Keep Wales Tidy has extended the deadline for applications to the annual Tidy Wales Awards to 28 November.  The Awards – http://www.keepwalestidy.org/tidy-wales-awards –  recognise the efforts of Welsh groups that work to restore their local environment and improve life in their communities.  Awards of £250 (with £50 of vouchers for each shortlisted entry) are available in each of the following categories: River Improvement Award; Coastal Enhancement Award; Recycling Innovation Award; Community Transformation Award; Biodiversity Improvement Award; Cleaner Communities Awards; Eco-schools in the Community Award; Keep Wales Tidy Environmental Volunteer of the Year Award.  All entries should be subject to activities that took place during 2014.