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01 August 2022
Southern Water drought plan for rare chalk stream faces challenge for failure to protect wild salmon
A proposal by utility Southern Water to lift restrictions on the amount of water it takes from the R…
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24 June 2022
Her Majesty’s cheese supplier fined £1.52 million for environmental crimes
The makers of Cathedral City cheese were fined £1.52 million and ordered to pay £272,747 in legal co…
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21 May 2022
Anglers launch legal campaign to help Atlantic salmon on the River Eden
A campaign has been launched to help Atlantic salmon and other fish species migrate to and from thei…
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06 January 2022
Fish Legal raises concerns over environmental impact of Heathlands Garden Settlement
Fish Legal has objected to the Maidstone Draft Local Plan because of the inappropriate ear-marking o…
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02 June 2021
WWF, Angling Trust and Fish Legal back in Court this month over agricultural pollution of rivers
WWF, the Angling Trust and Fish Legal are back in Court on 16th June after almost six years of press…
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04 March 2021
DEFRA faces renewed court action on river pollution
With state of our rivers very much in the public eye since lockdown began, Fish Legal, Angling Trust…
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26 February 2021
Scottish Government ‘desperate’ to stop sustainable fishing trial
The Scottish Government have lodged an appeal against a ruling requiring them to reconsider a sustai…
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09 February 2021
Natural Resources Wales’ planning advice on Wye pollution ineffective say conservation organisations Fish Legal and Salmon & Trout Conservation
Aquatic conservation organisations Fish Legal and Salmon & Trout Conservation (S&TC) have wr…
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11 January 2021
Fish Legal win landmark victory against the Scottish Government as the Judge rules Scottish Ministers acted unlawfully
Fish Legal has won a landmark case for the Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation (SCFF) against the…
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09 December 2020
Statement on River Lugg ‘environmental vandalism’
What does it take to protect our rivers? This is the question the Angling Trust is asking in r…
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