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Properties in East and Central Midlands will be better protected from floods with government's 6-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Homes in Central Anglia will be better protected from floods thanks to a six-year £2.3 billion national flood defence programme
New flood defences will benefit Kent, Hampshire and Sussex to the tune of over £330 million, the government has announced today.
£12 million to be spent on new flood defences across Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.
After the exceptional rainfall and storms of last winter, the Environment Agency has completed a record number of repairs to flood and coastal defences across Devon and Cornwall and is urging communities to make sure they a…
The United Kingdom has one of the most capable forecasting and warning systems in the world but extreme weather events can still cause disruption over winter.
The Exe Estuary Flood and Coastal Risk Management Strategy identified the need for intertidal habitat to be created to offset that being lost as a result of the foreshore being ‘squeezed’ due to predicted sea level rise.
Years of industrial use is reversed by Environment Agency and partners as Sea Trout return to spawn on the River Wear
Public consultation runs until 6 January
Environment Agency crews have been hard at work along the Ely Ouse and River Cam removing tons of Floating Pennywort.
The Environment Agency is holding a drop-in session to discuss proposals for the Perry Barr and Witton flood risk management scheme.
The Environment Agency reported today applications received to vary a permit allowing the discharge of run-off and effluent generated during construction of the proposed nuclear power station at Hinkley Point, in Somerset. …
ARC-Boat number 50 will be the newest Environment Agency recruit helping to issue quicker and more accurate flood warning information.
The Environment Agency and the AA warn that more than 60% of drivers are still taking unnecessary risks by driving through floodwater.
A vital part of Northampton’s flood warning system will be tested this week.
The new contract is to deliver a £300m programme to reduce flood risk in London and the Thames estuary.
Southern Water Services Limited (Southern Water) has been ordered to pay £500,000 after untreated sewage was discharged into the Swalecliffe Brook.
Environment Agency opens second public consultation on applications for environmental permits until 8 December.
New flood wall will reduce flood risk to hundreds of properties affected by last December’s tidal surge
Faster and more specific flood warnings now available
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