29 Sep 2026
Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Officer (Crew) North Western IFCA is recruting for a fixed-term Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Officer (IFCO) to join our Whitehaven office. Role: IFCO (Crew) Location: Whitehaven Office Contract: Fixed-Term until March 2030; full-time (37 hours per week). Salary: £34,811 – £40,444 (subject to future pay increments and pay awards); Local Government […]
29 Sep 2026
We’ve got some new training to share with you! This autumn, we’re launching a series of shorter online courses, each designed to give you insights and skills that will enhance the way you work with people. Two courses are completely new, alongside a fresh run of our Inclusive Engagement training. Powerful Project Partnerships – NEW […]
28 Sep 2026
Working together to bring synergies across the land and water divide: Ocean and Coastal Futures (OCF), the host of Blue Finance 2026, is delighted to be a supporting partner of the Nature Finance UK Conference 2026, hosted by the Ecosystems Knowledge Network (EKN). EKN are offering OCF’s marine & coastal newsletter subscribers an exclusive […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: Groups of people enjoying the beach at Whitstable. Photo by Seongyeon Jo on Unsplash Southern Water has been fined £2.4m following multiple pollution incidents affecting coastal and freshwater environments around Faversham and Whitstable between 2019 and 2021. The prosecution, heard at Bromley Magistrates’ Court, is the Environment Agency’s second successful action against the […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: A person casting a vote in a box. Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union at Ofwat are set to ballot on whether to strike over the lack of clarity about their future job security. It has been over a year since Defra endorsed […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: A flooded town under a grey sky, taken during the Bingley Boxing Day floods in 2015. Photo by Chris Gallagher on Unsplash A growing threat to critical infrastructure The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has launched a call for evidence as part of its wider inquiry into climate adaptation and emergency response, […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: Blue and white Thames Water logo on side of van EFRA committee’s verdict on the creditor bid The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has published a report urging the government to reject the £10bn takeover proposal put forward by London & Valley Water (L&VW), a consortium of more than 100 […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: Aerial image of a water treatment tanks. Photo by Ivan Bandura on Unsplash A £6m new sewage centre, the first of its kind in the UK, reportedly “supercharges” the process of treating waste, according to Severn Trent (ST). The BBC reports that Monkhouse Sewage Treatment, which operates outside Shrewsbury, treats and cleans […]
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