News from the West Midlands

• St Mary's Church in Hanley Castle honored with Gold Award
• Reform councillors challenge scientific consensus on climate change belief
• Redditch MP collaborates with Woodland Trust to protect forests
• Beales Corner flood defence project brings protection to Bewdley
• Beales Corner Flood Defence Scheme Protects Bewdley Community
• Council Considers Ending Free Lunches to Reduce Food Waste
• Worcester's Astwood Crematorium Goes Green with Major Upgrade
• Reform-run Worcestershire council revisits stance on climate change.
• Cradley community blooms with colorful wildflower planters
• Herefordshire holds 'Rivers, Roots, Resilience' climate action event
• City council refuses request to cut protected sycamore tree.
• Barratt Redrow Invests Over £1M in Biodiversity Collaboration
• Tenbury Wells flood programme contractors announced for September surveys
• Solar panels power Bodenham Arboretum, cutting emissions
• Majestic Large Copper Butterfly Rediscovered in Dudley Beauty Spot
• Fire concerns prompt deferral of solar farm battery plans
• Platform Housing Group Makes Strides Towards Sustainable Housing Goals
• Worcester Struggles with High Recycling Rejection Rate
• Shropshire and Telford Residents Invited to Influence Nature Strategy
• Ledbury Firm Finalist in Prestigious Business Excellence Award
• Wychavon postpones food waste bin rollout due to constraints.
• Leisure Centre in Worcester goes green with solar energy
• Shropshire Council's Pyrolysis Success Recognized Nationally
• Harpenden residents equipped with communal flood kits amid risks
• Acton Beauchamp to House New 20MW Solar Farm
• Green Party MP Praises Sustainable Woodland Management Initiative
• River Severn Partnership Spotlights Flood Innovation to Committee
• Wychavon Council Debates Future Locations for Solar Farms
• Heart of Worcestershire College: Bees' Needs Champion of 2025
• Ludlow Biochar Scheme Budget Grows to £3.3m