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Plans for Colwick Park Fish Pass unveiled at community engagement event

Plans for Colwick Park Fish Pass unveiled at community engagement event

Friday, 24 September 2021

Nottingham’s Colwick Country Park will be home to the largest fish pass in the country under plans to be unveiled by the Environment Agency at a publi...

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Regulated Exhibition: 1 October to 5 December 2021

Regulated Exhibition: 1 October to 5 December 2021

Friday, 24 September 2021

A new exhibition by Joshua Sofaer exploring plastic waste and the work of the Environment Agency....

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Two held as haul of catalytic converters seized in Long Sutton

Two held as haul of catalytic converters seized in Long Sutton

Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Car parts uncovered in joint operation with Lincolnshire police....

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Northumberland flood scheme is complete

Northumberland flood scheme is complete

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

More than 250 homes and businesses in Ponteland are better protected from flooding now Environment Agency work on a £2.7million flood scheme has been ...

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New campaign targets fly tipping in Cornwall

New campaign targets fly tipping in Cornwall

Monday, 20 September 2021

Residents in Cornwall are being urged not to be fooled by fly-tippers and use legitimate companies to get rid of their rubbish....

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New byelaws to be introduced in the Severn Estuary and River Severn

New byelaws to be introduced in the Severn Estuary and River Severn

Friday, 17 September 2021

The Environment Agency is introducing new byelaws to help protect increasingly vulnerable stocks of salmon....

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Yorkshire Water billed £150,000 for discharging sewage effluent

Yorkshire Water billed £150,000 for discharging sewage effluent

Monday, 13 September 2021

The Environment Agency has prosecuted Yorkshire Water Services Limited for illegally discharging sewage effluent into the Potter Carr Nature Reserve....

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Sports industry urged to kick plastics out of sport

Sports industry urged to kick plastics out of sport

Friday, 10 September 2021

The Environment Agency is releasing new guidance encouraging the sports industry to kick plastics out of sport. ...

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Essex man ordered to pay almost £400 for fishing illegally

Essex man ordered to pay almost £400 for fishing illegally

Thursday, 09 September 2021

An angler has been fined £360 after he went fishing without a valid rod licence....

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Environment Agency scraps illegal car breaking site

Environment Agency scraps illegal car breaking site

Wednesday, 08 September 2021

A man has been sentenced to an 18-month community order and fined £11,200 after pleading guilty to operating an illegal car-breaking operation at two ...

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Yarm flood gates to be replaced after review

Yarm flood gates to be replaced after review

Thursday, 02 September 2021

Flood gates in Yarm which reduce the risk of flooding from the River Tees are to be replaced following an extensive review by the Environment Agency. ...

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Broadland flood alleviation project reaches 20 year landmark

Broadland flood alleviation project reaches 20 year landmark

Wednesday, 01 September 2021

Unique scheme to improve and maintain 240km of flood defences in the Norfolk Broads, one of Europe’s most important wetland areas...

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Work starts on River Tyne eel pass and fish counter improvements

Work starts on River Tyne eel pass and fish counter improvements

Tuesday, 31 August 2021

The Environment Agency is working with Northumbrian Water to open up the River Tyne to migrating eels, as well as carrying out a fish counter refurbis...

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Harrow man fined for dumping waste illegally in Edmonton

Harrow man fined for dumping waste illegally in Edmonton

Friday, 27 August 2021

Christopher Stokes prosecuted under Operation Angola...

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Failure to move Thames houseboat lands owner in court

Failure to move Thames houseboat lands owner in court

Thursday, 26 August 2021

House boat owner given criminal conviction and £5,000 costs after failing to remove boat from public moorings following warnings...

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Environment Agency weeds out waste villains

Environment Agency weeds out waste villains

Thursday, 26 August 2021

Swift action by Environment Agency officers has led to the closure and clearance of an illegal waste site at Parnell Street, Houghton-le-Spring. ...

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Flood scheme team provide a safer place to play for local boy, Quinn

Flood scheme team provide a safer place to play for local boy, Quinn

Thursday, 26 August 2021

Teams from BAM Nuttall, the Environment Agency and Bury Council have completed their “Helping Quinn” Project....

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Nottinghamshire man fined £840 for operating illegal waste site

Nottinghamshire man fined £840 for operating illegal waste site

Thursday, 26 August 2021

Tony Briggs-Price, of Barnby Road, Balderton, was successfully prosecuted by the Environment Agency for storing, treating and disposing of waste on la...

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Bumper £9.5 million navigation investment for River Thames

Bumper £9.5 million navigation investment for River Thames

Thursday, 26 August 2021

Programme Programme includes locks, docks and three new fish channels ...

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Pollinator paradise created along the River Great Ouse

Pollinator paradise created along the River Great Ouse

Tuesday, 24 August 2021

Over the last 18 months, the Environment Agency's Waterways team has been working hard to create a pollinator paradise along the River Great Ouse....

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Lincolnshire man prosecuted for illegal waste activities

Lincolnshire man prosecuted for illegal waste activities

Friday, 20 August 2021

Simon Mason illegally stored and burned waste at Holbeach home. ...

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Say 'Hello' to the Exmouth tidal defence scheme

Say 'Hello' to the Exmouth tidal defence scheme

Friday, 20 August 2021

The Environment Agency has launched a 12-month pilot with Hello Lamp Post to give residents and visitors to Exmouth the opportunity to have a ‘convers...

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Footpath temporarily closed as work continues on Lower Otter

Footpath temporarily closed as work continues on Lower Otter

Friday, 20 August 2021

A popular footpath on the lower Otter estuary will be closed for several weeks as vegetation clearance and the creek excavation stage of the work gets...

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Environment Agency delivers warning to illegal anglers with new enforcement campaign

Environment Agency delivers warning to illegal anglers with new enforcement campaign

Wednesday, 18 August 2021

A month-long enforcement campaign will crack down on illegal fishing and build on efforts to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour on river banks....

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Environment Agency asks anglers to be vigilant of Red Skin Disease in salmon

Environment Agency asks anglers to be vigilant of Red Skin Disease in salmon

Wednesday, 18 August 2021

Anglers are urged to be vigilant this summer following reports of salmon with possible Red Skin Disease in Devon and Cornwall....

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Review of abstraction charges to safeguard water supplies

Review of abstraction charges to safeguard water supplies

Wednesday, 18 August 2021

Environment Agency consults on changes to better protect the environment and long-term water security...

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New consultation for Norfolk habitat restoration project

New consultation for Norfolk habitat restoration project

Monday, 16 August 2021

A consultation proposal to grant a permit for temporary fish barriers at the entrance to Hoveton Great Broad, Norfolk, is being launched today....

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Pioneering North East project uses nature to reduce flood risk

Pioneering North East project uses nature to reduce flood risk

Monday, 16 August 2021

The £2.1m government-funded Weardale Natural Flood Management scheme is led by the Environment Agency and is using nature based solutions to reduce fl...

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Appeal for local knowledge to achieve tree planting ambitions in York

Appeal for local knowledge to achieve tree planting ambitions in York

Thursday, 12 August 2021

The Environment Agency is appealing for help from York residents to decide where new trees should be planted as part of the city’s flood defence schem...

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Canvey Island southern shoreline revetment project

Canvey Island southern shoreline revetment project

Thursday, 12 August 2021

Environment Agency to renew flood defence revetment with improvements to the seafront and shoreline....

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