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B'ham Mail 15 Oct 10
TheThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs(Defra), the Scottish Government and Welsh Assembly, have all warned that floating pennywort is threatening to be a major problem for river users such as kayakers and fishermen, as well as for wildlife in Staffordshire.
In a bid to stop the weed’s spread, residents have been urged to clear out ponds responsibly before winter…
Business news
Birmingham Post 17 August 09
Businesses around the River Tame say they still fear a re-run of the 2007 floods which cost them millions of pounds despite a new risk management strategy being drawn up. Retailers, farmers and manufacturers in Birmingham, Walsall and around Tamworth saw their income washed away two years ago when the river’s defences failed to stop widescale floods…
Business news
Birmingham Post 29 Apr 09
Moves to build up to half a million new homes across the West Midlands are in danger of being pushed through with no regard to the dangers of building close to rivers and streams in a region notorious for flooding, a government watchdog has claimed…