Environment

Henderson Group and bp pulse, bp’s electric vehicle charging business, have signed an agreement to work together to install up to 200 electric vehicle (EV) charge points at around 100 Henderson Retail sites across Northern Ireland within the next two years, including at 30 bp branded Henderson Retail locations. Pictured are Stephen Hamilton and Ron Whitten from Henderson Group with Easton Boyd and Ailsa Wilkins from bp at one of the first of the new bp pulse Electric Vehicle charging points to be installed as part of the new network of ultra-fast and rapid chargers at around 100 bp and Henderson Retail sites in Northern Ireland

Henderson Group and bp to install up to 200 EV charging points in NI

Magherafelt construction company, Henry Brothers, has been awarded platinum status, the highest accolade possible, in the 2023 Northern Ireland’s Environmental Benchmarking Survey. Staff are pictured with the accolade

Northern Ireland construction firm recognised for green leadership

Planners have approved major modifications to Royal Portrush that ‘will improve the visitor and golfer experience for the Open 2025’

Planners approve major modifications to Royal Portrush golf course

£2.35m investment transforms Maxol Braid River with expansion and re-development. Pictured are Brian Donaldson, chief executive officer, Maxol with Nicola Farrell, Braid River site manager

Ballymena's Maxol Braid River is transformed with £2.35m investment

Northern Ireland insulation manufacturer and installer energystore has made a significant commitment to reduce its environmental impact, announcing that the company will produce zero emissions by 2028. Pictured is Connor McCandless, group sales and innovation director of energystore

energystore unveils plan to invest £2million to reach net zero by 2028

Food waste in the UK is a huge issue. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Food waste in the UK is a huge issue

Prepare your soil

Going Green: Last chance to prepare soil before winter sets in

Belfast Harbour, in partnership with Ulster Wildlife, has installed an oyster nursey in the port to help restore the native population of the species, improve water quality and boost marine biodiversity. According to Ulster Wildlife, one oyster can filter up to 200 litres of water per day, which is the equivalent to a bathtub. Pictured are Rachel Millar, marine conservation officer, Ulster Wildlife, Dr Dave Smyth, marine conservation manager, Ulster Wildlife and Simon Gibson, marine, environment & biodiversity officer, Belfast Harbour

Oyster nursery at Belfast Harbour to help improve water and boost marine life

Belfast Harbour begins work on £3million first phase of City Quays Gardens

Climate Essentials, a London-based carbon intelligence platform, has appointed Sam Evans (pictured) as business development manager for Northern Ireland. Operating out of the Belfast office, Sam will work to promote growth and support the strategic direction of Climate Essentials across Northern Ireland

Climate Essentials welcomes first member to its Belfast team

Belfast-based facades manufacturer, Spanwall, has been recognised at the prestigious Façade Awards UK for its involvement in creating an innovative façade solution for leading hospitality group, Whitbread. Pictured are Philip West, Anna Hanna, Gemma Patterson, Chris McFarlane and Paul Jesus from Spanwall collecting their award

NI manufacturer scoops top at Façade Awards UK for their 'ground-breaking work'

Households in Northern Ireland are paying less for their home heating oil than their counterparts in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, recent statistics have revealed. On average, the cost of space and water heating for an average sized three-bedroom house using a condensing boiler, radiators and DHW cylinder in Northern Ireland is £1,190 per year, according to figures released by the Sutherland Tables

Home heating oil costs less in NI than rest of UK and RoI and prices are falling

Northern Ireland’s largest hotel group, Andras Hotels, is delighted to announce that five of its hotels within the portfolio have attained silver accreditation through the Green Tourism programme. Pictured are Julie Armouet, Ashutosh Kumar, Vicky Green, Taroon Missry, Aidan Murtagh, Jac Cullan, Stephen Sellers and Rebecca Tyagi

NI’s largest hotel group is leader in sustainability with green awards

Green Energy Engineering Limited, based in Dromore, has received £500,000 funding from Bank of Ireland UK to enable them to fulfil a number of public sector contracts to de-carbonise schools and universities in GB and facilitate future growth in Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. Pictured are Diane McCall, senior business manager, Bank of Ireland UK with George Higginson, managing director NI and UK Strategic Partnerships, Bank of Ireland UK and Diane Morrow, general manager, Green Energy Engineering

Dromore engineering firm’s renewable energy expansion thanks to £500,000 boost

The nightingale is one of the birds which have increased. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Birds are so important to the UK environment

Encourage children to dispose of their litter correctly. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: It’s never too early to start litter picking
Is littering getting worse? It seems motorway verges and parks are a total mess these days? Earlier this year, John Read from the campaign group Clean Up Britain said the UK is going through a litter ‘epidemic’.

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Unionist farm figure says DUPWindsor Framework stance on should be backed

Recent flooding in Downpatrick. Photo: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

Review into Northern Ireland flooding needed to learn lessons, minister says

Belfast chef Sharon McConnell was the joint winner of a global annual culinary competition with sustainability at its core. The Sustainable Chef Challenge run by her employer, Sodexo, one of Ireland’s largest catering and facilities management businesses, took place in Germany

NI chef scoops joint win with Brazilian competitor in global culinary contest

Councillors have voiced concerns for the future of City of Derry airport, and warned that funding is ‘unsustainable’ without a functioning Executive

Councillors warn funding model for City of Derry Airport ‘unsustainable’

Northern Ireland’s fast-growing sustainable packaging and labels firm, Biopax Ltd is gearing up for its latest ground breaking investment. This month the west Belfast firm will introduce a cutting-edge rotary flexographic paper wraps printing and packing machine at its facility. This revolutionary addition is poised to make a substantial difference in their on-the-go deli and quick-serve restaurant solutions for the UK and Ireland markets

Biopax reveals multimillion-pound boost to service the green packaging market

A scene from the flooded town center of Downpatrick. Photo: Colin McGrath MLA.

NI ASDA store closed for foreseeable future after severe flood damage

Plaswire, a County Armagh company, will help global wind giant Ørsted recycle blades from its onshore wind farms in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. A recently completed pilot project saw three blades from a decommissioned turbine from Orsted's Owenreagh Wind Farm in County Tyrone successfully recycled into RX polymer. Pictured next to a decommissioned blade are Ray OConnell, director of operations at Orsted UK & Ireland and Andrew Billingsley, CEO of Plaswire. Credit: Brian Morrison

Northern Ireland firm in unique project to turn wind farm blades into bricks

Take measures to help flooding. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Take preventative measures to help flooding

Rachel Millar, Marine Conservation Officer, Ulster Wildlife; Dr Dave Smyth, Marine Conservation Manager, Ulster Wildlife and Simon Gibson, Marine, Environment & Biodiversity Officer, Belfast Harbour. An oyster nursery has been installed in Belfast Harbour in a bid to improve water quality and boost marine life. Photo: Belfast Harbour/PA Wire

Oysters hoped to improve water quality and boost marine life in Belfast Harbour

Flooding last week in Downpatrick, one of the Northern Ireland towns worst affected by the heavy rain

Flood-hit NI businesses to get £15m in help from reallocated budget

Haughey's Bog, a former commercially harvested bog near Omagh, which is set to be transformed into a thriving hub for peatland restoration - the first of its kind in Northern Ireland. Photo: Ulster Wildlife /PA Wire

Co Tyrone bog to be transformed in first-of-its-kind peatland restoration
A former commercially harvested bog in Co Tyrone is set to be restored into a thriving peatland.

There has been a noticeable decline in the infamous Lough Neagh fly, with concerns about the impact on the wider ecosystem. Photo: Amber Currie.

Concerns at collapse of Lough Neagh flies population

Northern Ireland contractor Henry Brothers has announced the successful completion of the first phase of its ambitious redevelopment project on Rainey Street, Magherafelt, marking a major step forward in the revitalisation of the town centre. The development’s first tenant is Jude Law Boutique, a longstanding local retailer which employs over 10 members of staff and offers customers the latest in women's fashion

Henry Brothers completes first phase of Magherafelt redevelopment project

The International Convention Centre Belfast (ICC Belfast), together with sister entertainment venue, Waterfront Hall, has been awarded the Green Meetings gold award, accredited by Green Tourism, becoming the first purpose-built conference venue on the island of Ireland to receive the accolade. Pictured are ICC Belfast's Iain Bell, Julia Corkey and Antony MacNaghten joined by the venue's green team

ICC Belfast receives coveted green meetings gold award

Galgorm becomes first hotel in Northern Ireland to achieve gold in two top sustainability accolades from Green Tourism. Pictured are Jonny McKay, safety and compliance manager and Tara Moore, head of spa operations, Galgorm

First hotel in NI to get gold in two sustainability awards from Green Tourism

Vegan diets also make a huge difference to biodiversity. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Vegan diets can help to benefit the planet

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service continue to pump water from flooded premises in Downpatrick town centre. Photo: Peter Morrison/PA Wire

Flooding: Pumping operation continues in flood-stricken Downpatrick

Following the inundation of businesses in Newry, Downpatrick and Portadown, as well as other individual businesses more locally, FSB has called for every layer of government to step up and respond as a matter of the highest priority – councils, Stormont Departments and the UK government. Pictured is FSB NI policy chair, Alan Lowry

FSB NI calls for three-stranded approach to flood response

Flooding on the Ballysallagh road in Co Down. Road closures are in place and some public transport services have been cancelled as heavy rain continues to fall across Northern Ireland. Photo: Jonathan Porter / Press Eye

New group links central & local government on floods

The StreetDeck Electroliner buses will be manufactured at Wrightbus’s headquarters in Ballymena in Northern Ireland, supporting hundreds of new high-skilled jobs to help level up and grow the economy

Wrightbus picks up new order for double deck battery electric buses in London

Brendan Downey, director of Friar Tucks restaurants, surveys the damage to one of his businesses - just behind him - caused by severe flooding in Newry

Call for rates holiday for all Northern Ireland business flood victims

Katesbridge play area submerged by the River Bann

Ciaran to bring flooding and travel disruption - two rain warnings in place

Brendan Downey, director of Friar Tucks restaurants, surveys the damage to one of his businesses - just behind him - caused by severe flooding in Newry.

Newry businessman's shock with three companies under water

The public are advised to avoid Newry City Centre as it experienced unprecedented levels of flooding.
Press Eye - Northern Ireland - 31st October 2023Photo by Jonathan Porter / Press Eye

Emergency sluice gate measures to lower Newry flood levels

Solitude Park in Banbridge. Google image

Police evacuating Solitude Park in Banbridge due to 'dangerously high' river

A report of suspected deer poaching in the area was made to police at around 4.15pm on Sunday, 29 October. Two men were reportedly seen in the area where the carcass was found in a field

Police are investigating after a deer carcass was found on land at the weekend

Home heating oil in Northern Ireland dipped to £680 for 900 litres and £380 for 500 litres, well up from summer prices but well down on this time last year

Home heating oil prices dip slightly in NI, despite war in the Middle East

Uncertainty persists over the future of eleven trees at the Dark Hedges in Co Antrim which are consider unsafe. The scene was made famous by the Game of Thrones television series.
Photo: Michael Cooper/Woodland Trust/PA Wire

Unsafe trees at Dark Hedges - Department can overrule council

Eleven trees at the Dark Hedges are reported to be dangerously unstable. The scene was made famous by the Game of Thrones television series.
Photo: Michael Cooper/Woodland Trust/PA Wire

Dark Hedges threat - 11 trees 'dangerously unstable' and face the chop

Badger cull plan quashed

Badger cull plan to tackle TB in cattle to be quashed after High Court ruling

Just some of the hundreds of fish that have been killed in the River Callan after an alleged slurry leak.
Photo: Ulster Angling Federation.

Slurry blamed for ‘disaster’ during salmon and trout breeding

Outgoing chief executive of the Dairy Council for Northern Ireland (DCNI) Mike Johnston was the toast of the evening as he handed over the reins to Ian Stevenson, former CEO of the Livestock and Meat Commission. Pictured are Dairy Council vice-chair Dermot Farrell and outgoing CEO Mike Johnston

Dairy Council NI CEO hands over the reins as industry reflects on three decades

The Ulster Angling Federation has condemned a major fish kill in the River Callan in Co Armagh.
Pic: Googlemaps

Slurry leak blamed for major fish kill in Northern Ireland river

Council confirm they have had talks with representatives from The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series about future opportunities coming to Northern Ireland. Credit: Romina Amato/Red Bull Content Pool

Talks to hold the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in NI confirmed

Northern Ireland architectural practice, Collins Rolston has invested in new staff and a city centre design studio as it gears up for growth. Relocated to a purpose-designed studio in James Street South, Belfast, the firm also plans to open presences in Dublin and London. Collins Rolston has invested a six-figure sum to purchase its Belfast offices and undertaken an extensive fit-out. Pictured are some of the Collins Rolston team with Mark Collins including James McConnell, Brendan McCambridge, Jennifer Whittaker, Marta Piotrowska, Ronan Larkin and Olivia Loughlin

NI architectural firm gets set for growth with new staff and city centre studio

Save Lough Neagh protesters take part in a rally outside Belfast City Hall. Picture: Peter Morrison/PA Wire

Belfast city centre protest told Lough Neagh is being turned into a 'cesspit'

Heat pump grants have been hiked up by 50%. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Lots to celebrate that will help the planet

Forest Green Rovers and Birmingham City. Getty Images

Going Green: Winners in sport and a more sustainable future

Pioneering Ballymena bus manufacturer Wrightbus has secured a new order in Europe for its single deck zero-emission hydrogen bus. German-based bus operator West Verkehr has ordered a fleet of 12 Kite Hydroliners after a Europe-wide tender process. Pictured are members of the German-based bus operator West Verkehr team on a recent visit to Wrightbus

Wrightbus lands significant order for hydrogen-powered buses from Germany