Yorkshire Water has been given permission to extract more water from two rivers to boost its supplies during the ongoing drought. The Environment Agency (EA) has issued a permit allowing the firm to ...

Campaigners have urged the Environment Agency to delay granting a water company permission to draw extra supplies from the River Wharfe. Yorkshire Water has applied for a drought order allowing it to ...

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Critically endangered native crayfish that were rescued from a dried up Leeds river bed have been released back into the wild. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you ...

Growing up in Yorkshire, I was never far from wide open space. My childhood was filled with spontaneous camping trips, bunk barns with family and friends, and a huge focus on the outdoors. And while ...

In July, a record £90m fine was given to Southern Water – following the largest criminal investigation in the Environment Agency’s 25-year history. The water company had pleaded guilty to 51 pollution ...

A member of the public has found what is believed to be the body of a missing man in the river at a North Yorkshire beauty spot. Police said the body, believed to be Anthony Smith, had been discovered ...