News North West England

2010
	CPRE celebrate shelving of plans for two nuclear power stations in the Lake District, 18 October cpre.org.uk, 18 October 2010 topic
*Carlisle: this Sat part of the city centre will be turned into a park for the day. July 22 twitter, July 22, 2010 
	Largest cherry tree in the country found in Cumbria, 11/05 woodlandtrust.org.uk, 11/05/2010 topic
2009
*Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens, Wirral, Sefton, Halton councils pldege to create a low carbon economy, September 15 Communities and Local Government, September 15, 2009 "The low carbon pledge - sees councils setting goals to become energy self sufficient and a net energy exporter by 2030 with the aim of becoming the biggest low carbon goods and services city-region economy in UK. As part of this partners aim to increase the current 9,000 people directly employed in the environmental technologies sector to 15,000 by 2015. The Smarter Choices programme will support the Low Carbon Economy through a transport network that reduces carbon dioxide emissions and tackles climate change." topic
*17 Community projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions and developing clean, local energy sources to receive up to £20,000 funding, July 17 Department of Energy and Climate Change, July 17, 2009 topic, News London, News South East England, News South West England, News North West England, News North East England. The projects include, in North West England
:*Climate Friendly Food, St Helens: will develop a carbon accreditation scheme for local primary food producers.
:*South Manchester Carbon Co-Operative: helping local households buy carbon reduction measures such as insulation.
*Government to announce plans for the first big electrification of the rail network since the late 1980s, involving the London to Swansea and Liverpool to Manchester lines. July 23 Department for Transport, July 23, 2009 Work will start immediately and for Liverpool-Manchester will be completed within four years and for London-Swansea within eight years, although stages in between will be completed earlier. topic, place
*Natural England to identify possible extensions to the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Park boundaries, May 4 Natural England, May 4, 2009 topic, place
*National Park saved from a damaging road, February 26 Campaign for Better Transport, February 26 
2008
* Green light for Manchester congestion charge, June 9 Department for Transport, June 9 topic
Comment 2008
*New Start editorial June 11 2008 This week my bank hit me with a hike in my mortgage rate, blaming ‘market conditions’. My electricity supplier bumped up my direct debit, blaming rising prices.
*Welcome for Manchester congestion charge from Campaign for Better Transport, June 9 Campaign for Better Transport, June 9 topic
Comment 2007
*Road refused; good news for sustainable transport, Transport 2000, June 20
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