by theEHP | Apr 18, 2011 | Environmental Protection
A water company which allowed untreated sewage to enter a Woking canal, killing hundreds of fish, was ordered to pay a total of £17,403 by magistrates. Thames Water, based in Reading, admitted a charge of allowing polluting matter to enter the Basingstoke Canal and...
by theEHP | Apr 18, 2011 | Environmental Protection
The Environment Agency has this week prosecuted a vehicle dismantler based at Swinton, Manchester, for operating without an environmental permit. The company, Audi VW Spares Swinton Limited, was visited by the Environment Agency in November 2009 and despite being...
by theEHP | Apr 18, 2011 | Environmental Protection
The Environment Agency has prosecuted a Wigan business owner for waste crime. On 14 April 2011 a Wigan business owner narrowly escaped jail after Liverpool Crown Court handed down a 26 week prison sentence suspended sentence for two years for illegally depositing and...
by theEHP | Apr 18, 2011 | Environmental Protection
Local residents and visitors are invited to a free talk hosted by the Environment Agency, detailing the improvements made to the Sence Valley Forest Park. The £20,000 improvements project was funded through Environment Agency Flood and Biodiversity enhancements money,...