Environment
Somerset farmer fined nearly £5k for polluting Fivehead river
A Somerset farmer has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling nearly £5,000 after silage effluent polluted the Fivehead...
Environment Agency
Agri-Business
CLA calls for flooding fund to open as farmers 'need help right now'
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has called for the flooding fund to “open as soon as possible” as...
Agri-Business
High-risk crops can lead to pollution and flooding - Environment Agency
The Environment Agency has launched a campaign to highlight the risks of growing high-risk crops in the south west of...
Environment
Water company inspections to quadruple to combat non-compliance
Water company inspections will more than quadruple as the government aims to crack down on poor-performing companies in new plans...
Environment
Somerset farm fined £16k for two pollution charges
A Somerset farm has been fined a total of £16,000 and ordered to pay costs of £3,220 by Taunton Magistrates...
Rural Life
Farms in Hertfordshire 'blighted by tonnes of rubbish'
Recent incidences of fly-tipping on farms in north and east Hertfordshire meant they were “blighted by tonnes of rubbish”, according...
Environment
Burnley farmer faces £1,000 fine for illegal burning
A farmer in Burnley has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 after Burnley Council took legal action to stop...
Environment
Devon farm fined over £4k for polluting watercourse with slurry
Bycott Farm Ltd of Halberton, Devon, has been fined a total of £4,300 for charges related to polluting a watercourse...
Environment
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust receives £14k for Craddock's Moss project
The Staffordshire Wildlife Trust has received £14,700 for its Craddock’s Moss project after the Environment Agency accepted an Enforcement Undertaking...
Agri-Business
Environment Agency expects 'significant' river flooding impacts
The Environment Agency is expecting “significant river flooding impacts” today (Friday, January 5) and tomorrow (Saturday, January 6). The flooding...
Environment
100% of English storm overflows are now monitored
100% of storm overflows across the water network in England have now been fitted with Event Duration Monitors (EDM). EDMs...
Government
Unlimited pollution fines for companies introduced
Companies who pollute the environment can be hit with unlimited fines from the Environment Agency from today (Monday, December 11)....
Environment
Somerset cheese company fined over £23k for third pollution incident
A Somerset cheese-making company has been fined over £23,700 for a third case of causing pollution from its farm. Alvis...
Agri-Business
Farmers preparing for 'further devastation' from Storm Ciaran - CLA
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has said farmers are readying themselves for “further devastation” ahead of storm Ciaran....
Environment
Storm Babet: EA 'working round the clock' to reduce flood risk
The Environment Agency has said it is “working round the clock” with its partners to help reduce the flood risk...
Environment
Dairy farmer ordered to pay over £2k after slurry entered brook
A dairy and turkey farmer has been ordered to pay £2,120 after slurry entered a brook near Swindon, the Environment...
Environment
Farmers in Devon/Cornwall should consider moving away from maize - EA
The Environment Agency has recommended that farmers in Devon and Cornwall consider growing crops other than maize in the future....
Government
Investigation says Defra and Environment Agency may have broken environmental law
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Environment Agency, and water services agency Ofwat may have broken...
