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A native white clawed crayfish.

New summer surveys in efforts to identify cause of crayfish deaths

Hosepipe.

Watch: Could a hosepipe ban be imposed?

Northumberland Peat Partnership project area.

Region’s peat project goes from strength to strength

Car are flooded outside a newly converted Meadow Mill on Water street in Stockport as emergency teams arrive to rescue people trapped inside. January 1 2025.

Fire crews use boats to rescue flood-trapped residents in flats

White-clawed native crayfish. Picture courtesy of Sound Ideas and the Environment Agency.

Call for people to help white-clawed crayfish

Flood Alerts have been issued for Northumberland.

Flood Alerts have been issued for Northumberland Coast and Tweed estuary

The flood wall in Warkworth.

Plans to open flood gates spark concern

Waste dumped illegally in a rural area. Picture by the Environment Agency.

Operation designed to tackle waste crime

Tree poles at Lowford were also catching debris as designed.

Images highlight how flood defences worked

Yesterday's tidal swell at Seaton Point, near Boulmer.

New flood alerts for Northumberland coast

Yesterday's tidal swell at Seaton Point, near Boulmer.

New flood alerts for Northumberland coast
The Environment Agency has issued a new flood alert for the Northumberland coast today (Saturday, March 3).
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Haugh Head ford and fish pass on Wooler Water.
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