Plans for a flood storage area in York approved by planning chiefs

Plans to help reduce flood risk on the River Foss north of Strensall in York were approved today




Food processing plant pay £50k for effluent leak

A Lincolnshire food company has paid £50,000 towards environmental improvements after untreated waste water from its plant polluted a nearby stream.




£80 million fund for green jobs and new national parks to kick start green recovery

The new measures are part of the Prime Minister's 10 Point Plan to help kickstart the nation’s green recovery.




Northumberland river users asked to help protect white-clawed crayfish

Dog walkers, canoeists and other river users asked to ‘check – clean – dry’ to prevent spread of diseases and protect native crayfish populations.




Cambridgeshire company fined over £7000 for abstraction crime

The company has been ordered to pay £7,861 after they were caught taking water illegally 5 times in less than a month.