Tag Archives: Pollution

Angling groups welcome positive news for the Tidal Thames

The Thames Anglers Conservancy , Angling Trust, The Salmon and Trout Association joined environmental groups and charities representing over 5 million people who have been campaigning for a cleaner Thames in London in welcoming the decision of the government to go ahead … Continue reading

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Thames Water fined £250,000 for polluting Newbury’s Chase Brook

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Thames Water guilty of Negligence over River Crane Fish Kill

Thames Water have been found guilty of negligence over the 2011 River Crane pollution which killed an estimated 10,000 fish and wiped out all life over a 7 mile stretch. At Isleworth Crown Court on 27th June Thames Water were fined £75000 and … Continue reading

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Severn Trent Water fined £10,000 for pollution in Nottinghamshire

On Tuesday 24 June 2014, Severn Trent Water pleaded guilty at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court to one charge of pollution in Nottinghamshire. They were fined £10,000, ordered to pay £2,659.63 in costs, along with a £15 victim surcharge. ​ The charge … Continue reading

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Environment Agency sets out plans for £256m River Thames flood defence scheme

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Environment Agency Admits to Serious Failures over Fish Kill Investigations

  The Environment Agency (EA) has admitted that it has failed to follow its own procedures when investigating pollution incidents which cause fish kills. Fish Legal has criticised the EA about its pollution response several times over the past few … Continue reading

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Hogsmill Pollution – Why Anglers are Important to our rivers

Whilst out looking at the River Hogsmill in Kingston upon Thames, a local fisherman spotted pollution being pumped direct into the water from a large building site. The keen eyed angler called the Environment Agency hotline to immediately report what he … Continue reading

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Judgment paves the way for Water Companies Dirty Secrets to be Exposed

The public’s ‘right to know’ what gets dumped into our rivers received a welcome boost this week when the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment on important questions of EU law related to public access to … Continue reading

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Anglian Water Fined after poorly treated sewage effluent discharged into sea

Anglian Water Services Ltd has been fined after discharging poorly treated sewage effluent into the North Sea on two occasions last year. The incidents took place at the Clacton (Holland Haven) Sewage Treatment Works, Essex. Anglian Water holds an environmental … Continue reading

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Farm fined a total of £37,000 for persistent pollution

​Yesterday, 12 December 2013, A&A Rodenhurst Ltd of Wadborough was sentenced at Worcester Magistrates’ Court to four charges relating to the repeated pollution of a local watercourse bordering their premises at Wadborough Park Farm, Worcestershire. The company was also sentenced to … Continue reading

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