Work has begun on removing silt from areas of the Steeping River and Wainfleet Relief Channel as part of extensive plans drawn up in the wake of last year’s flooding.

Gloucester director ordered to pay back over £179,000 that he obtained through proceeds of crime.

Environment Agency fisheries enforcement officers in the North East have joined forces with Northumbria Police to continuing their crackdown on illegal angling.

The Environment Agency has launched the first in a series of new support leaflets to help North East communities be better prepared for flooding.

Facebook users in Norfolk that use unregistered waste carriers could find themselves ‘accidental criminals’, warns the Environment Agency.