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Angling Trust and Angling Development Board Merger Completed

The Angling Development Board (ADB) has today become part of the Angling Trust following a merger of the two organisations, their assets and staff, to create a single representative and national governing body for the sport of angling in England … Continue reading

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Parts of Yorkshire are now officially in Drought

The Environment Agency has today confirmed that parts of Yorkshire are now officially in drought. The drought conditions apply to catchments of the River Don, the River Rother, the River Hull, and the River Derwent. The Environment Agency is concerned … Continue reading

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South West Water fined for offences at sewage treatment works

South West Water has been ordered to pay £11,406 in fines and costs for discharging poor quality effluent into a Devon river. The case was brought by the Environment Agency. The water company’s sewage works at Lee Mill near Plymouth … Continue reading

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West Thames Area Drought Statistics

The Environment Agency has published its monthly statistics for the West Thames Area showing rainfall at its lowest since records began. (Picture: Thames Water) The data, courtesy of the EA West Thames Team shows just how severe the situation is: Summary … Continue reading

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Thames Spawning Channel Receives Welcome New Gravel

The Thames Anglers Conservancy and West Thames Fisheries officers joined forces to put seven tons of new gravel into the spawning channel at Penton Hook as part of an ongoing project. New habitat in the Channel Ten volunteers from TACworked … Continue reading

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The Big One – Record numbers join the Angling Trust

The Angling Trust signed up a record 160 new members at the UK's biggest tackle show last weekend – 'The Big One' at Farnborough Airfield, Surrey. Angling Trust staff and volunteers also collected hundreds of signatures on the Avon Roach … Continue reading

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TAC Newsletter Spring 2012

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Killer Shrimp has been found in the Norfolk Broads

The Angling Trust is calling on the government to start taking bio-security issues far more seriously following news released this morning that the Killer Shrimp (Dikerogammarus villosus) has been found in Barton Broad, Norfolk. A Trust spokesman described this news … Continue reading

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Environment Agency asks farmers and water companies to act now in response to drought

Water companies and farmers, as well as businesses and consumers, must take action now to protect water supplies from a prolonged drought, says a new report from the Environment Agency. The Environment Agency’s Drought Prospects report, published today, warns that … Continue reading

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River Cherwell Fish Benefit from Habitat improvements

A recent partnership project involving the Environment Agency, The Wild Trout Trust, Barbel Society in conjunction with local angling clubs and landowners has seen habitat improvements to a 150 metre section of the River Cherwell at Thrupp, Oxfordshire. The stretch … Continue reading

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