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Work is now under way on the fourth year of a five-year project to raise the banks of the Ouse Washes flood storage reservoir bank.
The Environment Agency is reminding riverside residents in the East Midlands they may need a permit to carry out improvements to their homes.
A pilot by the Environment Agency and University of Leeds at the Brownlee Triathlon Centre looks at using natural flood management to reduce flood risk.
A year-long project to reinvigorate a Suffolk river and increase the fish population has proven to be a success six months after completion.
Boats can now navigate through the barrier and construction continues in line with the government's coronavirus guidance
The Environment Agency is celebrating ten years of successful soft engineering along Cumbria rivers.
A trash screen used to collect debris and reduce the risk of flooding to Sheffield city centre is getting a major upgrade by the Environment Agency.
Seeing salmon leaping in the Yorkshire Dales is a step closer thanks to a major river restoration project tackling its next hurdle.
Workers will follow the government's coronavirus guidance while undertaking the project, which reduces the risk of flooding to homes and businesses.
Work is continuing on the multi-million flood risk management scheme in Lancaster.
The first phase of a £46 million flood defence scheme in Rochdale and Littleborough has been given the green light by Rochdale Borough Council’s Planning Department.
Work to reduce flood risk that will allow regeneration in Stoke town centre has the green light after the Environment Agency and Stoke-on-Trent Council secured funds.
A new bridge which a key feature of the Mytholmroyd Flood Alleviation Scheme is planned to open to motorists and pedestrians next week.
Work to overhaul Keadby pumping station near Scunthorpe has taken a significant step forward thanks to the arrival on site of the first 2 of 6 new pumps.
Work on a new multi-million pound pumping station that will reduce the risk of flooding to 1,000 homes gets under way this week.
A successful bid for government funding means that more than 300,000 more trees will now be planted in the River Aire catchment area
Work is continuing on the York flood alleviation scheme to better protect properties in the city from the effects of flooding, the Environment Agency has said.
A £42 million tidal flood defence scheme taking place in Hull has started construction work at the city’s historic estuary frontage.
Government announces new formula for allocating funding for flood and coastal defences across England.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Work is continuing on the £40M Radcliffe and Redvales Flood Alleviation Scheme.
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