July 25, 2022
Yorkshire Water has been fined £1,600,750 for polluting a Bradford watercourse in a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency. Read More
March 18, 2022
Lee Charles has received a suspended prison sentence for deceiving the public about his ability to handle asbestos safely. Read More
August 30, 2021
Business owners have been encouraged ensure that they are using legitimate companies to deal with their waste, after a man was prosecuted and fined for storing, treating and disposing of waste on land. Read More
March 14, 2020
Bourne Leisure Ltd, the group that owns the Thoresby Hall Hotel in Ollerton, near Newark, has been convicted after discharging partially treated sewage effluent into the River Meden. Read More
October 15, 2019
Arco has offered advice on how employers can protect their businesses in the event of a flood. Read More
May 26, 2019
Despite warnings from the Environment Agency, a Norfolk-based farmer continued to collect and burn hazardous waste including fridges, freezers and dead animals. Read More
February 1, 2019
The House of Commons environmental audit committee has published the Government’s response to a report it published in November, which called for hand car washes to be licensed to prevent “modern slavery in plain sight on Britain’s streets”. Read More
January 31, 2019
Earlier this month, the Environment Agency published its response to replies received from permitted site operators, Trade Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations following an external consultation into the operation and application of the Compliance Classification Scheme ('CCS') Guidance. Read More
November 15, 2018
The Environmental Audit Select Committee has called on ministers to review whether the Modern Slavery Act 2015 should be updated to cover small car wash gangs. Read More
June 1, 2018
With more thundery downpours expected today, the Environment Agency is urging people to check their flood risk – especially if in an unfamiliar location. Communities in the South West of England are most at risk, including parts of Hampshire, Wiltshire and the West Midlands. Read More