22 Oct 2018
About 15,000 people were expected to gather for the annual bonfire night celebrations in Gravesend, Kent, on 2 November to see a display set off from a barge on the river. However, council officials said on Friday that they had been advised to put back the event until the beluga whale, who was first sighted in […]
16 Oct 2018
Reaction to last week’s major new climate change report from the IPPC has varied from the hopeful to the absurd. The Executive Director of the Aldersgate Group highlights the opportunities that stem from the “ambitious plan of action” that is needed to deliver on the challenge faced. The pro-fracking government deflected its response by asking […]
16 Oct 2018
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has published a new report, Regulation of the Water Industry. It says that Droughts of the type experienced in summer 2018 will become more frequent and drought resilience will require increasing the supply of water alongside reducing demand. The Committee found that a “shocking” three billion litres of […]
16 Oct 2018
A new report says that aligning farm subsidies with the water sector spend would keep costs down. In the report, From blue to green: how to get the best for the environment from spending on water, the Green Alliance is calling for the UK’s new post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme to be better aligned with water companies’ […]
16 Oct 2018
Thames Water and the Mayor of London have announced a joint venture to majorly boost the number of water fountains in London. Each contributing £2.5m to fund, the scheme will help to tackle the issue of single-use plastic in the capital. A network of hundreds of free public water fountains will be available across busy […]
16 Oct 2018
Parts of Wales saw the “worst flooding in 30 years” as a result of Storm Callum at the weekend. Among the images captured was a waterfall being blown backwards on Skye. This tweet highlights some of the “astonishing stats coming from the flooding along the river Teifi”, including a peak flow of nearly 600 cubic […]
15 Oct 2018
Commercial fishing is included in the latest batch of technical notices on how various sectors would be affected if the UK leaves the EU without a deal in March 2019. The note covers access to waters and ports, and the import and export of fishery products. Under such a scenario, subject to any pre-existing agreements […]
15 Oct 2018
Earlier this year four men, including champion free divers, were convicted over a major poaching operation in the Calanques National Park near Marseille, France. They were caught fishing in protected no-fishing zones. Whilst this activity may not be unexpected, a big difference is the landmark civil case this winter, where a court will make the […]
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