‘Worrying’ amounts of microplastic in chalk stream
A study of one of the UK’s most important [...]
Serious water pollution incidents up 60% in England
Serious pollution incidents caused by water companies have increased [...]
English and Welsh rivers in a phosphate ‘crisis’
Anglers’ Citizen Science Reveals Widespread River Pollution in England [...]
Record number of illegal sewage spills in Windermere in 2024
In 2024, England's largest lake, Windermere, experienced an unprecedented [...]
Seven out of nine protected river systems in Wales failing phosphate tests
Water quality standards have declined in two more of [...]
Charities appalled at UK government betrayal over river clean-up fund
Charities awaiting grants from an £11 million fund—sourced from [...]
Labour’s ‘megafarm’ plans will increase chicken waste in rivers
Labour’s plan to ease planning regulations for farmers could [...]
Bee-harming pesticides found in most English waterways
Pesticides harmful to bees have been detected in the [...]
Record number of English bathing sites with poor water quality
Water quality in England’s bathing areas has hit a [...]
State of Lincolnshire beck leaving residents ‘heartbroken’
Residents living near Bottesford Beck in North Lincolnshire are [...]
