Social housing tenants in the West Midlands are set to save "hundreds of pounds" on their household bills after the completion of a £11 million eco improvement programme. Social landlord Whitefriars Housing has spent three years making its homes more energy efficient - and has claimed that some tenants could see savings of up to £300 a year. read more...

Bristol City Council has today signed a deal that aims to provide a dramatic improvement in the energy efficiency of the city’s homes. Over the next four years, Climate Energy will visit every property in the city and offer householders an energy efficiency survey. read more...

A waste management specialist from the north west of England has launched a scheme which aims to supply the national charity Shelter with recycled furniture. read more...

Pembrokeshire councillors have today refused to grant retrospective planning permission for the turf-roofed low impact home of Megan Williams and Charlie Hague, built near Glandwr in 2012. read more...

The government has been slammed by campaigners over plans announced today to target fuel poverty. The Department of Energy and Climate Change says it wants to replace the current, legally binding, target to eradicate fuel poverty by 2016. read more...

A major contractor has secured the contract to build new green accommodation for Campus Living Villages to house over 400 students of the world-famous Royal College of Music in London. read more...

It had finally started to take off - the much vaunted but initially slow Green Deal scheme had 3,234 plans in progress by the end of June - a 14% rise from the end of May. And then, suddenly, it was gone. read more...

A couple ordered to take down a wooden eco-house built without planning permission have been given a stay of execution. Jules Smith, 54, and Matt Lepley, 34, have been told their Devon home "sits very comfortably" with planning guidance on sustainable developments. read more...