Government ‘Doesn’t Understand’ the Consequences of Withdrawing River Maintenance in Somerset Thursday, November 13, 2025 somerset environmentagency rivermaintenance floodrisk budgetcuts northsomerset drainage localgovernment watercourses infrastructure Senior government figures are being accused of failing to grasp the full impact of cutting river maintenance in Somerset’s low-lying areas, councillors have revealed. In August, the Environment Agency announced it would … Read More
Government ‘Doesn’t Understand’ Impact of Withdrawing River Maintenance in Somerset Thursday, November 13, 2025 environment somerset flooding maintenance environmentagency budgetcuts rivermanagement localgovernment watercourses drainage Senior government officials have been criticized for their apparent lack of understanding regarding the consequences of cutting river maintenance in low-lying Somerset, councillors revealed at a recent North Somerset Council … Read More
Somerset Farm Shop Owners Fined Thousands for Environmental Pollution Tuesday, June 24, 2025 pollution environment farming slurry soil runoff somerset prosecution watercourses agriculture David Mitchell and his son James, co-owners of Rumwell Farm Shop and Mitchell Partners Farm in Taunton, Somerset, have been fined thousands following separate environmental pollution offences. Both were prosecuted by the … Read More