Anglian water power failure kills fish in river in Essex England

A power failure at Anglian water sewage treatment works caused an environmental incident in the River Wid in Essex England. Hundreds of fish and invertebrates were killed when raw sewage was discharged into the river during a power failure. The backup generator failed and as a consequence the sewage was discharged directly into the river. Read more...

UK fishing industry awarded £3.2 million grant

The English fishing industry was awarded a £3,2 million grant from the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). A total of 11 projects was approved by the MMO, the largest project to be approved was the regeneration of Southwold Harbour area in Suffolk for £1.22 million. Read more...