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New flood warnings for Upton upon Severn to help communities

New flood warnings for Upton upon Severn to help communities

Thursday, 10 September 2020

The Environment Agency has improved the free flood warning system and is now able to offer the communities of Upton-upon-Severn and Leominster better ...

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Keeping boaters afloat

Keeping boaters afloat

Wednesday, 09 September 2020

River Thames winter work programme published....

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Natural flood management project to begin at Greater Manchester beauty spot

Natural flood management project to begin at Greater Manchester beauty spot

Wednesday, 09 September 2020

A project designed to implement natural flood risk management (NFM), techniques for communities that lie within the catchment of the River Irwell will...

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Healthcare for planets and humans: why looking after nature is good for mind, body, and the NHS

Healthcare for planets and humans: why looking after nature is good for mind, body, and the NHS

Tuesday, 08 September 2020

Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive, Environment Agency, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources. ...

Crayfish rescued in Kendal ahead of planned gravel removal

Crayfish rescued in Kendal ahead of planned gravel removal

Tuesday, 08 September 2020

The Environment Agency have conducted a crayfish rescue as part of their regular gravel removal works on the River Kent in Kendal to reduce flood risk...

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Investing in nature is an investment in the NHS, says Environment Agency Chief Executive

Investing in nature is an investment in the NHS, says Environment Agency Chief Executive

Tuesday, 08 September 2020

Access to a healthy natural environment could save the NHS billions of pounds a year, Sir James Bevan will say in a speech at UCL ...

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Repairs carried out to Hampton Bishop flood defences

Repairs carried out to Hampton Bishop flood defences

Thursday, 03 September 2020

A £90,000 project to repair the flood assets at Hampton Bishop in Herefordshire that were damaged in the February floods is now underway....

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Flood testing in Oxford hailed as a success

Flood testing in Oxford hailed as a success

Wednesday, 02 September 2020

Training exercise sees Environment Agency and its partners assemble temporary flood defences in the city....

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Sheffield river maintenance works to reduce flood risk

Sheffield river maintenance works to reduce flood risk

Tuesday, 01 September 2020

Gravel and debris are being removed from rivers in Malinbridge and Hillsborough to help reduce the risk of flooding in Sheffield...

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Beware of rogue 'man and van' rubbish removers on Facebook

Beware of rogue 'man and van' rubbish removers on Facebook

Tuesday, 01 September 2020

Using unregistered waste removal firms could cause rubbish to be dumped or burned and the person who hired them given a criminal record....

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Illegal waste activities targeted in Chelmsford, Essex

Illegal waste activities targeted in Chelmsford, Essex

Friday, 28 August 2020

Essex residents are being urged to get rid of their waste properly after around 8 houses-worth of rubbish was discovered illegally dumped in Chelmsfor...

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Plan for a new ‘aquagreen’ to reduce flooding in east Hull

Plan for a new ‘aquagreen’ to reduce flooding in east Hull

Friday, 28 August 2020

A consultation has been launched about plans for a flood storage area at Castlehill to reduce flood risk to homes and businesses...

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North East town welcomes new flood warning sign

North East town welcomes new flood warning sign

Wednesday, 26 August 2020

The Environment Agency has installed an electronic flood warning sign in Rothbury, Northumberland, which will tell people when the flood gates will be...

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Bumper weight of fish produced at Environment Agency’s National Fish Farm

Bumper weight of fish produced at Environment Agency’s National Fish Farm

Friday, 21 August 2020

The Environment Agency's National Fish Farm has produced and stocked a record breaking weight of fish in rivers, lakes and ponds....

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Fisheries officers release 10,000 fish into the River Thet

Fisheries officers release 10,000 fish into the River Thet

Friday, 21 August 2020

Environment Agency fisheries officers have released 10,000 young dace into the River Thet near Thetford....

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New fish pass in Norwich

New fish pass in Norwich

Friday, 21 August 2020

Fish and eels now have access to an extra 5,000 metres of the River Wensum thanks to a new fish pass....

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Crayfish Plague confirmed on the River Leven at Crathorne

Crayfish Plague confirmed on the River Leven at Crathorne

Thursday, 20 August 2020

The Environment Agency has confirmed this case after 40 crayfish were found dead Middlesbrough....

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Waste crime taskforce conducts raid on site in Great Harwood, Lancashire

Waste crime taskforce conducts raid on site in Great Harwood, Lancashire

Tuesday, 18 August 2020

JUWC Enforcement Officers and Lancashire Police have raided a site near Blackburn which contains around 50,000 tonnes of landfill waste....

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We’re hooked! People across England flock to fishing hotspots to enhance post lockdown wellbeing

We’re hooked! People across England flock to fishing hotspots to enhance post lockdown wellbeing

Thursday, 13 August 2020

The Environment Agency encourages everyone to get fishing as 100,000 more people take up the sport ...

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Stay safe around the River Thames

Stay safe around the River Thames

Friday, 07 August 2020

Warning as warm temperatures see more people out on the river....

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In praise of red tape: getting regulation right

In praise of red tape: getting regulation right

Tuesday, 04 August 2020

Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, gives a speech at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry on environmental regulation....

MP visits site of multi million pound flood scheme

MP visits site of multi million pound flood scheme

Friday, 31 July 2020

Richmond MP Rishi Sunak visited Stokesley on Friday 31 July to learn more about the town’s new £3.7m Flood Alleviation Scheme. ...

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Illegal nets recovered from North East river

Illegal nets recovered from North East river

Friday, 31 July 2020

The Environment Agency has recovered two illegal fishing nets from the River Wear in Sunderland. ...

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The Environment Agency offers online consultation on next phase of the £25m Carlisle flood risk management scheme

The Environment Agency offers online consultation on next phase of the £25m Carlisle flood risk management scheme

Friday, 31 July 2020

Business owners and residents are invited to have their say on the proposed works for Phase two of the scheme as part of this consultation....

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£450,000 repair work for Hereford flood wall damaged in winter floods

£450,000 repair work for Hereford flood wall damaged in winter floods

Thursday, 30 July 2020

Environment Agency work to survey and repair the flood wall in Hereford which was damaged in the October 2019 and February 2020 floods is now underway...

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Work starts on £6m river clean up project

Work starts on £6m river clean up project

Wednesday, 29 July 2020

The Environment Agency and Coal Authority has started work on Nent Haggs Mine Water Treatment Scheme to address a harmful legacy of the industrial rev...

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Flood Risk Management Scheme ongoing in West Cumbria

Flood Risk Management Scheme ongoing in West Cumbria

Wednesday, 29 July 2020

The Skirting Beck and Whangs Beck Flood Risk Management Scheme in Egremont will reduce the flood risk to 220 residential and business properties, impr...

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4x4 drivers warned after group spotted driving in river

4x4 drivers warned after group spotted driving in river

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

The Environment Agency is warning drivers of 4x4 vehicles they could be subject to legal proceedings after a group of vehicles were seen being driven ...

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Green energy to help fish suffering effects of dry weather

Green energy to help fish suffering effects of dry weather

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Environment Agency officers have found an innovative 'green' solution to help prevent fish deaths during the dry weather....

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Burton flood defence project opens new concourse for public

Burton flood defence project opens new concourse for public

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

A new concourse near the library in Burton has been opened for public use by the Environment Agency as part of the town’s £30 million flood defence pr...

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