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A muddy River Teme at the designated bathing site in Ludlow in October 2024. The water has some branches on and there are trees nearby on the riverbank.

River pollution near bathing site traced to farm

The Environment Agency issues a farm with a warning notice after water was polluted with slurry.

A photograph taken from the bank of the River Cam, where King's College Chapel can be seen in the distance. A number of punts are on the River Cam with people steering them.

Environment Agency combats 'pollution incident'

The body says oil-absorbent booms are positioned in the river and the situation is being monitored.

An aerial view of the new coach park in Salisbury showing coach spaces and surrounding carparks near rows of terraced housing

Coach station reopens after lengthy renovations

Salisbury Coach Park is reopening after being closed for several months for improvement works.

Wearing orange hi-vis coveralls two members of the Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue service create barriers with sandbags on a flooded street in Hitchen, Britain on 27th September 2024.

Call for action as flood victims fear winter repeat

Several residents in Hitchin are still not back in their homes after severe flooding in September.

Beds, Herts & Bucks

An aerial shot of Hoads Wood which shows the extend of fly tipping amid a green woodland.

Contractors appointed to clear Hoads Wood waste

The Environment Agency 's contractors prepare to clear 35,000 tonnes of illegally dumped rubbish.

Visualisations for the Wear sites showing what the proposed brushwood bundles would look like at Claxheugh Rocks.

Saltmarsh restoration planned for two river sites

An environmental charity says there is a need to compensate for decades of heavy industrialisation.

A flooded street is seen in front of businesses, after the river Weaver burst banks in Northwich, Britain, January 21, 2021.

Town's flood defences to be put to the test

The Environment Agency exercise will see flood barriers tested in Northwich on Sunday.

An aerial view of Newton Ayclifffe quarry, surrounded by green fields, with numerous buildings separated by roads and car parks.

Rotten egg smell breached guidelines

The UK Health Security Agency says the odour can cause discomfort and short term health effects.

An aerial view of the village of Fishlake when it was flooded in 2019, showing houses and trees surrounded by water and cars afloat nearby

Village 'better prepared' five years after floods

Fishlake, which suffered devastating flooding in 2019, now has 30 volunteer flood wardens.

South Yorkshire