Somerset farmer fined for second time for polluting watercourse

Stoke St Gregory farmer Ben Hembrow has been ordered to pay £11,000 for polluting a watercourse with slurry in 3 separate incidents for the second time in 5 years.




Norfolk man given suspended jail term for illegal waste operation

A Dereham garage proprietor has received a suspended prison sentence for storing waste illegally, despite repeated warnings from the Environment Agency.




Boston Barrier to close against high tides for the first time

The Boston Barrier is scheduled to close on 7 November in response to forecast high tides, the Environment Agency has announced.




Fund to drive private sector investment in nature opens for second round

Applications open for second round of the Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund




Newhaven flood barrier success

Successful first trial run of unique temporary flood barrier across Newhaven railway.