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National Express tests electric bus at airport

National Express tests electric bus at airport

The Cobus 2700 vehicle can run for up to eight hours a day carrying a maximum of 88 standing passengers.

Council to relocate redundant electric vehicle charging points

Council to relocate redundant electric vehicle charging points

Council to relocate redundant electric vehicle charging points

The Causeway machines have been “out of order” since the district council closed the spaces when the Northgate End multi-storey opened.

Jet Zero: Stansted Airport's five pledges for a more sustainable future

Jet Zero: Stansted Airport's five pledges for a more sustainable future

Jet Zero: Stansted Airport's five pledges for a more sustainable future

Stansted Airport has welcomed the launch of the Government's Jet Zero Strategy and unveiled its own green agenda.

Strawberry Supermoon to delight skygazers – and here's when to see it

Strawberry Supermoon to delight skygazers – and here's when to see it

Strawberry Supermoon to delight skygazers – and here's when to see it

Stargazers are gearing up to capture June's Stawberry Supermoon – and here's how and when you can see it from Tuesday (June 14).

Wickham Hall solar farm plan revised in bid to get green light

Wickham Hall solar farm plan revised in bid to get green light

Wickham Hall solar farm plan revised in bid to get green light

While company is taking legal advice about an appeal against Uttlesford council's refusal, it says scheme is still viable using just East Herts land.

Wickham Hall solar farm: There's a bigger picture at stake than the view

Wickham Hall solar farm: There's a bigger picture at stake than the view

Wickham Hall solar farm: There's a bigger picture at stake than the view

Andrew Urquhart, of Bishop’s Stortford Climate Group, on why East Herts Council must give permission for the solar farm on the outskirts of the town.

Water great event! River Day in Sawbridgeworth an 'eye opener'

Water great event! River Day in Sawbridgeworth an 'eye opener'

Water great event! River Day in Sawbridgeworth an 'eye opener'

Visitors enjoyed trips along the Stort, a free paddle in a kayak and the chance to examine some fascinating finds in the bio-zone tent.

Better broadband coming for 13,000 homes and businesses in Stortford area

Better broadband coming for 13,000 homes and businesses in Stortford area

Better broadband coming for 13,000 homes and businesses in Stortford area

Nearly 12,000 homes and businesses in Bishop's Stortford and 1,200 in Hatfield Broad Oak and Rodings will be able to upgrade to full-fibre broadband.

Proposed Wickham Hall solar farm 'a solution to energy crisis', says applicant

Proposed Wickham Hall solar farm 'a solution to energy crisis', says applicant

Proposed Wickham Hall solar farm 'a solution to energy crisis', says applicant

East Herts and Uttlesford councils expected to deliver verdicts soon on scheme for 36,000 panels on Green Belt and farmland straddling county border.

Royal seal of approval for Stansted Airport College from Princess Anne

Royal seal of approval for Stansted Airport College from Princess Anne

Royal seal of approval for Stansted Airport College from Princess Anne

The Princess Royal toured the £11m college in her role as patron of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).

Telecoms company appeals over refusal for 'eyesore' phone mast

Telecoms company appeals over refusal for 'eyesore' phone mast

Telecoms company appeals over refusal for 'eyesore' phone mast

East Herts Council refused an application from Hutchison 3G UK Ltd for land at the junction of Elizabeth Road and Havers Lane.

New Year Honour for Stortford woman who enabled start of UK's Covid vaccination programme

New Year Honour for Stortford woman who enabled start of UK's Covid vaccination programme

New Year Honour for Stortford woman who enabled start of UK's Covid vaccination programme

Dr June Raine named a dame along with actresses Joanna Lumley and Vanessa Redgrave, and record Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Laura Kenny.

How to see this week's Leonids meteor shower and partial lunar eclipse

How to see this week's Leonids meteor shower and partial lunar eclipse

How to see this week's Leonids meteor shower and partial lunar eclipse

It's a busy week in the stargazing calendar with two big events happening in the skies above the UK.

Council trials all-electric work site in first for southern England

Council trials all-electric work site in first for southern England

Council trials all-electric work site in first for southern England

Pilot on footpath rebuilding projects in Stevenage and Letchworth brings fewer fumes, improved air quality and less noise pollution.

New project promotes green flights from Stansted Airport

New project promotes green flights from Stansted Airport

New project promotes green flights from Stansted Airport

An offset tool allows travellers to calculate the environmental cost of their trip and buy credits to compensate.

Get tips on saving energy at Sustainable Sawbridgeworth stall in Bell Street

Get tips on saving energy at Sustainable Sawbridgeworth stall in Bell Street

Get tips on saving energy at Sustainable Sawbridgeworth stall in Bell Street

Sustainable Sawbridgeworth will be hosting the stall as part of its focus on the COP26 international climate change conference.

Insight into ‘amazing’ wildlife on the doorstep in Sawbridgeworth

Insight into ‘amazing’ wildlife on the doorstep in Sawbridgeworth

Insight into ‘amazing’ wildlife on the doorstep in Sawbridgeworth

Friends of Pishiobury Park chairman Bob Reed's thought-provoking webinar launched town's Citizen Science project.

Stortford business invests in community by installing defibrillator

Stortford business invests in community by installing defibrillator

Stortford business invests in community by installing defibrillator

ITVET has made a potentially life-saving investment after buying and installing a defibrillator outside its head office in London Road.

Take a walk on the wild side and join biodiversity project

Take a walk on the wild side and join biodiversity project

Take a walk on the wild side and join biodiversity project

Sawbo project follows extensive eco-audit of natural habitats by Bob Reed, chairman of Friends of Pishiobury Park.

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos' space flight – by Stortford's Mister World

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos' space flight – by Stortford's Mister World

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos' space flight – by Stortford's Mister World

Aerospace engineer Jack Heslewood, an ex-pupil of Manor Fields and St Mary's, writes about Tuesday's historic New Shepard rocket ship mission.

Oxfam condemns Uttlesford's £35m deal with US arms company that helped to land Mars rover

Oxfam condemns Uttlesford's £35m deal with US arms company that helped to land Mars rover

Oxfam condemns Uttlesford's £35m deal with US arms company that helped to land Mars rover

Council's controversial 'funding partner' deal for new UK HQ for American space and defence firm 'pivotal' in landing rover Perserverance.

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