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The nightingale is one of the birds which have increased. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Birds are so important to the UK environment

Encourage children to dispose of their litter correctly. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: It’s never too early to start litter picking

An illustration of how the shelter would look

‘Teen shelter’ for Peebles Victoria Park moves closer to reality

Insulate your loft. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Think about how to winterproof your home

Wood burners and open fires are the second biggest source of small particle air pollution in the UK. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Impact of wood burners on air pollution

Take measures to help flooding. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Take preventative measures to help flooding

Creating areas of biodiversity also encouraged less regular cutting cycles.

Council planning changes to its grass-cutting regime

Vegan diets also make a huge difference to biodiversity. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Vegan diets can help to benefit the planet

Turbines on the move Image: Aileen Potter

Hawick is being used as a ‘training exercise’ as turbine passage causes severe d...

Kilbucho Dairy Site (SBC)

Former Peeblesshire dairy could be a home sweet home

Heat pump grants have been hiked up by 50%. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Lots to celebrate that will help the planet
With the government abandoning key Net Zero plans, I feel very frustrated. Are things going to get worse for the environment or are there things to celebrate?

Forest Green Rovers and Birmingham City. Getty Images

Going Green: Winners in sport and a more sustainable future

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Amber weather warning for parts of the Borders

A bowl of porridge is very healthy and has a really low carbon footprint. Photo: Adobe

Going Green:

Crailing Junction (SBC)

Villagers “frightened for their lives” at ‘danger’ road junction

Combustion engine cars would be banned by 2030 but it has been pushed back to 2035. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Government U-turns are going to cost us

Climate change from drought to green growth. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Lead by example to help climate change

Baking a gift for Christmas. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Money and time saving Christmas ideas for all

While we know second hand is a great option, there’s also plenty that can be done when you buy new clothes to help the environment too. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Being fashionable as well as sustainable

Florence Pugh. Photo: Getty Images

Going Green: A greener way to get kids ready for school

A willow casket. Photo: Studio Porto Sabbia

Going Green: Choose an environmentally friendly funeral

Victoria Park

Portaloo vandalism raises a stink in a Peebles park

Buses are a great way to get around. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Buses are a Great British institution

Small changes can help the environment happy. Photo: Adobe

Going Green:

PLANS: A submission has been made for 40-metre telecoms mast in Hawick Forest

Planning request submitted for 40-metre telecoms mast

Wildfires have been prevalent across mainland Europe and even the islands in the Mediterranean. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: We need to stop burning oil and gas

Recycle all your old household electricals. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Recycle all your old household electrical items

It’s far more cost effective to insulate your home once rather than keep the heating on constantly. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Greener energy is cheaper in the long run
How are we going to reach climate targets when so many people are struggling to pay their bills at the moment?

The woodland hut in question.

D-Day for pioneering retailer’s woodland plan in Galashiels

EV's are cheaper to own and incredibly simple to charge. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: EV’s are cheaper to own and simple to charge

We have to adapt to changes and become more resilient to weather. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Pledge to protect lives and wellbeing in UK

The woodland next to Dunsdale Coachworks.

New car park agreed for Selkirk despite concerns over loss of trees

Lando Norris (photo: Getty Images)

Going Green: Our waterways are in a pretty bad way

Coldplay performs at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty Images

Going Green: Musicians can help in tackling climate change

An arial view of Holm Hill.

Newcastleton active leisure plans take form

Mark Zygadlo's Water Organ will pay a visit to the Tweed on July 29 and 30.

Listening to the Tweed at Kelso

Thousands of fish are dying due to the low oxygen levels in the water. Phot: Adobe

Going Green: Help is needed to keep our waterways healthy

The UK is not on track to reach legally binding targets to reduce carbon pollution. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Where does the UK sit in the world rankings?

Small pearl-bordered fritillaries. Photo: Frank Wielbo.

Join the Big Butterfly Count this summer

National Simplicity Day is this month (photo: Adobe)

Tiny changes truly can make huge differences

Tweed Forum trustee and University of Dundee Professor, Chris Spray, collects Tweed Forum’s awards.

Eddleston project reaps double award

Going Green: Warmer waters aren’t healthy for our wildlife

Decathlon’s green ‘No tent left behind’ campaign

Electric vehicles are here to stay

Going Green: Driving home case for more electric vehicles

Enjoy the seaside

Going Green: ​Make little changes before visiting the seaside
​More people than ever visited British coastal and seaside resorts during the pandemic, and it’s a trend that’s continued since 2020, especially with the recent warmer weather the UK has experienced in the last couple of summers.

Cherie Lunghi. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney)

Going Green : Make your barbecue environment friendly

Get out into the great outdoors this Father's Day

Going Green: ​Go back to nature with your dad on Father’s Day

Deborah Meaden (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Going Green: How awful is climate change for  gardeners?

The adult male Barn Owl in the Lammermuirs prefers some downtime, away from his young brood

Barn owl seeks the quiet life in a rabbit burrow

Duns Primary School pupils urged drivers to "switch off and breathe".

Drivers urged to switch off​​​​​​​ and breathe by pupils

Boost for timber transport infrastructure.

Boost for timber transport infrastructure

Councillor Tom Weatherston.

Region could ‘not cope’ with being granted National Park status, councillor warn...

Oregon Timber Frame premises in Dunsdale Road, Selkirk.

Booming Selkirk-based timber frame company aiming to build on its success

Alistair Cutter took five visits to Bemersyde to capture images of this Cetti’s warbler.

First photos of shy songbird

The Tweed Forum would like everyone with an interest in the river to look at its five-year river management plan.

Five-year River Tweed ‘health’ plan revealed