More than 100 home and business owners in Somerset impacted by flooding this winter will now be able to claim up to £5000 from a Government grant, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed to The Rt Hon James…
I was pleased to support Friends of the Dart's recent applications for Designated Bathing Water Status at the following locations on the River Dart:; Totnes Steamer Quay; Stoke Gabriel; Dittisham; Dartmouth Warfleet Department for…
Today, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is setting out plans for a consultation on banning bonuses for water company bosses.
We are fortunate in our area to benefit from the work of two exceptional local authorities and countless community groups who care for our green spaces. Since becoming your Member of Parliament, I have had the opportunity to engage with…
Households will be able to drop off cables and other electrical waste in-store or have home collections, says the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
I was pleased to welcome Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Robbie Moore to Shrewsbury today (20 December 2023). Minister Moore met with myself and colleagues from Shropshire Council and the…
Sir Jim Paice chairman of the Game and Wildlife Countryside Trust Trustees addressed some 40 Shropshire members and guests at the County’s wine tasting evening at Tanners, where he reflected on the work of the GWCT.
I have today written to all of England’s water company CEOs to clearly set out that the sewage discharge into our waterways is unacceptable. I, and the public, expect better.
Defra staff want a pilot scheme covering 21,000 employees to see if reducing their working hours by 20 per cent improves their wellbeing and productivity.
Conservative MP Julian Sturdy, chair for the APPG on Science and Technology in Agriculture, has called for Defra to publish material on the impact of its Environmental Land Management (ELM) and Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) policies…
The outsourcing giant revealed that private equity firm Bridgepoint Group will acquire its 75 per cent holding in the research organisation for £60million.