Fears sewage discharges could endanger shellfish industry
Southend’s shellfish industry must be protected from continued discharges of sewage into the city’s waters, councillors have demanded. This year
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Environment Agency
Poor management blamed for “ecological disaster” at Wanstead Park
A user of Wanstead Park in Redbridge has warned its dried-out lake is an “ecological disaster” due to poor management
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Pollution concerns over Redbridge landfill earmarked for housing
The Environment Agency may delay plans to build more than a thousand new homes on a “toxic” landfill site in
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Epping Forest reservoir planned to protect Redbridge from flooding
A reservoir holding more water than ten Olympic swimming pools is being planned in rural Essex to protect houses in
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Work to begin on Canvey Island flood defences
The Environment Agency is set to begin a £75million project to keep homes and businesses in Canvey Island protected from
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Council looks at legal options in dealing with notorious landfill fire risk in Rainham
Havering Council is taking legal advice on how to tackle a fire hotspot that has blighted the lives of Rainham
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£35m Canvey flood defence details to be shown to public
Details of a £35million project to renew Canvey Island’s existing flood defences along a 3km stretch of the Island’s southern
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Fishing halted at Canvey Lake
Fishing has been suspended at Canvey Lake with immediate effect. Canvey Island Town Council and the Environment Agency have been
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South Woodham Ferrers man jailed for illegal importing and burning of waste on an industrial scale
A 40-year-old man who ignored repeated Environment Agency warnings to stop illegally importing and burning waste at two Essex sites
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Blocked brook causes a stink
A brook which runs through the heart of Southend is causing a stench after becoming blocked by fly-tippers. Prittlebrook, which
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