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40 projects across England set to benefit from £25 million funding for using nature to increase the nation’s flood resilience

• Updated: 23 February 2024

The government has announced the recipients of awards to improve lowland peat soils, including over £1.3m to projects across the North. 

• Updated: 7 February 2024

The coast is clear: digital tool launched to bring shoreline management approaches to life

• Updated: 30 January 2024

Recent storms caused erosion on the beach in Lancing. Up to 12,000 cubic metres of shingle will be brought in to maintain defence to homes and businesses.

• Updated: 25 January 2024

Anglers from South, Midlands and London skipped fees used to maintain fisheries

• Updated: 25 January 2024

A North Yorkshire man has received a suspended prison sentence for the illegal deposit of waste on the River Swale flood plain.

• Updated: 24 January 2024

The Environment Agency has completed restoration works of a flood embankment in Gloucester which helps to better protect around 50 properties from flooding.

• Updated: 19 January 2024

Anglers caught without licences in Hampshire and Somerset

• Updated: 17 January 2024

Flood-hit communities can now apply for thousands of pounds from the government to help them recover.

• Updated: 16 January 2024

The Environment Agency has launched a campaign in Weston-super-Mare to raise awareness of flooding and inform residents of simple steps they can take to prepare

• Updated: 15 January 2024

The Environment Agency is warning people to continue taking care following the recent flooding

• Updated: 12 January 2024

Floods Minister Robbie Moore gives an oral statement to the House on Storm Henk.

• Updated: 8 January 2024

The Environment Agency is warning of potential flooding on The Norfolk Broads and the Norfolk and Suffolk coast this afternoon (21st Dec) and into tomorrow.

• Updated: 21 December 2023

Rivers feeding the River Loddon restocked for healthy habitats.

• Updated: 18 December 2023

Fines and costs dwarf price of fishing licence

• Updated: 18 December 2023

Environment Agency field teams in the Thames Valley and Surrey have been clearing blockages from watercourses to reduce the risk of winter flooding.

• Updated: 13 December 2023

The £2.5m flood scheme will held defend 26 homes in Toronto Close, after flooding of recent years. Protection includes an embankment, wall and gates.

• Updated: 8 December 2023

Skipper skipped almost £400 in fees.

• Updated: 8 December 2023

Environment Agency teams in East Anglia and Lincolnshire are today reflecting on the 10th anniversary of the 2013 floods.

• Updated: 5 December 2023

Brand new 70 metre 'Elizabeth Bridge' near Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, marks significant milestone for The Lower Otter Restoration Project.

• Updated: 27 November 2023