Capital’s rivers return to life
Rivers in and around London are coming back to life after restoration of wetlands and clean up
Tag: rivers
Get plastic out of wet wipes now!
Time for Labour to come good on wet wipe ban says pressure group protecting Thames
Thames Water fined £3.34m for polluting rivers
A judge has ruled that Thames Water's actions resulted in severe pollution of rivers in…
Largest criminal investigation into potential sewage permit breaches launched
The Environment Agency's initial assessment suggests "widespread" and…
‘Toxic chemical cocktails found in over 1,600 English water sites’
Up to 101 chemicals have been detected in river samples, including the rivers Mersey, Thames,…
Water company fines in England to be used for environmental improvements
Currently, money from fines imposed by water regulator Ofwat and those from Environment Agency…
The sewage storm after the calm!
Unspecified amounts of untreated sewage were reportedly discharged onto 50 beaches in England…
England’s first hosepipe ban to come into effect
The hosepipe ban in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight aims to protect the habitats of rivers in…
Farmers to be offered grants of up to £30k for ‘greener’ practices
Regenerative practices designed to protect rivers will be supported by Severn Trent's funding
Thames Water blamed for dumping raw sewage into rivers over 5,000 times in 2021
Campaigners have claimed that the company dumped untreated water for more than 68,000 hours…
