01 Oct 2026
Image description: An evening portrait of the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben overlooking the Thames. Photo by Francesco Zivoli on Unsplash The Prime Minister announced on 29 September that the strengthened Water Bill will remove the current limits on Government ownership of shares in the major water and sewerage companies in England. The […]
01 Oct 2026
Photo description: A view of the Weir from Pulteney Bridge, looking at a brown concrete building near the river Avon. Photo by Jane Ackerley on Unsplash What began with twelve people walking 100 miles from the source of the Bristol Avon to the sea has culminated in a significant moment for river advocacy in […]
01 Oct 2026
Image description: Evretou Dam, Paphos Cyprus as it was on a drought at October 2025. Photo by Athina Vrikki on Unsplash Water ministers and senior officials from the 43 member states of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) have agreed priorities for regional cooperation to 2030. They met in Rome on 28 September, the […]
01 Oct 2026
Image description: A line of stepping stones cutting across Ogmore River near Bridgend. Photo by Lisa Baker on Unsplash The Environment Agency’s latest weekly summary shows no change to drought status in England. Ten of its areas remain in drought and the rest are in prolonged dry weather. By 22 September, England had received […]
01 Oct 2026
Photo description: A view over Plymouth Hoe from Plymouth Sound, UK. Photo by Patrick Owen PR on Unsplash. South West Water was fined £7,867,733 at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court on 29 September in a case brought by the Environment Agency. The offences took place in Devon and Cornwall between January 2015 and July 2021. The […]
01 Oct 2026
Photo description: Rape seed in full bloom. Photo by Humans Made This on Unsplash New analysis by nature-focused investment fund Rebalance Earth, reported by The Guardian, shows just how closely England’s food production overlaps with areas at risk of drought. Rebalance Earth has found that 81% of England’s fresh produce is grown in parts […]
29 Sep 2026
Photo by Ludovic Gauthier The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published new guidance setting out how it assesses and manages activities in marine protected areas (MPAs) within 12 nautical miles of the English coast. It has found that more than half of England’s inshore MPAs may be vulnerable to recreational and other non-licensable activities. The guidance, […]
29 Sep 2026
Photo by Barna Bozsanyi The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has responded to a Northern Ireland government consultation on how compensation for harm to the marine environment from offshore wind farms should be managed. The watchdog welcomes the intention of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to tackle the nature and climate crises […]
