UPDATE: The Itchen, Candover and Testwood Water Abstraction Public Inquiry has now concluded. The Section 20 Agreement will be finished and signed tomorrow and will be sent to the Inspector along with all the other documents, including the environmental monitoring, mitigation and compensation measures which will be on the public website. Once the Inspector has written his report, it will go to the Secretary of State who will then make the final decision on what will be implemented. The … [Read more...]

  There are new ‘farming rules for water’  from 2 April 2018 for all farmers in England. DEFRA have published a simple overview factsheet, together with full details of the rules. The rules will require good farming practice, so that farmers manage their land both to avoid water pollution and to benefit their business. They provide a step by step checklist to make sure that fertilisers are spread to meet crop and soil needs. Other rules safeguard water quality by requiring farmers to … [Read more...]

As winter starts to set in and two hurricanes hit the UK, along with flood warnings it is important that we are all prepared for extreme weather. Our weather has become unpredictable, and records are being broken almost every year. Newport residents need to be “Prepared & Ready” should flooding, or other weather-related extreme conditions occur. Newport Parish Council has teamed up with The Footprint Trust, with support from Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution, to train … [Read more...]