These are the 10 greenest towns in the country

Grimsby now generates more electricity from solar, wind, biomass and landfill gas than anywhere else in England - creating new hope for a town whose fortunes have taken a turn for the worse in recent years.

It now makes an astonishing 28 per cent of the electricity it uses from green sources - much of it from household solar panels and wind turbines, according to new research.

According to figures from the Green Alliance thinktank, these are the 10 greenest cities in England:

Read more about Grimsby's transformation from the Independent on Sunday#

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