Environment

Inspired Energy - The £10 million Lytham company that started in a conservatory

Rating: 2

January 28th 2012

Janet Thornton started her business in the conservatory at home. It has just floated with a valuation of well over £10 million, writes Roger Borrell

The Ormskirk firm fuelling a green energy revolution

Rating: 3

November 16th 2011

Vesta Stoves is proving to be hot stuff when it comes to fuelling a green energy revolution, as Paul Mackenzie reports Photography by Kirsty Thompson

Why solar panels can be a ray of sunshine for the future

Rating: 3

October 20th 2011

Solar panels are an environmentally-friendly way to power your home and they can not only save you money, but make you money as well

Wood burners could be the friendly answer to heating your home this winter

Rating: 3

October 20th 2011

The hot news is that wood is back and that means the sale of logs and specialist stoves is booming, writes Roger Borrell

Seen a Butterfly? LET US KNOW

Rating: 3

April 12th 2011

This summer the charity Butterfly Conservation is hoping to encourage as many people as possible to take part in what it hopes will be the world’s largest-ever butterfly count.