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      <title><![CDATA[Scunthorpe transport company fined for polluting Bottesford Beck]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/147969.aspx</link>
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        Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        On Wednesday 22 May 2013, Westram Limited pleaded guilty at Scunthorpe Magistrates’ Court to charges relating to the pollution of a tributary of the Bottesford Beck and the uncontrolled storage of oil.
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      <title><![CDATA[£26,000 penalty for silt pollution of Battlefield Brook]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/147963.aspx</link>
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        Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        On 21 May 2013, three companies pleaded guilty at Redditch Magistrates’ Court, to charges relating to the silt pollution of the Battlefield Brook, Catshill in Bromsgrove.
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      <title><![CDATA[The Severn Estuary strategy: Still time to have your say]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/147918.aspx</link>
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        Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        Over the last 18 months the Environment Agency and its partners have been engaging with the public on future plans for managing tidal flood risk along the Severn Estuary.
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      <title><![CDATA[Fishermen net fines and bans for illegal elver fishing]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/147808.aspx</link>
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        Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        Reginald Daldry and John Osmond, both of Gloucester were found guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates Court of elver fishing offences.
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      <title><![CDATA[Abbey Metals fined £133,000 after fire pollutes River Anker]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/147784.aspx</link>
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        Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        Abbey Metals Limited was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on a charge of failing to take measures to prevent major accidents and limit their consequences to the environment.  They had earlier pleaded guilty at Nuneaton Magistrates’ Court.
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      <title><![CDATA[Tree removed from River Severn at Porthill Bridge]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/147733.aspx</link>
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        Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        The Environment Agency recently removed a large tree blockage from the River Severn trapped under Porthill Bridge in Shrewsbury.
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      <title><![CDATA[£31,000 bill and a court order for illegal waste activities ]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/147715.aspx</link>
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        Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        On Tuesday 7 May at Doncaster Magistrates Court, three companies pleaded guilty to charges relating to the illegal depositing of construction and demolition waste, for the purpose of building a haul road at Hurst Plantation near Doncaster.
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      <title><![CDATA[Residents invited to Perry Barr and Witton Flood Scheme Drop-in]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/147534.aspx</link>
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        Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        The Environment Agency is inviting local residents and businesses to discuss proposals for the Perry Barr and Witton Flood Risk Management Scheme. Drop-in sessions will be held on 10 and 11 May.
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      <title><![CDATA[North Lincolnshire company fined £5,000 for scrapping vehicles on unauthorised land]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/147350.aspx</link>
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        Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        Yesterday, Belle Vue Trucks Limited pleaded guilty at Scunthorpe Magistrates’ Court to one charge of operating a waste facility when there was no environmental permit in force.
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      <title><![CDATA[Midlands taskforce cracking down on waste crime]]>
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      <link>http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/146826.aspx</link>
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        Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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        Yesterday (27 March), the Environment Agency’s Illegal Waste Site Taskforce (IWST) took part in a nationwide ‘day of action’, as part of a co-ordinated approach to crack down on waste crime.
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