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25 Aug 2026

MarineNews

Photo by Annie Spratt   The Environment Agency issued bathing warnings for three Isle of Wight beaches this week after storm overflows released sewage-contaminated water following heavy rain, reviving long-running concerns about the resilience of the island’s sewer network. The agency advised against swimming at Gurnard, Shanklin and Bembridge on Wednesday 19 August, with Southern Water’s own Rivers and Sea Watch service listing around 15 further locations where an “outfall release within the last 24 hours” may have affected water quality. Multiple […]

28 Jul 2026

MarineNews

Photo Credit: AdobeStock   Deprivation in coastal communities has reached a point where it can no longer be dismissed as a hidden or unknown problem, MPs argued in a Westminster Hall debate, as members from across the parties pressed the government to recognise the specific pressures facing seaside and island communities in how it measures […]

09 Jun 2026

MarineNews

Photo by Lison Zhao   The Environment Agency issued pollution alerts at four Isle of Wight beaches following a sewage release by Southern Water, with bathers warned to stay out of the water at Totland Bay and Colwell Bay on the island’s west coast. Similar warnings were also in place at Gurnard Bay and Ryde. Southern Water attributed […]

26 Apr 2016

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Tidal energy work – two examples 1.  Perpetuus – Tidal Energy Centre – Isle of Wight The MMO has approved an application for a grid-connected tidal energy development off the Isle of Wight coast. The application, from Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre Ltd, includes activities relating to the construction and operation of a tidal energy centre […]