South West Water is the latest victim of a giant fatberg blocking its sewers. Longer than six back-to-back double-decker buses at 64 metres in length, it is the biggest discovered in our service history and thought to be one of the largest found so close to the sea. It is formed from everything that has […]
Welsh Water has extended the registration window for free & confidential pesticide disposal scheme to protect drinking water quality Registration window for new initiative to help farmers, growers and land managers across Wales dispose of pesticide and herbicides extended Registration is now open until Friday 18th October Confidential scheme by Welsh Water safeguards drinking water […]
From Water UK In September 2018 Water UK proposed a series of areas where water companies would work collaboratively to address the challenges raised during the Beast from the East in early Spring 2018. Today we publish an assessment of the progress made and the steps being taken to improve the preparedness of the sector […]
A humpback whale measuring at least 5 metres (16ft) has been spotted in the River Thames east of London. It was first seen over the weekend with sightings either side of the Dartford Crossing. Ships have been advised to proceed with caution through the area. Last year, a beluga whale, nicknamed Benny the Beluga, spent […]
Three years on from the State of Nature 2016, this latest review of the biggest threats to nature in the UK, based on changes in key indicators, shows a continuing downward trend. The report reveals that for UK priority species, those of greatest conservation concern, more have shown strong or moderate decreases in abundance (41%) […]
Kelp once stretched along 40 km of the West Sussex coastline from Selsey to Shoreham, forming an underwater forest that extended at least 4 km seaward. It provided a vital habitat, nursery and feeding ground for seahorses, cuttlefish, lobster, sea bream and bass. It locked up huge quantities of carbon, helping us to fight climate […]
Earlier this year Defra announced a review to examine whether and how the strongest protections for areas of sea, known as Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs), could be introduced. The review, led by Richard Benyon MP, which will run to early 2020, is considering the waters for which the Secretary of State has responsibility: the […]
Developers of a 600m long free-floating boom to collect plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch have reported a successful trial after an earlier setback when the boom broke. The boon acts as a barrier floating on the surface with a three metre-deep (10ft) screen below it, which is intended to trap some of the […]