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Call for green unity: The Right Honourable Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for the Environment

10:20am Friday 6th June 2008

"I AM delighted that The Northern Echo is running a special green edition and thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute.

Ensuring the environment is top of everyone’s agenda

TO THE FUTURE: Mick Henry, chair of the Association of North East Councils

10:10am Friday 6th June 2008

OUR natural and built environment is a vital resource and major asset that helps to promote the North-East as a place to live, visit and invest in.

I pledge to save the planet by...

5:41pm Wednesday 4th June 2008

Saving the planet is not just about the big issues - there are plenty of small, practical steps that people can take in their everyday lives.

Biofuels: Saviour or villain?

CONTROVERSY GROWS: Rape seed in full bloom in Gainford, County Durham

4:39pm Wednesday 4th June 2008

IT is no wonder the public is confused about just how environmentally friendly biofuels are.

Making light work of weekly rubbish

NOT A CHORE: Chris Lloyd and Darlington Borough Council's Phillippa Scrafton search through rubbish to reduce, reuse, recycle

4:33pm Wednesday 4th June 2008

THE Bin Doctor is picking over the remains of a week in the Lloyd household. It is not a pleasant task. She dons a white protective coat and pulls on the gloves.


National News

Woman 'crashed into pair at 113mph'

Mark Crompton and his 19-year-old girlfriend Jodie Brown

Updated 6:33pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

A businesswoman crashed her partner's Jaguar in to a young couple at 113mph before telling police she had "killed someone", a court has heard.


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