Credit: Shutterstock

Clean cabs scheme will pay diesel taxi drivers to go hybrid in Fareham and Gospo...

St Alban's Primary with their bee awards from Defra

Pupils '˜buzzing' with joy after winning award

Avian flu warning for poultry owners

COUNTY NEWS: Bird flu quarantine extended after fresh outbreak

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Defra to give grants for rural projects across East Hampshire and Havant