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The Environment Agency is looking for two new independent members to join a committee that plays a vital part in shaping local flood and coastal management plans across Yorkshire.
Two men from Evesham, Worcestershire have pleaded guilty to fishing without a licence in June. Their cases remind anglers of the importance of having a licence.
Fishing for Atlantic salmon and sea trout is prohibited across the UK and will resume early 2024.
A day’s fishing trip has cost two friends from Stafford a total penalty of £998 when both were found fishing in the close season and one had no licence to fish.
Two anglers from Nottingham are to pay a total of £403 for contravening Environment Agency fishing byelaws at Colwick on the River Trent near Nottingham.
Two men from Lancashire have been fined for fishing illegally during the close season in the River Ribble at Preston.
Rolling updates on flooding impacts from Storm Ciarán in England
Alan Lovell, Environment Agency Chair speaks at Anthropy 2023 on the importance of closing the data gap on soil health.
Rolling updates on flooding impacts from Storm Babet in England.
Series of events across the two counties to educate the public on this type of flooding.
Storm Babet brought significant heavy rainfall across much of the UK. On Friday 20 October, we saw at least a month's rain in 24 hours across Lincolnshire.
Prehistoric prints found during coastal flood checks
The Environment Agency, in partnership with the Isle of Wight Council, is exploring a sustainable future for the coastal frontage in Yaverland and Shanklin.
Multi-agency operation, led by Environment Agency, tested flood response on South Coast. Climate change means increased risk of coastal erosion and flooding.
Illegal Teesside scrap site with hundreds of cars piled up must now be cleared following Environment Agency investigation.
Work is underway to build a new £2million flood risk management scheme to better protect homes from flooding in the Pebble Mill area of Birmingham.
An Environment Agency team in Barking and Dagenham are reducing their carbon emissions by swapping out their fossil-fuelled machinery for battery powered.
The £26 million flood storage reservoir will better protect homes and businesses in the Nottinghamshire village of Lowdham from the devastation of flooding.
A partnership day of action in West Cumbria has seen road users stop checked and waste sites visited by the Environment Agency and partners.
As part of a continued crackdown, 12 cases of illegal angling were recently brought by the Environment Agency to court in Swindon and Hastings.
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