29 Oct 2026
Image description: Three emoticon faces in a column with checkboxes. The faces are colour coded green (happy), yellow (neutral) and red (sad). Image by Adrian from Pixabay Yorkshire Water is set to be given the lowest possible environmental rating by the Environment Agency (EA) after a significant increase in pollution incidents, the BBC reports. […]
22 Oct 2026
Image description: Landscape view of Lake Windermere, with sailing boats in the foreground, and trees and mountains rising in the background. Photo by JOGphotos on Unsplash A £3.6bn proposal to end sewage discharges into Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake, has been unveiled. The plans, reportedly backed by the local water company United Utilities, the […]
15 Oct 2026
Photo description: Looking towards London’s The Shard across the Thames River in London at dusk. Photo by Dan Stephens on Unsplash 86% reduction in raw sewage entering the river, reports Thames Water The health of the River Thames in London improved significantly in the first year of the new “super sewer”, the Thames Tideway […]
15 Oct 2026
Photo description: An aerial view of a waste water treatment facility. Photo by Patrick Federi on Unsplash A welcome opportunity, with a significant omission Water UK has submitted a response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s consultation on extending London-style planning powers to elected mayors of Strategic Authorities across England. The […]
10 Sep 2026
Image description: An aerial view of Blackpool north pier. Photo by Mark mc neill on Unsplash United Utilities (UU) Water Ltd has been fined £964,225 for a sewage leak which led the Environment Agency (EA) to issue swimming bans along a stretch of Lancashire’s coastline. The water company pleaded guilty to five offences related […]
27 Aug 2026
Image description: Blue plastic and steel pipes. The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has outlined new standards for water companies to assess, manage and report risks that could lead to a loss of drinking water supplies. This directive expands existing Drinking Water Safety Plans to include “sufficiency” risk assessments of network assets. Applying a DWSP […]
27 Aug 2026
Image description: A farmer wearing a blue shirt and orange dungarees squats next to a line of sprouting crops. Image credit: Sivalingam and Molly Vasanthakumar,Woodland Farm National Drought Group to meet weekly as drought conditions persist The National Drought Group has moved to weekly meetings as drought conditions continue to intensify, despite the recent […]
20 Aug 2026
Photo by Sarah Doffman on Unsplash The UK Government has published a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which introduces a dedicated flood risk and coastal change chapter (Policies F1-F9), bringing greater visibility and structure to flood risk planning policy. The framework introduces policy W1, which requires development plans to be informed by early […]
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