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Penzance community flood risk drop in

Penzance community flood risk drop in

Friday, 06 November 2015

The Environment Agency has improved the way it maps flood risk from the sea in Mounts Bay, Cornwall and will hold a drop-in to help residents understa...

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Environment Agency urges people to be ‘flood aware’ in Devon and Cornwall

Environment Agency urges people to be ‘flood aware’ in Devon and Cornwall

Friday, 06 November 2015

The Environment Agency is urging people and businesses in Devon and Cornwall to be ‘#floodaware’, during its annual Flood Action campaign. ...

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Environment Agency uses ‘eye in the sky’ to monitor waste sites

Environment Agency uses ‘eye in the sky’ to monitor waste sites

Thursday, 05 November 2015

Our enforcement team use Manchester Fire and Rescue Service's AIR (Aerial Imagery Reconnaissance) unit to view waste sites from the air....

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Flood plans and warning sirens put to the test in Calderdale

Flood plans and warning sirens put to the test in Calderdale

Thursday, 05 November 2015

Flood sirens to be tested in Calderdale....

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Improved flood warning service for Kirklees and Leeds

Improved flood warning service for Kirklees and Leeds

Thursday, 05 November 2015

We've updated our warning for Batley Beck and Wyke Beck and others....

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Businesses urged to check their flood risk

Businesses urged to check their flood risk

Thursday, 05 November 2015

A major food company which was devastated by flooding is calling on other businesses to take action to prepare for severe weather. ...

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Lincolnshire residents urged to be ‘flood aware’

Lincolnshire residents urged to be ‘flood aware’

Wednesday, 04 November 2015

The Environment Agency is urging people and businesses in Lincolnshire to check their flood risk, sign up for flood warnings, and know what to do if a...

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Northamptonshire residents urged to be 'flood aware'

Northamptonshire residents urged to be 'flood aware'

Wednesday, 04 November 2015

The Environment Agency is urging people and businesses in Northamptonshire to check their flood risk, sign up for flood warnings, and know what to do ...

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Residents urged to be #floodaware

Residents urged to be #floodaware

Wednesday, 04 November 2015

The Environment Agency is urging residents and businesses in the North East to ensure they know their flood risk and sign up to receive flood warnings...

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Environment Agency urges people to be ‘flood aware’

Environment Agency urges people to be ‘flood aware’

Tuesday, 03 November 2015

The Environment Agency is urging people and businesses to be ‘#floodaware’, ahead of its annual awareness-raising campaign. ...

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Residents urged to sign up to be #floodaware

Residents urged to sign up to be #floodaware

Tuesday, 03 November 2015

Know your flood risk and sign up for a flood warning....

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Slad Valley residents urged to sign up to community flood gauge

Slad Valley residents urged to sign up to community flood gauge

Monday, 02 November 2015

There are residents who live in the Slad Valley near Stroud who may be missing out on essential flood information....

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Keep it clean and safe this Bonfire Night

Keep it clean and safe this Bonfire Night

Monday, 02 November 2015

The Environment Agency is asking people who are planning on having a Guy Fawkes bonfire to make sure that they only burn small amounts of paper, leave...

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Floods, camera, action: new high tech cameras helping residents at risk from flooding in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire

Floods, camera, action: new high tech cameras helping residents at risk from flooding in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire

Monday, 02 November 2015

The Environment Agency has been helping local residents be better prepared for flooding by installing new high tech flood warning cameras in Staffords...

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Floods, camera, action: new high tech cameras helping residents at risk from flooding in the West Midlands

Floods, camera, action: new high tech cameras helping residents at risk from flooding in the West Midlands

Monday, 02 November 2015

The Environment Agency has been helping local residents be better prepared for flooding by installing new high tech flood warning cameras across the W...

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Floods, camera, action: new high tech cameras helping residents at risk from flooding in Warwickshire

Floods, camera, action: new high tech cameras helping residents at risk from flooding in Warwickshire

Monday, 02 November 2015

The Environment Agency has been helping local residents be better prepared for flooding by installing new high tech flood warning cameras across Warwi...

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South West Water hit with £214,000 fine after polluting River Tamar

South West Water hit with £214,000 fine after polluting River Tamar

Monday, 02 November 2015

South West Water has been fined £214,000 by Plymouth Crown Court for breaching environmental controls at the Camels Head sewage treatment works in Ply...

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Emergency riverbank repairs completed

Emergency riverbank repairs completed

Thursday, 29 October 2015

The Environment Agency has successfully completed emergency repairs to tidal defences downstream of Bridgwater, Somerset....

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Your chance to discover more about the secret life of trout

Your chance to discover more about the secret life of trout

Wednesday, 28 October 2015

A workshop for those wanting to find out more about their local rivers and the secret lives of fish is taking place in the North East. ...

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Five weirs on River Nene to be repaired

Five weirs on River Nene to be repaired

Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Five weirs over a kilometre stretch of the River Nene are being repaired by the Environment Agency. ...

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Are you signed up to your community flood gauge?

Are you signed up to your community flood gauge?

Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Residents from Astley, Dunley and Shrawley in Worcestershire are the latest to benefit from a community flood warning gauge. ...

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New flood wardens to help protect Hildenborough

New flood wardens to help protect Hildenborough

Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Hildenborough is to benefit from improved flood resilience after a new team of flood wardens were trained by the Environment Agency....

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Work to strengthen River Bain banks continues   maintenance will help reduce flood risk

Work to strengthen River Bain banks continues maintenance will help reduce flood risk

Friday, 23 October 2015

The Environment Agency has strengthened a 200-metre stretch of embankment on the River Bain near Conningsby as part of its ongoing maintenance program...

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Appeal for information following illegal fishing in London

Appeal for information following illegal fishing in London

Friday, 23 October 2015

The Environment Agency is appealing for information following a serious illegal fishing offence at Teddington Weir in Richmond....

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Thank you for 5 glorious years on the  River Thames

Thank you for 5 glorious years on the River Thames

Friday, 23 October 2015

It’s been 5 years since the Environment Agency started recruiting volunteer lock keepers to help keep boating on the Thames running smoothly. ...

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Environment Agency warns maize harvesting can result in run off and pollution

Environment Agency warns maize harvesting can result in run off and pollution

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Autumn harvesting using heavy machinery can often lead to soil compaction, with little time for remedial action before the winter sets in. ...

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Yorkshire environment project wins national award

Yorkshire environment project wins national award

Tuesday, 20 October 2015

Wild Trout Trust praises Upper Aire habitat scheme...

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Flood defence work starts at Gauxholme

Flood defence work starts at Gauxholme

Friday, 16 October 2015

Construction of a new spillway on the Rochdale Canal to reduce flood risk to homes and businesses west of Todmorden begins next week....

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'Moor’ spaces available on Thames thanks to pilot scheme success

'Moor’ spaces available on Thames thanks to pilot scheme success

Thursday, 15 October 2015

The Environment Agency is rolling out new rules to stop boaters overstaying at its free 24 hour mooring sites. ...

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Starcross and Cockwood tidal defence scheme public exhibition

Starcross and Cockwood tidal defence scheme public exhibition

Tuesday, 13 October 2015

The Environment Agency is holding a public exhibition on Friday 16 October 2015 to provide people with more information about the Starcross and Cockwo...

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