Record £90m fine for Southern Water following EA prosecution

Southern Water sentenced to pay record £90 million in fines for widespread pollution after pleading guilty to 6,971 unpermitted sewage discharges.




North East man sentenced for waste offences

Stephen Fenwick has been handed a suspended prison sentence following an Environment Agency investigation.




Stowey Quarry saga ends with final convictions

A scrap metal exporter and a middle-man broker have been told to pay over £800,000 for taking advantage of a quarry that became an illegal tipping site.




Clampdown on illegal fishing in Derbyshire

166 spot checks were carried out while, in addition, five people were also reported for lighting a large barbecue.




Vehicles seized in multi-agency operation to curtail waste crime

Multi-agency operation to curtail the activities of a convicted criminal in Worcestershire.