Sustainability

Lego has ditched plans to make bricks out of recycled bottles (BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Lego scraps plans to make bricks out of recycled plastic bottles

The world’s biggest billboard lays in a field of British spuds

Lab-grown diamonds are becoming more popular for newlyweds

Lab-grown diamonds are growing more popular with newlyweds

Volunteer Lynne Reay with pupils from St Aidan’s Catholic Academy.

Green-fingered pupils' allotment makes school more sustainable

Mango has announced plans to open more UK stores in 2023

Fashion retailer to open 13 new UK stores in 2023 - list of locations

British surfing champion Lucy Campbell says sport needs to be greener

Shoppers are being warned Brexit rules could lead to empty supermarket shelves

Shoppers warned Brexit rules could lead to empty supermarket shelves

Japanese Knotweed. (Pic credit: Andrew Smith)

Japanese Knotweed: New research into tackling invasive weed published

King Charles and The Queen Consort’s announce first State visit of their reign

King Charles and Queen Consort announce first State visit

Study reveals the best cars for young drivers to buy in 2023

Queen Mary wearing the crown which will be used during the coronation in May (Photo: Royal Family)

Queen Consort to wear crown of Queen Mary during Coronation

Preston scored just 3.27 out of 10 for healthcare due to having one hospital and one health clinic serving a population of 313,332.

Sexual assault survivors turned away from overstretched crisis centres

How to watch The Letter: A Message For Our Earth featuring the Pope

An example of a ‘modern’ Christmas dinner tablescape in silver and white. Pic: @elleandmavenue on Instagram.

Six of the best cheap Christmas dinner table styling hacks

Half of adults admit to buying lower-quality items in order to cut costs

The average British sofa has witnessed 311 arguments, suffered 316 spillages, an...

Marelli are one of the excellent sponsors of the Sunderland Echo Business Excellence Awards.

On board in a hi-tech way

Winner of Great British Bake Off 2016 Candice Brown (Photo: Joe Pepler/PinPep)

How to get paid to sample food and drink for Heineken SmartDispense

Pride of Britain Hotels - The Athenaeum

Pride of Britain Hotels commits to the future

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe.

Eddie Howe issues revealing Newcastle United transfer statement

Thornhill Academy pupils Aliya Ospanova, Mubarakah Yusuf and Lewis Robinson wearing the new ties made from recycled plastic bottles.

Schools introduce ties made from recycled plastic bottles

MP Sharon Hodgson with children from Castletown Primary School holding some of the letters they had wrote.

Children create community postbox and write to MP as part of jubilee project

This is the 'must-have' element of modern kitchens

Four in 10 Brits have ditched fast fashion and switched to more sustainable shop...

A first look inside the new City Hall

Exclusive - a first look inside Sunderland's new £42m City Hall

These are the top 10 environmental terms that people are least likely to underst...

38 sustainability terms that are frequently used – but not always understood

You will soon be able to sell your used IKEA furniture back to the shop - here's how much you could get (Photo: Shutterstock)

You will soon be able to sell your used IKEA furniture back to the shop - here's...

Royal Mail has successfully lobbied for changes to the Dangerous Dog Act (Shutterstock)

You could now face 5 years in prison if your dog bites a postal worker through t...

There are plans to introduce a salary cap in League One.

Salary cap plans labelled 'absolute disgrace'

Sunderland have revealed their stance on proposed salary caps

This is Sunderland's stance on proposed salary caps

The EU could ban British sausages as a result of Brexit