The Planning Inspector has rejected comprehensively Mr Alston's appeal against the loss of his abstraction licences

By Tim Harris |

19/09/2016 |

News

In simple terms the Inspector has found after the three and a half week Public Inquiry held in April in Norwich that: - ecological change confirms that the Fen is in danger - increasing acidification is the cause - water abstraction is the most likely explanation by reducing the flow of alkaline groundwater to the Fen - our fen management is good...

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Battle to save wildlife haven

By Stephen Pullinger |

16/05/2015 |

Eastern Daily Press

A landowner's battle to save one the Broads' most precious wildlife havens has taken a dramatic turn — which could have far-reaching implications for...

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Last-ditch appeal over Catfield Fen

By Stephen Pullinger |

20/12/2014 |

Eastern Daily Press

Conservation bodies have come together to issue a final appeal to the environment agency (EA) to safeguard the future of a Broads wildlife haven. A...

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Bog Standards

By Private Eye |

07/03/2014 |

Private Eye

While too much water has been causing the Environment Agency (EA) trouble in the west and south, in East Anglia the quango and its...

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Broads row set for the High Court

By Rosa McMahon |

30/05/2015 |

Eastern Daily Press

A major legal challenge has been launched in a bid to quash the rebranding of the Broads. The purported rebranding has the potential to...

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