People 'getting ill' after swimming at NI beaches, say Surfers Against Sewage NI Water admit they don't record dates, times or amounts of untreated sewage spilling into rivers, lakes and sea Belfast Live · Mar 10, 2023
Alister Jack warned he could be in ‘legal quicksand’ over deposit return scheme Environmental campaigners who support the scheme have written to the Scottish Secretary amid fears it may not be exempted from UK legislation. The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023
Water company bosses told to 'swim in the mess you've made' after pollution warnings The campaign launched this month, which at the time of writing had garnered 48,386 signatures, said: 'We challenge the CEOs of South West Water and Southern Water to swim in the mess they've made' Daily Mirror · Feb 27, 2023
UK's most polluted beaches mapped - with over 60 raw sewage warnings in place The scale of the UK's problem with untreated sewage being released into coastal waters around the UK has been laid bare in updated beach pollution maps. Pollution risk warnings are currently in place for some popular beaches Daily Mirror · Jan 4, 2023
Swimmers warned to avoid Kent coast after sewage spills following heavy rain Water companies have been criticised for sewage pollution and discharging into Britain’s waters The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2023
Water companies dumping sewage during dry weather, SAS report finds Report exposes scale of human waste discharges into UK waters, including potentially illegal ‘dry spills’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022
Ministers have no idea how many beaches in England shut due to sewage Government admits information not kept on closures, as annual report also reveals no progress been made on river water quality The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022
Tory minister blasted for 'blaming the public' over sewage dumping into the sea Mark Spencer, an Environment Minister, was slammed by campaigners for saying we should all check the drainpipes off our roofs - to stop mass sewage dumping by water firms Daily Mirror · Oct 31, 2022
Brits warned not so swim in 50 beaches across UK as heavy rainfall sparks sewage fears More than 50 beaches across the south of England have a sewage contamination warning after storms dumped a month's worth of rain in some parts of the UK yesterday Daily Mirror · Oct 24, 2022
Warning issued as storm sewage discharged at some of Wales' most popular beaches Surfers Against Sewage have issued pollution alerts for sewage at four popular beaches Wales Online · Sep 6, 2022
Sewage: How to check for pollution at beaches near you Campaign group creates interactive map to advise locals and tourists where not to bathe The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
Warning more sewage could wash up on beaches over bank holiday as most affected areas revealed Surfers Against Sewage said it did not take exceptionally heavy rainfall for raw sewage to be flushed out in storm overflows Wales Online · Aug 24, 2022
Sewage: How to check for pollution at beaches near you Campaign group creates interactive map to advise locals and tourists where not to bathe The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
70% of branded litter traced to just a dozen companies, says charity Almost 4,000 citizen science volunteers found that Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and McDonalds were among those responsible for most of the discarded branded packaging Wales Online · Aug 23, 2022
Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2022 Which UK beaches are closed due to sewage? Everything you need to know about which beaches are closed due to sewage spills
Daily Mirror · Aug 22, 2022 Exactly how MPs voted on dumping sewage into UK seas and rivers – fact-checked Campaigners say 265 Tory MPs betrayed the environment in an October 2021 Commons vote. But the MPs said overall they're tightening the law, and the plan they rejected wasn't practical. Here's the argument explained
Daily Mirror · Aug 22, 2022 10 beautiful UK beaches that water companies have filled with sewage The sea off beaches in East Lothian, Kent, Northumberland, Yorkshire, Cornwall and Devon has been filled with sewage following heavy rainfall, a Surfers Against Sewage map shows
Chronicle Live · Aug 22, 2022 'Don't swim' advice in Northumberland and South Shields - Alerts show sewage discharges near three beaches Alerts on the Safer Seas Service map show the Environment Agency is warning against swimming at some popular North East beaches
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2022 Ministers unlikely to take serious action over sewage pollution, activist says Neil Cutts, from Surfers Against Sewage, warned the Government is unlikely to tackle the problem in the foreseeable future.
The Conversation · Aug 19, 2022 Sewage alerts: the long history of using maps to hold water companies to account Southern Water was handed a record fine of £90 million in July 2021 after pleading guilty to illegally discharging sewage along the rivers and coastline of Kent, Hampshire and Sussex. More than a year later, the headlines have not improved for Britain’s embattled water companies who have recently discharged more…
Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2022 Popular beaches near London hit by sewage overflow with balmy weekend on the way Water companies say discharges are required to prevent flooding from overwhelmed networks
Bristol Post · Aug 17, 2022 Surfers Against Sewage warn of storm discharges into rivers in Bristol and Bath It's a blow for wildlife and wild swimmers
The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2022 Beachgoers warned to stay away after sewage alerts across England and Wales Discharges following heavy rainfall affecting water quality, especially in south
Daily Mirror · Jun 7, 2022 Holiday warning - staycationing Brits told not to swim at 14 popular UK beaches Surfers against Sewage have warned that popular beach hotspots across the UK including Bournemouth, Brighton and Poole have bee affected by adverse weather in recent days
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022 Raw sewage ‘pumped into English bathing waters 25,000 times in 2021’ Liberal Democrats condemn ‘environment scandal’ as party releases figures compiled from Environment Agency data