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The lock gates at Sutton Harbour in Plymouth are being upgraded as part of a £250,000 investment by the Environment Agency in maintaining the Barbican flood defences and ensuring a reliable working system for the future.
On Sunday 8 February (was 22 January), an exercise is planned to test operational procedures at the Hylton Road flood defence scheme in Worcester city centre.
Newsletter for farmers and land managers in the Midlands.
The Environment Agency starts work to improve the ecology of the Bourn Brook which flows through Woodgate Valley Country Park, Birmingham.
People living and working in Horncastle and Louth are invited to learn about flood alleviation plans before the Environment Agency and its partner organisations submit them for planning approval this spring.
Environment Agency grants Cuadrilla environmental permits for shale gas exploration. Strong environmental standards are in place.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Environment Agency is reminding people to check their flood risk
The Environment Agency is advising communities in Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to be prepared for the risk of localised flooding.
Over £20 million of public investment has been pledged to reduce flood risk across the English Severn and Wye catchment over the next 6 years.
People are urged to take care in exposed areas, keep clear of promenades and avoid putting themselves or others at risk.
Homes and businesses now better protected
Effective provision of advice to local planning authorities in relation to water drainage management - new consultation announced.
The Environment Agency is asking the public to come forward with any information about waste that was illegally dumped in Shifnal
The Environment Agency is inviting people living on the Somerset Moors and Levels to a community drop in event at Othery Village Hall on Wednesday, 10 December.
The River Crane in Middlesex has been restocked with thousands of fish as it continues its recovery from 2 serious pollution incidents.
Homes, businesses and farmland England to be better protected from floods by a six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.
The Environment Agency has spent £4million in the North East repairing and improving flood defences helping communities prepare for winter
The Environment Agency is issuing farmers and landowners with guidance to help them manage slurry storage and consider the impact of spreading manures and dirty water on land during the winter and wet weather.
New flood defences will benefit homes in the Thames Valley to the tune of nearly £300 million, the government announced today.
Homes in Leeds City Centre and West Hull will be better protected from floods thanks to six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.
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