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Regional Flood and Coastal Committee support flood alleviation

Regional Flood and Coastal Committee support flood alleviation

Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Over £20 million of public investment has been pledged to reduce flood risk across the English Severn and Wye catchment over the next 6 years....

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Environment Agency warns people to be flood aware this weekend

Environment Agency warns people to be flood aware this weekend

Friday, 09 January 2015

People are urged to take care in exposed areas, keep clear of promenades and avoid putting themselves or others at risk. ...

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Morpeth town centre flood protection scheme finished

Morpeth town centre flood protection scheme finished

Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Homes and businesses now better protected...

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Appeal for information about dumped waste

Appeal for information about dumped waste

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

The Environment Agency is asking the public to come forward with any information about waste that was illegally dumped in Shifnal...

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River Sowy and King’s Sedgemoor Drain drop in

River Sowy and King’s Sedgemoor Drain drop in

Thursday, 11 December 2014

The Environment Agency is inviting people living on the Somerset Moors and Levels to a community drop in event at Othery Village Hall on Wednesday, 10...

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7500 fish in Christmas stocking helps revive West London river

7500 fish in Christmas stocking helps revive West London river

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

The River Crane in Middlesex has been restocked with thousands of fish as it continues its recovery from 2 serious pollution incidents....

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£2.3 billion to be spent on new flood defences in six year programme

£2.3 billion to be spent on new flood defences in six year programme

Thursday, 04 December 2014

Homes, businesses and farmland England to be better protected from floods by a six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme....

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Working to prepare North East communities for winter

Working to prepare North East communities for winter

Thursday, 04 December 2014

The Environment Agency has spent £4million in the North East repairing and improving flood defences helping communities prepare for winter...

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Farmers urged to think carefully before spreading manure during wet weather

Farmers urged to think carefully before spreading manure during wet weather

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

The Environment Agency is issuing farmers and landowners with guidance to help them manage slurry storage and consider the impact of spreading manures...

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£297 million to be spent on new flood defences in Thames Valley

£297 million to be spent on new flood defences in Thames Valley

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

New flood defences will benefit homes in the Thames Valley to the tune of nearly £300 million, the government announced today....

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£266 million to be spent on new flood defences in Yorkshire

£266 million to be spent on new flood defences in Yorkshire

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Homes in Leeds City Centre and West Hull will be better protected from floods thanks to six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme....

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£46 million to be spent on new flood defences in Northumbria

£46 million to be spent on new flood defences in Northumbria

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Homes in Northumbria will be better protected from floods thanks to an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme....

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£158m to be spent on new flood defences across the North West

£158m to be spent on new flood defences across the North West

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Homes across the North West will be better protected from floods thanks to an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme....

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£146 million to be spent on new flood defences

£146 million to be spent on new flood defences

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Homes and businesses in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire will be better protected from floods due to £2.3 billion flood defence programme. ...

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£193 million for new flood defences in eastern England

£193 million for new flood defences in eastern England

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Homes in eastern England will be better protected from floods thanks to an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme....

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£51m to be spent on new flood defences across Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire

£51m to be spent on new flood defences across Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Homes in Bournemouth, Congresbury, Bridgwater and Cannington will be better protected from floods thanks to an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flo...

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£86m to be spent on new flood defences across the South West

£86m to be spent on new flood defences across the South West

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Homes in Exeter, Dawlish Warren and Exmouth will be better protected from floods thanks to an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defence progra...

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£162 million spend on flood defences in East and Central Midlands

£162 million spend on flood defences in East and Central Midlands

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Properties in East and Central Midlands will be better protected from floods with government's 6-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme....

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£47 million to be spent on new flood defences in Central Anglia

£47 million to be spent on new flood defences in Central Anglia

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

Homes in Central Anglia will be better protected from floods thanks to a six-year £2.3 billion national flood defence programme...

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£330 million for new flood defences in Kent, Hampshire & Sussex

£330 million for new flood defences in Kent, Hampshire & Sussex

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

New flood defences will benefit Kent, Hampshire and Sussex to the tune of over £330 million, the government has announced today....

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£12 million for new flood defences across the Severn and Wye catchment

£12 million for new flood defences across the Severn and Wye catchment

Tuesday, 02 December 2014

£12 million to be spent on new flood defences across Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire....

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Environment Agency flood defences ready for winter

Environment Agency flood defences ready for winter

Friday, 28 November 2014

After the exceptional rainfall and storms of last winter, the Environment Agency has completed a record number of repairs to flood and coastal defenc...

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Revised plans for habitat creation on Exe estuary

Revised plans for habitat creation on Exe estuary

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

The Exe Estuary Flood and Coastal Risk Management Strategy identified the need for intertidal habitat to be created to offset that being lost as a res...

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Trout make spawning return to North East river

Trout make spawning return to North East river

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Years of industrial use is reversed by Environment Agency and partners as Sea Trout return to spawn on the River Wear ...

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Second consultation on Cuadrilla’s Roseacre Wood site

Second consultation on Cuadrilla’s Roseacre Wood site

Monday, 24 November 2014

Public consultation runs until 6 January...

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Weeding out non native invasive species in Cambridgeshire

Weeding out non native invasive species in Cambridgeshire

Friday, 21 November 2014

Environment Agency crews have been hard at work along the Ely Ouse and River Cam removing tons of Floating Pennywort. ...

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Residents and businesses invited to Forge Mill Farm drop in

Residents and businesses invited to Forge Mill Farm drop in

Tuesday, 18 November 2014

The Environment Agency is holding a drop-in session to discuss proposals for the Perry Barr and Witton flood risk management scheme....

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Construction permit variations for proposed Hinkley Point C power station

Construction permit variations for proposed Hinkley Point C power station

Monday, 17 November 2014

The Environment Agency reported today applications received to vary a permit allowing the discharge of run-off and effluent generated during construct...

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New ARC Boat to help Shropshire prepare for flooding

New ARC Boat to help Shropshire prepare for flooding

Monday, 17 November 2014

ARC-Boat number 50 will be the newest Environment Agency recruit helping to issue quicker and more accurate flood warning information....

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Drivers warned not to risk driving through floodwater

Drivers warned not to risk driving through floodwater

Friday, 14 November 2014

The Environment Agency and the AA warn that more than 60% of drivers are still taking unnecessary risks by driving through floodwater. ...

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