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
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 […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: Groups of people enjoying the beach at Whitstable. Photo by Seongyeon Jo on Unsplash Southern Water has been fined £2.4m following multiple pollution incidents affecting coastal and freshwater environments around Faversham and Whitstable between 2019 and 2021. The prosecution, heard at Bromley Magistrates’ Court, is the Environment Agency’s second successful action against the […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: A person casting a vote in a box. Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union at Ofwat are set to ballot on whether to strike over the lack of clarity about their future job security. It has been over a year since Defra endorsed […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: Aerial image of a water treatment tanks. Photo by Ivan Bandura on Unsplash A £6m new sewage centre, the first of its kind in the UK, reportedly “supercharges” the process of treating waste, according to Severn Trent (ST). The BBC reports that Monkhouse Sewage Treatment, which operates outside Shrewsbury, treats and cleans […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: Close up of a computer screen displaying stock market charts. Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash According to new CDP analysis of disclosures on water from over 6500 companies , published in their report titled Water, Trade and Capital: How water is reshaping geopolitics, supply chains and financial risk, only a fifth […]
24 Sep 2026
Image description: Panoramic views of yellowed fields Hertfordshire’s rural heartland. Photo by Jan Kraus on Unsplash Wildlife in England and Wales will be affected by the current drought for years to come, the government has said. The warnings come following the latest meeting of the National Drought Group of ministers, officials, water companies, […]
17 Sep 2026
Image description: A judge’s gavel on a wooden table. Photo by Sasun Bughdaryan on Unsplash The former chief executive of Southern Water has appeared in court charged with conspiracy to defraud, facing allegations water quality tests were manipulated to avoid millions of pounds in penalties. The BBC reports that Matthew Wright, 60, who denies […]
