New pumps keep £35 million flood defence scheme on track

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.




Fish rescued from a poaching incident

Environment Agency officers and Cambridgeshire police helped disrupt the illegal poaching of fish last week while observing social distancing.




Environment Agency and Angling Trust welcome lifting of restrictions on recreational fishing

You can now fish on your own, with your household, or with one other person while adhering to social distancing rules and staying two metres apart at all times.




Environment Agency Yorkshire starts new Hull pumping station

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.




Successful bid for funds to plant thousands of trees

A successful bid for government funding means that more than 300,000 more trees will now be planted in the River Aire catchment area