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Campaigners welcome £168m sewage fines but warn of ‘broken’ water industry

Campaigners have welcomed the multimillion-pound fines proposed for three water companies – but warned the penalties highlight the “sheer state of disrepair” of the industry. Ofwat has proposed £168 million of fines for three of England’s biggest ...

06 Aug 2024 at 13:32

Water companies to invest more than £180m to tackle sewage spills

Water companies will invest more than £180 million to tackle sewage spills, the Government has announced. The fast-tracked investment made by several water companies in England will support the effort to roll out storm overflow prevention ...

11 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Households set to learn water bills to rise by at least 20% over next five years

Households in England and Wales are set to learn their water bills will rise by at least 20% by 2030 to fix the “twin crisis” of pollution and shortages. Ofwat is expected to announce on Thursday that charges will increase by more than ...

18 Dec 2024 at 13:00

Anglian Water fined more than £500,000 after raw sewage kills 5,000 fish

A water company has been fined more than half a million pounds after raw sewage was discharged into a river for 23 hours killing 5,000 fish, the Environment Agency said. Anglian Water pleaded guilty to a breach of permit and was ...

13 Jan 2023 at 20:02

Scotland

Sewage spills in Scottish waters increased 10% last year

Sewage was dumped in Scottish rivers and lochs for more than an estimated 600 hours per day last year, figures reveal. Official statistics from Scottish Water, published on Wednesday, show 21,660 discharges were logged in 2023 ...

27 Mar 2024 at 20:50

Campaigners to protest against Southern Water sewage spills in seaside town

Sewage pollution campaigners will be taking to a beach to protest against hundreds of hours of sewage being pumped out into the sea by Southern Water. SOS Whitstable is vying to draw attention to the pollution levels in the ...

21 Sept 2023 at 16:30

Citizen science water tests reveal ‘really concerning’ pollution in Windermere

New citizen science water quality testing of Windermere has revealed “really concerning” pollution in England’s largest and most famous lake. Following the results, which showed levels of harmful bacteria and phosphorus ...

19 Aug 2025 at 09:46

‘Chemical cocktails’ polluting waters and poisoning wildlife, analysis shows

“Chemical cocktails” are polluting England’s rivers, lakes and groundwater sites and poisoning wildlife, analysis has revealed. Around 100 chemicals, including PFAS forever chemicals, pesticides and pharmaceuticals, ...

24 May 2023 at 00:01

Labour calls for immediate bonuses ban for polluting water company bosses

Labour has called for an immediate ban on bonuses for bosses of polluting water companies, ahead of figures on sewage spills last year. The Environment Agency is set to publish figures for 2023 for the frequency ...

27 Mar 2024 at 09:20

City

Water firms hike dividends despite sewage pollution scandal and rising bills

England’s three biggest listed water companies have hiked their dividend payouts to investors and announced more than £700 million in profit, despite rampant sewage pollution and substantial planned rises in ...

22 May 2024 at 15:17

Fate of Thames Water and budget for nature-friendly farming in Labour’s in-tray

Labour inherits a host of environmental issues that will need to be dealt with by a department which is unprotected and could face a further financial squeeze. The new Government is already being urged to ...

08 Jul 2024 at 12:13

Local News

Farmer from county Derry fined for water pollution offence that led to a fish kill

A County Derry farmer, Richard Mulholland (40) from Ballymacpeake Road, Portglenone was convicted today at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court for a water pollution offence. Mr Mulholland pleaded guilty and was ...

02 Dec 2022 at 18:33

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