England ladies’ angling team protest over trans teammate The sport’s governing body, the Angling Trust, has denied that transgender women have an advantage The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
June was UK’s hottest on record, says Met Office Average temperature of 15.8C almost a full degree higher than previous highs for the month The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023
Driest February in England since 1993 signals drought ahead, say experts With little rain forecast for spring and reservoirs still not refilled, drought could be worse than last year The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023
The staggering number of shopping trollies dumped in the River Irwell is raising the riverbed Shameful photos show the scale of the problem, with one expert saying 'it doesn't help' flood risk Manchester Evening News · Feb 24, 2023
Liz Truss facing rural rebellion over anti-nature ‘growth’ push Wildlife charities, Tory former ministers and millions of ordinary people raise alarm over environment The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022
‘We are not going away’: the volunteers fighting back against England’s polluted rivers Determined fishers are testing their stretches of river for pollution as citizen scientists take on the water companies The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2022
Sewage leak kills thousands of fish in Thames tributary after pipe bursts The burst pipe in Swindon has led to a near-total wipeout of fish populations in the stretch of river. A similar leak caused fish to be killed in the same area in 2003. Wales Online · Aug 23, 2022
Water companies in England ‘will take 2,000 years to replace pipe network’ Leaked data shows water companies are replacing 0.05% of England’s crumbling pipe network a year The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022
Water regulator giving companies a ‘licence to leak’, say MPs and charities Ofwat is criticised for failing to curb huge bonuses for CEOs of companies that pollute The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022
Water could be rationed to save hospitals if shortage continues, campaigner warns Martin Salter, a former MP now with the Angling Trust, said ministers "would have to make decisions as to whether a business gets a water that day or whether a hospital or maternity unit gets it" Daily Mirror · Aug 11, 2022
Key update after fishing was banned at Attenborough Nature Reserve Positive discussions have taken place Nottingham Post · Aug 10, 2022
Call to manage Britain’s water now or risk needing emergency bottle supplies Warning follows driest July in more than 100 years The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022