Boost for North East wildlife charity as Newcastle haulier makes amends for environmental offence 

A Newcastle based supplier and Haulier of quarried and recycled aggregates has agreed to pay £9,872 to Northumberland Wildlife Trust after it was found to have illegally deposited waste soils and clays at an old quarry on fa…



Man and haulage firm fined for illegally dumping waste soil

PJC Sweepers stung with £6,000 fine plus £14,000 in costs and compensation after Sam Dowell hired its trucks to dump earth without permit.



Yorkshire Water civil sanctions see wildlife charity get funding boost

Yorkshire Water has agreed to donate a total of £400,000 to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust after polluting two watercourses in separate incidents, following investigations by the Environment Agency.



Sutton Harbour is getting £3 million of repair and maintenance

Plymouth’s lock gates need repairs to continue protecting hundreds of homes and businesses from flooding, and providing access to the marina and fish quays,



Water and sewerage company performance on pollution hits new low

Latest annual Environmental Performance Assessment shows environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies has declined.