Environment

Snow has fallen across much of Yorkshire during the night as the much-heralded Beast from the East finally arrived from Siberia.

The Met Office has this morning upgraded its weather warnings for parts of Yorkshire as the much heralded Beast from the East blows in freezing temperatures and wintry showers from Siberia.

The RSPB is hoping to hear from farmers in the Yorkshire Wolds area who would like to get paid to help wildlife thrive on their land.

A bumper programme of events has been planned to mark the 200th birthday of the Pocklington Canal.

This wonderful critter photograph was sent in by Nina Blake-James whose son Inigo spotted the furry wonder on his trampoline during his seventh birthday party.

Waste and recycling officers from East Riding of Yorkshire Council will be out and about in Pocklington as part of activities to mark this year’s national Recycle Week.

Seizing vehicles must become the default penalty for fly-tipping as part of tougher punishments for waste crime.

The RSPB is asking people in East Yorkshire to take up the Wild Challenge and uncover creatures living in their garden after a new survey saw a drop in sightings of some of our favourite wildlife.

The garden needed rain by the beginning of the week, and it certainly got it.

A threatened, once distinctive, and important feature of the Yorkshire Wolds landscape is set to be revived.

The archaeological dig around the former canal buildings at Canal Head is continuing.

A former quarry near North Cave has become an important sanctuary for one of Yorkshire’s largest inland colonies of avocets.

People in the Pocklington area who took part in the latest home energy-switching scheme by East Riding of Yorkshire Council are being offered average household savings of £190.

The Canal and River Trust is hosting a summer of free events focusing on Pocklington Canal.

New warning signs are being placed at litter hotspots across the East Riding as part of a campaign to combat the growing problem of roadside rubbish.

Hordes of pesky visitors could be invading homes this summer as freak weather conditions will mean a bumper season for insects, experts say.

The big chill is expected to ease as we head toward the bank holiday weekend.

Yorkshire could be set to bask in three months of scorching sunshine this spring as forecasters predict above-average temperatures heading into summer.