The city aims to become zero-carbon by 2038: a plan which has been in the works for a while.

Veganuary may be popular but this year there’s a new food-fad in town: Organuary. It’s a movement with the aim of reducing waste and rediscovering a long-lost component of our diets, offal.

Environment comes above both education and employment, according to recent North West figures in a poll conducted by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature).

It’s easy to point out a problem however it takes hard work and determination to help create a solution.

As Stage 8 of the Tour of Britain wound its way around Greater Manchester yesterday, the riders were greeted at various locations along the route by placard waving, devil-mask wearing protestors.

Construction of the trail – which runs from coast to coast – began in 1989 and it was officially opened in 2001.

Manchester is one of the worst cities in the UK for bike thefts, ranking 30th out of 351 cities, not including Scottish cities, putting it in the top 10%.

The motion, to be considered at the meeting of the full council on Wednesday, has asked members to embed the issue of climate change into all future key decisions

Here in Greater Manchester, entries include Alexandra Park in Oldham and Etherow Country Park in Stockport.

Earlier this week Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham announced his plan to radically overhaul the current transport network in the city and replace it with a scheme called Our Network.

Today, Wednesday June 19, is National Refill Day, so let’s unite against plastic and have the will to refill…