News
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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07 July 2021
Judge says Government’s promise to report on protected sites is legally binding
A Judge at the High Court has ruled that a promise made by the Government in 2015 to provide reports…
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30 April 2021
Angling club calls for inquiry into Cumbrian housing development environmental controls
Fish Legal has written to Copeland Borough Council’s Scrutiny Committee asking for an explanation as…
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09 April 2021
HRH Duke of Edinburgh: Fish Legal and ACA patron and long-term supporter of our fight for clean rivers
The Angling Trust & Fish Legal are saddened by the news that His Royal Highness The Prince Phili…
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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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18 December 2020
More than half of River Wye failing on pollution targets, says NRW
A study by Natural Resources Wales has revealed that more than half the River Wye is failing to meet…
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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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