12 ways to ensure your Christmas won’t cost the earth!

As you start to plan your festivities and you purchase your Christmas food and gifts. There are some simple steps we can take to make Christmas more sustainable




Somerset supplier to national supermarkets fined for polluting watercourse

Somerset farm business Alvis Brothers Ltd, of Lye Cross Farm, Redhill, has been ordered to pay £37,184 for polluting a tributary of the Congresbury Yeo.




Severn Trent Water fined £1.5 million for sewage discharges

Environment Agency successfully prosecutes Severn Trent Water for sewage discharges.




Environment Agency helps industry reduce carbon emissions to fight climate emergency

Climate Change Agreements scheme delivers reduction in emissions of 6.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent during 2019 and 2020




Work underway to repair damaged flood defence in Lowdham

A major project is underway by the Environment Agency to repair a flood wall in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, to protect homes and businesses from the devastating impacts of flooding.