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29th February 2016 By Carol Flux

The updated river basin management plans have been published

River basin management plans set out the priorities for protecting and improving the water environment to achieve benefits for the economy and to people’s health and wellbeing. These plans form an important part of the collaborative and integrated approach to catchment planning for water. The updated plans are available on the .GOV website. You will be able to find the updated river basin management plans (RBMPs) … [Read more...]

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20th January 2016 By Carol Flux

Updates 20 January 2016

Today we have added loads of useful information on Flooding and Flood Resilience. You can find this in the 'Issues' and 'Links' section of the website. Thank you Richard Eastaff for all your help. … [Read more...]

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19th January 2016 By Carol Flux

Canoes and Navigation Rights

The following is a news release from the Angling Trust: Monday 18 January 2016               Update to club, fishery and trade members of Angling Trust and/or Fish Legal regarding the legal position about canoe access Last year, Fish Legal, working closely with the Angling Trust, challenged the Canoe Governing Bodies (British Canoe Union/British Canoeing, Canoe England and Canoe Wales) to get them to change the information that they were publishing suggesting that the law regarding rights … [Read more...]

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