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Thames Water ordered to pay £345,000 after serious sewage spill

Thames Water ordered to pay £345,000 after serious sewage spill A water company which allowed thousands of litres of raw sewage to discharge into gardens, allotments, homes and streams over a ten-week period has been fined £204,000 for 15 environmental … Continue reading

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New Information about Rod Licence Spending

The Angling Trust warmly welcomes the publication by the Environment Agency of new reports explaining how freshwater anglers’ rod licences are spent regionally and nationally.  These reports are the product of a series of meetings, initiated by the Angling Trust … Continue reading

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Kingston Margin Clean Up – Trolley Madness

The Sunday dawn on 27th February in Kingston was met with the sound of boats arriving and TAC volunteers preparing for a day of more rubbish removal. We all met outside the John Lewis Centre at Kingston riverside 8.30 am for … Continue reading

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Anglers’ Fury as Hydro Project Given Go-ahead

Tuesday 22 February 2011       Anglers’ Fury as Hydro Project Given Go-ahead Anglers expressed dismay and anger that a hydropower project at Pershore on the Warwickshire Avon has been given the go-ahead by the Environment Agency, despite evidence … Continue reading

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An Evening with the TAC – Mike Wilson

The Thames Anglers Conservancy were delighted to host an evening with Carp Angling Legend, Patron  and true gentleman Mike Wilson. An audience of around 50 people enjoyed a historic journey through our sport blowing away many myths and probably creating … Continue reading

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Changes on the River Thames

Perhaps borne out of many blank sessions on a notoriously moody river, the list of complaints from most Lower Thames anglers is a long one. “Too many mitten crabs”, “Cormorants eat all the fish”, “Where’s all the fish gone?”. From … Continue reading

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Environment Agency streamlines hydropower application process

The Environment Agency has improved the way it handles applications for hydropower schemes. The move follows a six-fold increase in the number of hydropower applications in England and Wales since 2008. In 2010 the Environment Agency granted licences for 65 … Continue reading

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American crayfish destroying Britain’s footpaths

American crayfish are destroying Britain’s footpaths by burying into riverbanks and riddling them with holes “like Swiss cheese”, environmentalists have warned. Now British Waterways has started a £250,000 project to seal banks with plastic in a bid to stop canal … Continue reading

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Environment Agency outlines flood investment plans for Thames

Environment Agency outlines flood investment plans for Thames 39 new flood and coastal defence projects have been announced today. Of these, 21 projects will provide additional protection to households at risk of flooding and coastal erosion. The remainder relate to … Continue reading

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Fight The Hydropower Threat

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