Environment Agency slams Wessex Water over pollution
Wessex Water has been told to improve after it was responsible for 215 pollution incidents in 2024 – 89 more than the previous year.
Wessex Water has been told to improve after it was responsible for 215 pollution incidents in 2024 – 89 more than the previous year.
Manor Farm at Hilfield Dorchester has been fined £6,000 and will have to pay costs totalling £10,158.50 after being found guilty.
The Environment Agency has granted a permit to a company proposing to build a waste incinerator in Canford Magna.
People who have views on the operation of an incinerator on the Canford Resource Park are urged to contact The Environment Agency.
MP Vikki Slade is calling on the government to fix the flooding issues that occur at the Bakers Arms roundabout in Lytchett Minster.
Heavy rainfall over the weekend has prompted the Environment Agency to issue a flood warning to residents in the county.
A farmer in Hanford was fined £2,500 and ordered to pay a further £4,000 for allowing slurry to enter a freshwater stream.
The agency is investigating a possibly illegal waste site in the county and is asking the public to report anything suspicious.
To mark World Rivers Day 2024, the Environment Agency is celebrating efforts to remove manmade barriers from rivers.
Anglers must hang up their rods for the annual close season for coarse fishing. It starts today, 15 March, and continues until 15 June 2023.