Yearly Archives: 2011

Thames Water fined for Pollution entering the Basingstoke Canal

Posted on 21/04/2011 by Admin

A water company which allowed untreated sewage to enter a Woking canal, killing hundreds of fish, was today (Friday) ordered to pay a total of GBP17,403 by magistrates. Thames Water, based in Reading, admitted a charge of allowing polluting matter … Continue reading →

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Thames Anglers Retrieve a Sofa from the River

Posted on 19/04/2011 by Admin

Sunday 18th April saw our volunteers out again, this time following up on a report that a sofa had been dumped into the marginal Lower Thames It is not clear how this may have been dumped but seems possible that it … Continue reading →

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Preliminary Suggestions for Marine Conservation Zones Revealed

Posted on 15/04/2011 by Admin

South Suffolk, Essex, Thames and North Kent Preliminary suggestions for marine conservation zones revealed The Balanced Seas Marine Conservation Zone Project, which is developing the recommendations for Marine Conservation Zones in the south-east, reached a significant milestone on 28 February … Continue reading →

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Thames Anglers Conservancy, A Season of Direct Action‏

Posted on 15/04/2011 by Admin

Over 200 bags of rubbish, shopping trolleys and much more, its was quite a first season for Anglers cleaning up the Thames Fed up with seeing litter on the riverbank and hearing Anglers sometimes get the blame, the Thames Anglers … Continue reading →

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100 Million revamp for Britains Rivers

Posted on 13/04/2011 by Admin

A £110 million revamp which will bring more otters, salmon and other fish back to England’s rivers was announced by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today. The money will be used to kick start restoration worth at least £600 million to improve … Continue reading →

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Campaigners Halt Judicial Review of Government’s Water Plans

Posted on 08/04/2011 by Admin

Monday 4 April 2011. Angling Trust/WWF The Angling Trust and WWF-UK have welcomed Defra’s recent statement committing to a package of new measures to deliver the EU Water Framework Directive. The commitments in the statement provide assurances which satisfactorily address … Continue reading →

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TAC volunteers out with the Environment Agency

Posted on 01/04/2011 by Admin

The Thames Anglers Conservancy were asked by the Environment agency if we could help with some habitat restoration and a clean up along the river Bonesgate, a tributary of the Hogsmill. This is the first time TAC volunteers have been … Continue reading →

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IWA welcomes Defra’s propsoals to transform British Waterways

Posted on 31/03/2011 by Admin

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) welcomes Defra’s long awaited consultation document – A New Era for the Waterways –  on how it proposes to transform British Waterways into a third sector body. Clive Henderson, IWA national chairman, said: ‘I am … Continue reading →

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Call for olympian effort against aquatic non-native species

Posted on 28/03/2011 by Admin

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs   (National) Gold medal Olympic rower and London 2012 ambassador, Ben Hunt-Davis joined Environment Minister Richard Benyon today to launch the Check, Clean, Dry campaign to stop the spread of aquatic invasive non-native … Continue reading →

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Thames Water scheme to protect natural habitats

Posted on 25/03/2011 by Admin

From bats and badgers to butterflies and birds – 'wildlife walk' n' talks' are to become part of Thames Water field staff's on-the-job training. The company is staging the briefings at its sites across London and the Thames Valley to … Continue reading →

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