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Jimmy Bullard calls on the public to go fishing as he predicts the FA Cup final in a friendly fishing match

Jimmy Bullard calls on the public to go fishing as he predicts the FA Cup final in a friendly fishing match

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Former Footballer and Soccer AM star Jimmy Bullard urges the public to get out in nature and go fishing...

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Drones offer extra eyes to combat illegal fishing activity

Drones offer extra eyes to combat illegal fishing activity

Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Fisheries Officers in the South West are clamping down on illegal activities with the help of the Avon and Somerset Police drone unit....

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Volunteers needed to join Trent Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

Volunteers needed to join Trent Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

Tuesday, 10 May 2022

The Environment Agency is looking for two new volunteers to join the Trent Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (Trent RFCC)....

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Over £3.5 million announced for repairs to collapsed flood wall in Matlock

Over £3.5 million announced for repairs to collapsed flood wall in Matlock

Monday, 09 May 2022

The Environment Agency has pledged between £3.5m to £5m to restore the flood protection to Matlock, Derbyshire....

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Permit variations issued for Horse Hill oilfield

Permit variations issued for Horse Hill oilfield

Monday, 09 May 2022

Operator will be able to construct new boreholes and carry out other activities to support production....

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Yeovil man fined for illegal fishing at Somerset fishery

Yeovil man fined for illegal fishing at Somerset fishery

Monday, 09 May 2022

A day's fishing led to a penalty of £249 for Yeovil fisherman Alan Reid after he was fined a total of £120 and ordered to pay costs of £135 and a vict...

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Anglian Water could and should have reacted quicker to pollution

Anglian Water could and should have reacted quicker to pollution

Friday, 06 May 2022

Dozens of fish killed in Cambridgeshire incident....

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Cambridgeshire man fined £5,000 after burning toxic waste at home

Cambridgeshire man fined £5,000 after burning toxic waste at home

Friday, 29 April 2022

A man has been fined over £5,000 after he burnt waste illegally for months on end at his Cambridgeshire home....

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Improving fish and eel passage on the Bristol Frome

Improving fish and eel passage on the Bristol Frome

Friday, 29 April 2022

The Environment Agency has begun work to make it easier for fish and eels to swim up and down the River Frome in Yate, north Bristol....

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Illegal waste operator and landowner prosecuted

Illegal waste operator and landowner prosecuted

Thursday, 28 April 2022

The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted an illegal waste operator who used land near in Newark, Nottinghamshire, to burn waste in 2018....

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Work on Lower Otter's new embankment and bridge starts next week

Work on Lower Otter's new embankment and bridge starts next week

Thursday, 21 April 2022

Work to start to build bridge supports, piers and earth road embankment....

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Pair convicted for waste injection scheme

Pair convicted for waste injection scheme

Tuesday, 19 April 2022

Liquid waste from chemical toilets, abattoir washings and other sources was injected into fields across Cornwall and cost two men more than £240,000. ...

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Building Calstock’s resilience to climate change

Building Calstock’s resilience to climate change

Tuesday, 19 April 2022

The Environment Agency has created a new intertidal habitat at Calstock on the River Tamar in Cornwall. ...

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Wild trout stocks set for further boost as Environment Agency and Wild Trout Trust partnership is renewed

Wild trout stocks set for further boost as Environment Agency and Wild Trout Trust partnership is renewed

Thursday, 14 April 2022

Environment Agency extends long-standing partnership with the Wild Trout Trust to help improve river habitat for fish and wildlife ...

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'Drop in' on Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Management plans

'Drop in' on Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Management plans

Wednesday, 13 April 2022

The Environment Agency and Eastbourne Borough Council are urging residents and organisations to attend one of a series of drop-ins and webinars. ...

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Crackdown on waste crime: Time to stop trashing our future

Crackdown on waste crime: Time to stop trashing our future

Tuesday, 12 April 2022

Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan's speech on waste crime at a Let’s Recycle and Environmental Services Association event on Tuesday ...

Nottingham angler caught more than he bargained for

Nottingham angler caught more than he bargained for

Friday, 08 April 2022

Nottingham man caught removing Chub from River Trent....

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Future farming in Devon’s Axe catchment

Future farming in Devon’s Axe catchment

Thursday, 07 April 2022

The Environment Agency has produced a new film showing how it is working with farmers in the River Axe catchment in East Devon to improve water qualit...

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Rivercraft: Minecraft game inspires young environmental champions

Rivercraft: Minecraft game inspires young environmental champions

Tuesday, 05 April 2022

The in-game Preston world is the first activity of its kind that uses Artificial Intelligence to map a region and convert it into an interactive Minec...

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Severn flood defences undergoing thorough checks

Severn flood defences undergoing thorough checks

Tuesday, 05 April 2022

Environment Agency is checking hundreds of flood assets to make sure they are fully operational and ready to protect against flood risk....

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Farming company fined for polluting Somerset watercourse

Farming company fined for polluting Somerset watercourse

Tuesday, 05 April 2022

Farming company Velcourt Ltd, who manage and advise on farms throughout Europe, polluted a Somerset watercourse with dirty, ammonia-rich water, killin...

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Vehicle stop checks on waste carriers carried out in Gloucester

Vehicle stop checks on waste carriers carried out in Gloucester

Tuesday, 05 April 2022

Officers from the Environment Agency joined forces with Gloucestershire Police, the Driver Vehicle Standards Agency, Gloucester City Council and Tewke...

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Fairlynch Museum to host Lower Otter Restoration Project exhibition

Fairlynch Museum to host Lower Otter Restoration Project exhibition

Monday, 04 April 2022

Budleigh Salterton’s Fairlynch Museum is to host a 2-year long exhibition about the Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP)....

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Three men fined for Alston illegal waste sites

Three men fined for Alston illegal waste sites

Friday, 01 April 2022

Three men from Cumbria have been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling almost £10,000 for operating four illegal waste sites at Alston....

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Former Derbyshire farmer ordered to pay £24,120 for illegally burning waste

Former Derbyshire farmer ordered to pay £24,120 for illegally burning waste

Friday, 01 April 2022

The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a former Derbyshire farmer for burning waste without an environmental permit....

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A major milestone for the Oxford flood alleviation scheme

A major milestone for the Oxford flood alleviation scheme

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Planning application submitted to reduce flood risk to the city from the River Thames....

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Lincs man guilty of exposing public to asbestos gets prison term

Lincs man guilty of exposing public to asbestos gets prison term

Thursday, 31 March 2022

A Grantham man has received a suspended prison sentence for deceiving the public about his ability to handle asbestos safely. ...

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Improved monitoring of sewage spills to drive enhanced environmental protection and enforcement

Improved monitoring of sewage spills to drive enhanced environmental protection and enforcement

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Environment Agency publishes Event Duration Monitoring data for 2021....

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Environment Agency to carry out vital flood prevention work in Matlock

Environment Agency to carry out vital flood prevention work in Matlock

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

The Environment Agency will carry out essential flood prevention work in Matlock, Derbyshire next week to reduce the flood risk to over 50 homes and b...

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Refurbished pumping station makes Doncaster more resilient to climate change

Refurbished pumping station makes Doncaster more resilient to climate change

Tuesday, 29 March 2022

A newly refurbished pumping station at Bentley, Doncaster, which provides greater protection to 1,699 homes and businesses, has been officially opened...

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