A council is set to spend an extra £37m on services under its proposed budget plans. Wiltshire Council's planned budget for 2025/26 has been set at £527.42m, compared to last year's £490m.

The box tree caterpillar, which can completely defoliate plants, originally affected plants in the south east of England, but it is spreading further. Webs on the leaves and greenish-yellow ...

Work to make safety improvements to a major route is due to start. Wiltshire Council is planning to upgrade parts of the A3102 through Royal Wootton Bassett and Calne, as part of the £7m Safer ...

“Yes, they’re going to slaughter your trees,” Mayor Billy Chavis said during the town council’s monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 3. “If they slaughter a tree pretty bad, and it’s no ...

It estimated between 13,800 and 24,786 ash trees on council land would need to be removed because of the disease, and the average cost of removing each tree was around £400. The council estimated ...

A resident is demanding council action over an out-of-control tree being blamed for damaging homes and pavements. Ross Wilson has lived on Myott Avenue, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, for 14 years and ...

A council has been accused of vandalism over its decision to cut down an historic weeping beech tree and replace it with a “digital memorial”. The 120-year-old tree has extensive decay in its ...

A 180-year-old tree will be felled this week after "local support" for its removal to allow repair work to take place. Leeds City Council said the oak, which stands close to Otley Bridge over the ...

Homeowner Steve Thomas said there was "no alternative" to the tree being removed other than his house being crushed. Fareham Borough Council, in Hampshire, say they were not told about the felling ...

Don’t miss a single thing when it comes to news across Leeds, sign up for the Yorkshire Evening Post’s free daily newsletter today Brayden Davies, head chef at The Box Tree, also expressed his ...

Experts are warning about the danger of touching hairy caterpillars following a young boy's rare severe reaction and near-death experience. Six-year-old Yarren was climbing a tree with friends ...