Alan Lovell announced as preferred Environment Agency Chair candidate

The Environment Secretary has selected Alan Lovell DL as the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Environment Agency.




Waste criminals fined a combined £1,440 after depositing waste at illegal sites

CCTV footage captures arriving vehicles laden with waste and then leaving empty.




Dairy Crest given record fine for Davidstow environmental offences

The maker of popular brands like Cathedral City and others has been fined £1.5 million – the largest fine ever awarded for an Environment Agency conviction in the South West.




Directors oversaw harmful waste stored in landfill

Tiny fragments of paper, plastic and wood among rubbish piled 20 metres high.




Children design ‘healthy rivers’ posters for Colwick fish pass

Schoolchildren design posters for inclusion on banners to go on show at the construction site of the country’s largest fish pass.