Environmental destruction is part of Liz Truss’s plan The prime minister’s ideology encourages the extraction of as much income as possible from nature, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022
Abattoir owner fined £300k after town plagued by stench like 'rotting bodies and flesh' The lives of residents in a market town became a misery during the first coronavirus lockdown due to the horrible stench coming from a slaughterhouse Wales Online · Sep 30, 2022
Marine deaths on North East beaches more likely to be caused by industrial toxins than algal bloom The deaths were not attributed to one single cause, though a harmful algal bloom was thought to be "significant" at the time. New research has shed more light on a potential cause Chronicle Live · Sep 29, 2022
Most of England remains in drought, as Environment Agency warns ‘significant’ climate action needed Parts of England could remain in drought into next year, experts warn Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2022
Ashton Gate 'Sporting Quarter' and new housing set to get go-ahead Planners decide next week, but the Mayor of Bristol has given his backing Bristol Post · Sep 28, 2022
Tonnes of dead fish wash up along beaches The tide included crabs and starfish Wales Online · Sep 22, 2022
Frustration over 'excrement and urine' at the back of man's garden in Ruddington Authorities are investigating the issue Nottingham Post · Sep 22, 2022
Sporting Quarter plan 'will supercharge Ashton Gate as major regional venue' say business leaders Business West have intervened to make a last-minute appeal for the project to be approved Bristol Post · Sep 21, 2022
'Dreadful' tip being cleared after business complains of rats and flytipping Jeremy Poupard said: "I used to say to them that you can’t miss us as we are right next to the rubbish tip" Liverpool Echo · Sep 21, 2022
Volunteers can’t save our rivers from this tide of filth Letters: Citizen scientists are no replacement for an underfunded and toothless Environment Agency, writes Gary Bennett, while Anthony Davies laments the pollution of the River Wye by intensive chicken farming The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022
Northumbrian Water to install drainage pipe to reduce sea water contamination in Cullercoats Bay It is hoped this could be the end of Cullercoats' water contamination worries Chronicle Live · Sep 20, 2022
Angry residents facing an £820,000 bill to build a tiny wall The Environment Agency say it will cost £8.2 million to repair a flood defence and homeowners will have to fork out 10 per cent of the fee Wales Online · Sep 17, 2022
Mystery stink finally solved after residents of housing estate complained of 'cheesy feet' pong Locals were desperately shutting their windows in an attempt to keep the nasty stench at bay, with residents comparting the foul smell to dog muck or vomit Daily Mirror · Sep 16, 2022
Mystery as water in river 'left looking like milk' 'It looks like a ton of washing powder has been dumped into it' Wales Online · Sep 16, 2022
Manchester Evening News · Sep 15, 2022 Locals 'horrified' as water in Greater Manchester river 'left looking like milk' "It looks like a ton of Washing Powder has been dumped into it!"
Manchester Evening News · Sep 15, 2022 Beachgoers told to avoid swimming after sewage and pollution alerts issued There are currently 28 pollution warnings in place throughout the UK.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2022 Citizen scientists to monitor English rivers in £7m scheme Scheme gets under way as data suggests Environment Agency’s own monitoring leaves rivers unprotected
Liverpool Echo · Sep 13, 2022 United Utilities blame caravan site and factory waste for sewage in Mersey River Around 100 beaches in England were hit by raw sewage discharges last month, sparking national outrage
Daily Mirror · Sep 13, 2022 UK beaches issued dreaded 'Do not swim' order after major pollution and sea sewage risk Water tests taken by the Environment Agency at three beaches in East Yorkshire revealed pollution levels are far too high for bathers to safely swim in the sea
Nottingham Post · Sep 13, 2022 Nottinghamshire family fall ill after paddling in brown sea water 'It felt like an apocalyptic scene'
Chronicle Live · Sep 13, 2022 Gateshead residents worried as wildlife-rich pond dries up Durham Wildlife Trust, which managers the pond, says that the main cause of the pond being dry is a lack of rainfall, though a sluice gate had been "altered by a third party"
Liverpool Echo · Sep 12, 2022 Map shows devastating truth of sewage grot spots in Merseyside The map from The Rivers Trust highlights some of the spots most affected by sewage overspill in Merseyside
Leeds Live · Sep 11, 2022 Heavy rain storm to smash Leeds as flood warning issued in Yorkshire The forecast for Leeds does not look too happy
The Conversation · Sep 8, 2022 Sewage pollution: why the UK water industry is broken As a child swimming off the coast of south Devon in the 1960s, I believed the warm water passing through my legs was the Gulf Stream current. Now, as an adult, I realise it was actually raw sewage being discharged into the ocean.
Nottingham Post · Sep 8, 2022 Café and shop plan looks to bring new life to Nottinghamshire garage 'in a poor state' The plans have been opposed by the Environment Agency