Environment news

Hounslow takes next step to Green Heat Network

A proposal to warm buildings by using heat generated by water treatment processes is set to move to the next stage after it was given the go-ahead by Hounslow Council’s Cabinet.

Published 28 March 2025.

Celebrating Green Flag Award-Winning Schools as registrations re-open for 2025

Hounslow Council announces the outstanding achievements of 14 local schools and nurseries that have recently received prestigious Green Flag Awards for their commitment to environmental education.

Published 22 November 2024.

£150,000 Energy Fund reopens for community groups in Hounslow

Hounslow Council has relaunched its Hounslow Community Energy Fund (HCEF) for 2025/26, with £150,000 available to support community projects that cut carbon and save energy.

Published 18 November 2024.

Council's Cabinet Climate Lead asks Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to work in partnership

Hounslow Council's Cabinet Member for Climate, Environment and Transport has written to Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband about working together on energy security.

Published 15 August 2024.

Mobile Catering Opportunity in Hounslow’s Parks

Hounslow Council is taking applications to operate mobile catering facilities in Hounslow's Parks.

Published 9 April 2024.

Hounslow primary schools embrace low carbon technology and efficient energy use

Hounslow Council supports primary schools on their pathway to the Council's net zero carbon target of 2030.

Published 25 January 2024.

New generation of eco-activists take the stage at Hounslow Climate Conference, parallel to COP28

Hounslow Council today hosted 40 students from six different schools across the borough to deliver a student climate conference in parallel with the ongoing COP28 in Dubai.

Published 11 December 2023.

Free Trees for Hounslow lays down its roots

The first of the three collection days for Free Trees for Hounslow took place on Sunday, 3 December.

Published 7 December 2023.

Council Free Trees initiative returns for a third successive year

Hounslow Council's 'Free Trees for Hounslow' initiative is open for sign-up for 2023/24.

Published 9 November 2023.

Council supports schools to showcase children’s environmental efforts

On World Teachers’ Day, 5 October, Hounslow Council encourages nurseries and schools in the borough to apply to the Eco-Schools Green Flag accreditation programme which is now open for…

Published 5 October 2023.

Hounslow Council's response to PM's net zero announcement

Cllr Shantanu Rajawat and Cllr Katherine Dunne have issued a joint statement in response to Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s net zero announcement

Published 22 September 2023.

Lime bikes launches last major phase of expansion in Hounslow

Hounslow Council’s partnership with Lime bikes has now seen the scheme extend boroughwide to Heston, Cranford, Bedfont, Feltham and Hanworth.

Published 21 September 2023.

Hounslow Council announces 10% carbon footprint reduction as net zero progress continues

Hounslow Council has today revealed significant progress on its pathway towards net zero.

Published 5 September 2023.

Hounslow Council urges residents to stay out of open water as temperatures rise

With the rising temperatures Hounslow Council is urging residents and visitors to the borough not to swim in open water, such as rivers, lakes, ponds and canals. Please put your own safety first.

Published 8 June 2023.

Government backs Hounslow's plan to transform wasteland to grow food

Hounslow Council’s Grow for the Future policy, the first of its kind in the country, has been allocated £165,000 from the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).  

Published 2 June 2023.

Hounslow Council reaches record-breaking allotment occupancy

Residents of the borough of Hounslow are now able to enjoy the many benefits that come with the cultivation of an allotment plot with the highest rate of occupancy recorded for many years.

Published 17 May 2023.

Hounslow Council is awarded £4.3m to make council homes greener and more energy efficient

The Council has been awarded funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to retrofit council homes.

Published 22 March 2023.

Have your say on Thames Water’s Water Resource Management Plan

Thames Water has published its draft Water Resource Management Plan (WRRMP) 2024 proposing a number of solutions to address the challenges and projected shortfall

Published 28 February 2023.

Hounslow continues to lead the way with ambitious climate action

Last week, a report at Hounslow Council’s Cabinet Meeting (Tuesday 15 November) highlighted some key successes in the delivery of the ambition to achieve net zero.

Published 21 November 2022.

Hounslow Council reopens allotment waiting list and works to renovate and re-let unused plots

After successfully reducing the allotment waiting list from 1,200 in May 2022 to 952, Hounslow Borough Council has reopened the waiting lists which have been frozen since the pandemic.

Published 11 November 2022.

Hounslow residents fined £5,000 for chopping down a protected tree

Hounslow residents have been fined by a judge for illegally cutting down an 80 year old tree.

Published 4 November 2022.

London’s first: Hounslow joins global climate resilience network

Hounslow Council has joined an international network of cities and local authorities committed to protecting the environment and tackling climate change.

Published 13 October 2022.

Council’s Pawsome Animal Welfare Team wins multiple awards

The Council’s Animal Welfare Team have been awarded the RSPCA’s Pawprints gold award in two categories – the Stray Dogs service category and the Kennelled Dogs category.

Published 10 October 2022.