British Gas is hiring 700 staff in call centres across Edinburgh, Leeds, Cardiff, Stockport and Leicester by year-end

The energy regulator’s proposed order includes a ban on non-essential payments until compliance is achieved

London, Birmingham and Leicester are hit by particle pollution created more from agriculture than other sources from the cities themselves, according to a new research

The Match of the Day presenter unveiled the Walkers project earlier today, which has been built in Leicester to benefit the local community and the environment

The County Council is allowing residents the chance to get £300 off the cost of an ebike, with a scheme that loans ebikes to commuters also being expanded

A restaurant in Leicester has closed after the owner became concerned with the environmental impacts of the business

Have you been wondering about the cryptic Energy Live News tweets about our brand new event? Well, we can finally reveal some of the details for the 7617 event – also called Energy Live Future, exclusively for large energy end users. It will be held on the 7th of June at the National Space Centre […]

Four British cities have sent Prime Minister David Cameron a letter asking him to back an “ambitious, binding energy efficiency target” for 2030 in the EU. Bristol, Aberdeen, Leicester and Milton Keynes are members of Energy Cities, a European association of local authorities. On October 23-24, European leaders will vote on bringing in a target […]

Sainsbury’s is opening a store it claims is “triple zero” – that is, emitting zero carbon emissions from the energy it uses, sending no waste to landfill and with zero impact on water use in its local area. Opening on Wednesday, the supermarket says the new 81,700 sq ft Leicester branch is its most environmentally […]

De Montfort University in Leicester has installed 502 solar panels on three of its main buildings (pictured). With 22,000 students and 2,700 staff, the academic institute expects to save around £25,500 on its annual electricity bills after the move. After spending £180,000 on the panels, the energy savings should help it break even in seven […]