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Water company inspections surge in South West

Water company inspections surge in South West

Friday, 08 November 2024

Nearly 500 inspections of water company assets have happened in South West. Inspection teams continue to grow, focused on checks, enforcement, and reg...

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Public exhibitions for Hurst Spit to Lymington

Public exhibitions for Hurst Spit to Lymington

Wednesday, 06 November 2024

The Environment Agency & partners are encouraging people to visit public exhibitions sharing draft proposals for the coastline between Hurst Spit and ...

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C.P. Button Ltd pay charity after twice polluting the River Allen

C.P. Button Ltd pay charity after twice polluting the River Allen

Tuesday, 05 November 2024

Thanks to our investigation, the money will go to the Westcountry Rivers Trust to improve migratory fish habitats. ...

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Company prosecuted for failing to complete reservoir safety works

Company prosecuted for failing to complete reservoir safety works

Monday, 04 November 2024

The Environment Agency has prosecuted a Midlands company for failing to complete safety works on a Lancashire reservoir....

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EA re opens initial consultation for Swadlincote incinerator

EA re opens initial consultation for Swadlincote incinerator

Monday, 04 November 2024

On 1 November 2024 the Environment Agency re-opened the initial consultation into an environmental permit application for an incinerator near Swadlinc...

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St Austell angler fined for not having a rod licence

St Austell angler fined for not having a rod licence

Monday, 04 November 2024

It would have been cheaper for an angler to have bought a rod licence after he was caught and fined. ...

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Don't burn a hole in your pocket with a fine this Bonfire Night

Don't burn a hole in your pocket with a fine this Bonfire Night

Thursday, 31 October 2024

Burning household waste can cause pollution, harm people, wildlife and the environment and could lead to a fine of up to £50,000. ...

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What the Great Gale of 1824 taught us about extreme weather

What the Great Gale of 1824 taught us about extreme weather

Thursday, 31 October 2024

November is the 200th anniversary of the Great Gale of 1824. It killed nearly 100 people and destroyed villages along the south coast of England. ...

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Worcestershire brook pollution brings prosecution of 2 companies

Worcestershire brook pollution brings prosecution of 2 companies

Tuesday, 29 October 2024

The companies have been ordered to pay fines and costs in excess of £90,000 for causing trade effluent to pollute 3 kilometres of a Worcestershire bro...

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Unregistered boats on River Thames: fines and costs total £18,000

Unregistered boats on River Thames: fines and costs total £18,000

Tuesday, 29 October 2024

Clear warning to unregistered boat owners on the Thames as owners failed to register their boats despite warnings. More to face court in coming months...

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Leicester angler prosecuted for fishing offences

Leicester angler prosecuted for fishing offences

Monday, 28 October 2024

The Environment Agency has prosecuted a Leicester angler who was caught fishing in the close season and without a licence on the River Soar in May thi...

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Cutting edge flooding programmes deliver big results for communities and environment

Cutting edge flooding programmes deliver big results for communities and environment

Monday, 28 October 2024

Environment Agency publishes mid-programme report for its £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes...

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Environment Agency opens up more fish habitats in New Forest

Environment Agency opens up more fish habitats in New Forest

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

Sea trout and eels can now access more habitats in the New Forest after Environment Agency fits fish pass made from natural materials ...

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Farmer blames weather app after rain washes slurry down road

Farmer blames weather app after rain washes slurry down road

Tuesday, 22 October 2024

Farmer Ben Hembrow blamed rain which he claimed had not been forecast. But his fields were saturated with slurry which began running down a road. ...

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Severn Valley communities invited to learn about plans for area

Severn Valley communities invited to learn about plans for area

Monday, 21 October 2024

Communities along the Severn Valley are invited to find out more about plans to manage water and enhance communities at a series of drop-in events. ...

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Updated plans to protect Pevensey and Eastbourne from flooding

Updated plans to protect Pevensey and Eastbourne from flooding

Friday, 18 October 2024

Efforts include reversing power of the storms as public gets to shape project...

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New gate installed at Leigh flood storage area

New gate installed at Leigh flood storage area

Friday, 18 October 2024

More than 1,400 homes better-protected from flooding as Kent facility will hold 25 per cent more water than now, enough to fill 600 Olympic swimming p...

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East Midlands one year on from Storm Babet

East Midlands one year on from Storm Babet

Friday, 18 October 2024

Today, 18 October 2024, marks one year since Storm Babet hit the UK and brought with it extremely heavy rainfall and very strong winds. ...

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County Durham man sentenced for illegal waste dumping

County Durham man sentenced for illegal waste dumping

Thursday, 17 October 2024

A man described as ‘arrogant’ by a judge has been sentenced for arranging waste to be illegally dumped on his rural land near Consett....

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Taw and Torridge Coaches fined for diesel leak into Taw estuary

Taw and Torridge Coaches fined for diesel leak into Taw estuary

Thursday, 17 October 2024

Company boss Mark Hunt consistently denied any wrongdoing and blamed pollution on nearby petrol station. But coach depot fuel pumps had not been cali...

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Devon and Cornwall farmers urged to plan for heavier rainfall 

Devon and Cornwall farmers urged to plan for heavier rainfall 

Thursday, 17 October 2024

Farmers are being urged not to take chances and gamble high-risk crops against a changing climate in Devon and Cornwall.  ...

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Environment Agency works to preserve North East salmon stocks

Environment Agency works to preserve North East salmon stocks

Thursday, 17 October 2024

Atlantic salmon stocks in the Tyne remain buoyant despite stocks across England reaching new lows according to a report released last week (Monday 7 O...

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National Drought Group discusses preparations for extreme weather

National Drought Group discusses preparations for extreme weather

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Water resources are healthy following the wettest 12 months in England since 1836...

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Angling brothers prosecuted for 3 counts of illegal fishing

Angling brothers prosecuted for 3 counts of illegal fishing

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

Two brothers from Redditch pleaded guilty at Northampton Magistrates Court to fishing illegally....

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Flux tower will see how much carbon gets stored in new saltmarsh

Flux tower will see how much carbon gets stored in new saltmarsh

Monday, 14 October 2024

A new Environment Agency monitoring tower installed in Poole Harbour will answer the mystery of how newly created saltmarshes store carbon. ...

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Public urged to prepare for floods after wettest 18 months on record

Public urged to prepare for floods after wettest 18 months on record

Sunday, 13 October 2024

Environment Agency launches Flood Action Week to ensure every person knows their flood risk, marking one year on from Storm Babet ...

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Scunthorpe angler pays for fishing in close season 

Scunthorpe angler pays for fishing in close season 

Wednesday, 09 October 2024

The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted an angler from Scunthorpe for fishing during the close season....

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Fines of £660 for Nottinghamshire anglers found fishing illegally

Fines of £660 for Nottinghamshire anglers found fishing illegally

Wednesday, 09 October 2024

Three men have been found guilty at Northampton Magistrates Court in cases brought by the Environment Agency on Monday 23 September 2024....

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Man ordered to clear illegal waste site

Man ordered to clear illegal waste site

Tuesday, 08 October 2024

A man has been ordered to clear illegally dumped waste from a site near Saltburn in a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency. ...

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More action needed to protect future water resources

More action needed to protect future water resources

Monday, 07 October 2024

Additional 5 billion litres of water needed every day by 2050....

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