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              <title><![CDATA[RSPCA urges dog walkers to take extra care around livestock this spring]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[The RSPCA is reminding dog owners and walkers of the importance of keeping pets on the lead to avoid devastating attacks on livestock.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 08:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Figures reveal flooding and water emergencies caused 21 deaths and injuries last year]]></title>
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                                            <description><![CDATA[Flooding and water emergencies caused 21 deaths and injuries in West Yorkshire last year, new Home Office figures show.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2019 12:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[People invited to get creative as Tour de Yorkshire launches 2019 land art competition]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/sport/more-sport/people-invited-to-get-creative-as-tour-de-yorkshire-launches-2019-land-art-competition-1-9592404</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Schools, community groups, businesses, landowners and farmers are being encouraged to think big and get creative to showcase Yorkshire to the world with huge pieces of land art to celebrate this year’s Tour de Yorkshire.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>cycling</category>
                                  <category>environment</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Nine top tips for keeping your allotment ship shape this winter]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/health/nine-top-tips-for-keeping-your-allotment-ship-shape-this-winter-1-9548775</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Yorkshire gardeners who are keen to stay on top of their allotments this winter have been urged to follow nine top tips.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>health</category>
                                  <category>environment</category>
                                  <category>Local</category>
                                  <category>Web Display</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Huge scale of littering in Yorkshire revealed with fixed penalty notice stats]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/huge-scale-of-littering-in-yorkshire-revealed-with-fixed-penalty-notice-stats-1-9507202</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The &#8220;prolific problem&#8221; of littering in the region has been revealed with new statistics suggesting that more than 80,000 fines for the offence have been issued in recent years.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Leeds</category>
                                  <category>environment</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 06:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Opening up the great outdoors]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/opening-up-the-great-outdoors-1-9477777</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Countryside campaigners welcome a new plan for greater public access to the great outdoors Reporter Charlie Bullough looks at proposals to improve access for walkers and other outdoor enthusiasts.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Local</category>
                                  <category>land resources</category>
                                  <category>Features</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 5 Dec 2018 12:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[RSPB’s top tips to get your garden birds in tip-top condition]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/rspb-s-top-tips-to-get-your-garden-birds-in-tip-top-condition-1-9462465</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[With Christmas in our sights and the cold nights drawing in, the RSPB is appealing to the people of Yorkshire to help our garden birds survive the winter.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Local</category>
                                  <category>nature</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 12:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Our landfills could be full in just four years as waste continues to pile up]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/environment/our-landfills-could-be-full-in-just-four-years-as-waste-continues-to-pile-up-1-9445415</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[England&#8217;s landfill sites will burst their banks in as little as four years if nothing is done to stem the flow of waste being sent there.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>waste</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[This is the reason heavy downpours could bring a covering of Saharan Dust to cars]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/environment/this-is-the-reason-heavy-downpours-could-bring-a-covering-of-saharan-dust-to-cars-1-9293347</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Motorists could wake up to a thick layer of Saharan dust on their cars in the morning.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>environment</category>
                                  <category>Local</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 9 Aug 2018 16:14:39 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[This is why Yorkshire based supermarket giant Morrisons will no longer wrap their cucumbers in plastic]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/this-is-why-yorkshire-based-supermarket-giant-morrisons-will-no-longer-wrap-their-cucumbers-in-plastic-1-9288658</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Yorkshire based supermarket giant Morrisons will no longer be wrapping their cucumbers in plastic - and it will prevent 16 million plastic sleeves being used each year, they say.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Local</category>
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                                  <category>Bradford</category>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 7 Aug 2018 11:46:05 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Do you remember the ‘Ladybird Plague’ of 1976? This is why Britain’s latest heatwave hasn’t caused another plague]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/environment/do-you-remember-the-ladybird-plague-of-1976-this-is-why-britain-s-latest-heatwave-hasn-t-caused-another-plague-1-9272481</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The hot weather of late has started people reminiscing about the last time it was this warm for this long.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>environment</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 10:12:55 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[The heatwave could be damaging your home – here’s what to look out for]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/environment/the-heatwave-could-be-damaging-your-home-here-s-what-to-look-out-for-1-9271661</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[As the temperatures continue to soar, the long spell of hot weather has been taking its toll on water supplies, plants, gardens – and now it could be having an impact on your house.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>environment</category>
                                  <category>lifestyle and leisure</category>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:30:44 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Regular heatwaves could kill thousands of people every year in the UK]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/environment/regular-heatwaves-could-kill-thousands-of-people-every-year-in-the-uk-1-9271636</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The longevity of this year&#8217;s heatwave has broken records dating back decades, but this kind of weather could now become the norm each summer.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>environment</category>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:17:40 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Met Office updates yellow weather warning as thunderstorms set to hit Yorkshire TODAY]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/met-office-updates-yellow-weather-warning-as-thunderstorms-set-to-hit-yorkshire-today-1-9270603</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Britain’s heatwave continues and temperatures are still on the rise, but this hot and humid weather can trigger thunderstorms.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Site Home</category>
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                                  <category>environment</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:25:19 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[How to save water in Yorkshire during the heatwave]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/environment/how-to-save-water-in-yorkshire-during-the-heatwave-1-9269592</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[As the current heatwave continues to bring unusually warm weather, it also brings a surge in the demand for water.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>water</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 16:50:56 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[This is why rodent and wasp numbers are on the rise]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/environment/this-is-why-rodent-and-wasp-numbers-are-on-the-rise-1-9265796</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The unusually warm weather has seen an influx in the number of pests, with the return of the heatwave now providing the perfect conditions for not only rodents such as rats and mice to thrive, but wasps too.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>invasive species</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 16:39:22 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[The importance of ‘teazle’]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/lifestyle/the-importance-of-teazle-1-9259798</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[If you wander the riverbanks of the valley  at this time of year, you won&#8217;t go far before stumbling across Dipsacus fullonum - known as teazle, <strong>writes horticulturalist and gardener Simon Zonenblick (pictured) in the first of a number of occasional articles for Go. </strong> ]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Gardening</category>
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              <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2018 13:00:43 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Do dock leaves cure nettle stings? Here's what to do if you get stung]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/environment/do-dock-leaves-cure-nettle-stings-here-s-what-to-do-if-you-get-stung-1-9261073</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[For centuries dock leaves have been used by many as a simple way to stop the pain of nettle stings, but do they actually help or is it simply a placebo effect?]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:24:15 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[This is why Yorkshire does not currently have a hosepipe ban]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/environment/this-is-why-yorkshire-does-not-currently-have-a-hosepipe-ban-1-9256626</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[United Utilities recently announced that a hosepipe ban will come into place on August 5 in the north-west of England, but where else in the UK has one and why doesn&#8217;t Yorkshire?]]></description>
              
                                                <category>water</category>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 10:42:40 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[The poisonous plants that could harm your children - and the symptoms to watch out for]]></title>
              <link>https://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/news/the-poisonous-plants-that-could-harm-your-children-and-the-symptoms-to-watch-out-for-1-9256377</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Although many garden and woodland plants are completely harmless to wildlife and humans alike, there are also some specific poisonous plants which can pose an extreme danger - especially if your little ones come into contact with them.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:09:45 +0100</pubDate>
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