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Casting the net on illegal fishing in Yorkshire

Casting the net on illegal fishing in Yorkshire

Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Enforcement officers checked 473 anglers across Yorkshire over the Bank Holiday weekend...

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Slippery Gowt flood defence work completed

Slippery Gowt flood defence work completed

Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Works to repair, strengthen and improve flood banks at Slippery Gowt - which were damaged in the 2013 tidal surge - are now complete....

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Otter found dead in illegal trap on Selby Canal

Otter found dead in illegal trap on Selby Canal

Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Illegal crayfish trap kills protected species....

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Boston residents urged to sign up for flood warnings as warn and inform work shortlisted for award

Boston residents urged to sign up for flood warnings as warn and inform work shortlisted for award

Tuesday, 26 May 2015

The Environment Agency is reminding Boston residents to sign up for free flood warnings as it emerges its community work has been shortlisted for an a...

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Dorset and Wiltshire benefit from thousands of new trees

Dorset and Wiltshire benefit from thousands of new trees

Friday, 22 May 2015

More than 6 hectares of new native woodland have been created in Dorset and Wiltshire following the success of the Wessex tree planting project. ...

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Environment Agency offers public the chance to help tackle Wessex flood risk

Environment Agency offers public the chance to help tackle Wessex flood risk

Friday, 22 May 2015

The Environment Agency has today announced that it is looking for enthusiastic individuals to get involved in managing flood risk in Wessex. ...

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Bank Holiday blitz on illegal angling

Bank Holiday blitz on illegal angling

Thursday, 21 May 2015

Officers from the Environment Agency will be patrolling north east rivers from the Tees to the Coquet this weekend on the look-out for anglers fishing...

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Flood awareness day at Paignton Library: Monday 1 June 2015

Flood awareness day at Paignton Library: Monday 1 June 2015

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

People can find out if they live or work in an area which is at risk of flooding and find out the steps they can take to reduce flood risk, at a speci...

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Environment Agency bailiffs in action over bank holiday weekend

Environment Agency bailiffs in action over bank holiday weekend

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Environment Agency bailiffs will be out checking rod licences over the bank holiday weekend making sure people are fishing legally....

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Work begins in Essex on new internationally important wetland

Work begins in Essex on new internationally important wetland

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

The Environment Agency starts construction work this week on a major extension to Essex Wildlife Trust’s Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve, on the Colne...

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England’s waters cleanest since records began as bathing season begins

England’s waters cleanest since records began as bathing season begins

Friday, 15 May 2015

England’s bathing season is officially open – and its best-loved seas and lakes are cleaner than ever....

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Nottinghamshire landfill site shut down after enforcement action

Nottinghamshire landfill site shut down after enforcement action

Monday, 30 March 2015

The Environment Agency has announced that enforcement action led to the November 2014 closure of Dorket Head landfill site...

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Help plan the future and protect our environment   join the flood and coastal committee

Help plan the future and protect our environment join the flood and coastal committee

Friday, 27 March 2015

The Environment Agency is looking for 3 new members for its Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC) which covers large parts of Lincolnshire and N...

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Multi agency clamp down on illegal scrap metal operators in Boston

Multi agency clamp down on illegal scrap metal operators in Boston

Friday, 27 March 2015

Businesses in Boston have been visited by authorities in a clamp-down on illegal vehicle dismantlers and unlicensed scrap metal dealers....

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Work starts on Teesside flood defences

Work starts on Teesside flood defences

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Port Clarence defences will protect property...

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Committee members needed to help shape future flood plans

Committee members needed to help shape future flood plans

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

The Environment Agency is currently recruiting for new independent members for the Trent Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC)....

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Love Your Rivers Telford secures £100K fund

Love Your Rivers Telford secures £100K fund

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

The team behind the Love Your Rivers Telford project have secured a new grant of £100,000 which will fund the project for a further year....

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Free flood warnings to be offered to EE customers in Staffordshire

Free flood warnings to be offered to EE customers in Staffordshire

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

In a first for England, the Environment Agency has teamed up with digital communications company EE to pilot a new scheme to send flood warnings to mo...

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A flowing success   Loddon Rivers Week

A flowing success Loddon Rivers Week

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

The River Loddon was given another week of environmental enhancement and conservation as part of the ‘Loddon Rivers Week’ partnership project....

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Gauging the health of Old Basing’s ‘green corridor’

Gauging the health of Old Basing’s ‘green corridor’

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Two new flow gauges in the River Loddon will improve The Environment Agency’s ability to monitor the health of the waterway in future....

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Call for committee members to help shape future flood plans (2015)

Call for committee members to help shape future flood plans (2015)

Monday, 23 March 2015

The Environment Agency is currently recruiting new members for the English Severn and Wye Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC)....

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New plans to improve our local river environments: only 4 weeks left to share your views and ideas

New plans to improve our local river environments: only 4 weeks left to share your views and ideas

Monday, 23 March 2015

The Environment Agency has recently set out plans for how water in the South West will be looked after from 2016 to 2021. And, after a consultation la...

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Anglers in Devon and Cornwall reminded: coarse fish close season begins

Anglers in Devon and Cornwall reminded: coarse fish close season begins

Monday, 23 March 2015

Anglers across Devon and Cornwall are being reminded that fishing for coarse fish in rivers is off limits between 14 March and 16 June....

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Quarter of a million fish rescued in Norfolk Broads

Quarter of a million fish rescued in Norfolk Broads

Thursday, 19 March 2015

Two days of intensive fish netting has saved the lives of nearly a quarter of a million fish at Hickling in the Norfolk Broads....

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A new vision  for the Denver Sluice Complex

A new vision for the Denver Sluice Complex

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

Public event to be held on Thursday 19 March....

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Environment Agency improves footbridge in Oxford

Environment Agency improves footbridge in Oxford

Monday, 16 March 2015

The Environment Agency is going to upgrade Sheepwash Bridge in Oxford to improve accessibility and increase its life span. ...

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Not long left to have your say on the local water environment

Not long left to have your say on the local water environment

Monday, 16 March 2015

Get involved in our consultation on how water in the Humber catchment is looked after...

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A new era for Benson Weir

A new era for Benson Weir

Friday, 13 March 2015

The Environment Agency has recently completed important maintenance and repair work on Benson Weir in South Oxfordshire. ...

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Site Clear Up Continues at Bridgefoot Quarry

Site Clear Up Continues at Bridgefoot Quarry

Thursday, 12 March 2015

The clean up and removal of debris from the site at the Bridgefoot Quarry Recycling Centre at Flint Cross in Cambridgeshire has now begun, following t...

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Stroud residents invited to flood information event

Stroud residents invited to flood information event

Tuesday, 10 March 2015

The Environment Agency and Stroud District Council will be holding flood drop-in events during March. ...

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