Thousands of fish have found new homes in Cornwall and around the Plymouth area thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking programme.

99% of bathing waters in England have passed water quality standards following testing at over 400 designated sites carried out by the Environment Agency.

Gateshead business partners who operated an illegal Newcastle waste site – with one defendant fly-tipping waste across the city – have been sentenced.

Initial work on the site of the Salisbury River Park project is due to start at the end of this month (January 2022).

New plans will help tackle fly-tipping and illegal waste exports through stricter background checks and mandatory digital waste tracking