Improving fish and eel passage on the Bristol Frome

The Environment Agency has begun work to make it easier for fish and eels to swim up and down the River Frome in Yate, north Bristol.




Illegal waste operator and landowner prosecuted

The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted an illegal waste operator who used land near in Newark, Nottinghamshire, to burn waste in 2018.




Norfolk company fined £17,000 for work that harmed water voles

A Norfolk company has been fined after it was found to have harmed the habitat of water voles, a protected species.




Work on Lower Otter’s new embankment and bridge starts next week

Work to start to build bridge supports, piers and earth road embankment.




Pair convicted for waste injection scheme

Liquid waste from chemical toilets, abattoir washings and other sources was injected into fields across Cornwall and cost two men more than £240,000.