5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (325+ words) Drought conditions are set to stay despite a wet end to the summer months, experts have warned. The Environment Agency has said it will take more than a few weeks of wet weather to end the drought, which was officially…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (970+ words) Summer 2026 was the warmest in the UK since records began in 1884, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. The average temperature across June, July and August was 16.5C, beating the previous high of 16.1C set only last year. It means the…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (440+ words) Inspectors who hold the fate of one of the huge solar farms planned for Norfolk in their hands will resume public hearings into the scheme next month - and will be visiting the proposed site. Public hearings over proposals for the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (545+ words) Vaccination is the best way to protect animals against the growing threat of bluetongue disease, says Tim Pratt, chairman of the Suffolk branch of the National Farmers' Union (NFU). Concerns are growing about the alarming rise in bluetongue cases, and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (724+ words) While food and drink hasn’t dominated recalls this week, there have been some products recalled and ‘do not use’ warnings issued for UK consumers. Among those recalls and warnings are Years dog food and a medical item that claims to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (342+ words) Drought conditions are expected to persist in Norfolk despite recent rainfall. The National Drought Group, including the Met Office, government, regulators, water companies, farmers, and conservation experts, is now meeting weekly to address the intensifying drought. The heightened response follows…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (331+ words) Wetter and stormier weather is on the way for Norfolk this autumn, with El Niño bringing prolonged periods of rain. Long-range forecasts suggest the county could face a damp and unsettled autumn and early winter, driven by what experts are…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (188+ words) A woodland has reopened to the public after a large wildfire that was tackled by eight crews. The blaze started at Shouldham Woods near RAF Marham at around 1pm on Thursday, July 30, and burnt through woodland and grassland. Since then, teams…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (613+ words) Keats called it the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness in his much-loved ode To Autumn. But a far less poetic kind of seasonal change is on the way, as drought and heatwaves scorch our landscape. For the leaves are…...