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Water company not to blame for 'raw sewage' dumped in River Mersey

United Utilities said a caravan site and factory waste was to blame for the lumps of sewage found in the water at Otterspool

Liverpool Echo

Natural England drop objection to Ashton Gate housing plans

Karin Smyth said Longmoor Village was 'much more appropriate' to build new homes than other spaces in South Bristol

Bristol Post

Water firms that dump sewage in rivers to face £250million fines - 1,000 times higher

Environment Secretary RanilJayawardena announced the shift at the Tory conference as he tried to emulate Liz Truss's 'That is a disgrace' speech by saying: "That! Is! Not! On!"

Daily Mirror

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Northumbrian Water pays first dividend in three years as revenues rise

The company highlighted a four-star rating from the Environment Agency and efforts to reduce carbon emissions

Birmingham Post

Environment secretary’s own constituency has sewage dumped in rivers 11 hours a day

Ranil Jayawardena was appointed by Liz Truss earlier this month

The Independent UK

Environment Agency knew sewage was being dumped into rivers years ago, leak reveals

Exclusive: Revelation comes after agency’s chair told MPs in May the practice had only recently come to light

The Guardian - UK

1,300 Merseyside homes now 'protected' from 'catastrophic flooding'

The scheme will save almost £60m in future costs according to the council

Liverpool Echo

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Environmental destruction is part of Liz Truss’s plan

The prime minister’s ideology encourages the extraction of as much income as possible from nature, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Abattoir owner fined £300k after town plagued by stench like 'rotting bodies and flesh'

The lives of residents in a market town became a misery during the first coronavirus lockdown due to the horrible stench coming from a slaughterhouse

Wales Online

Marine deaths on North East beaches more likely to be caused by industrial toxins than algal bloom

The deaths were not attributed to one single cause, though a harmful algal bloom was thought to be "significant" at the time. New research has shed more light on a potential cause

Chronicle Live

Most of England remains in drought, as Environment Agency warns ‘significant’ climate action needed

Parts of England could remain in drought into next year, experts warn

Evening Standard

Ashton Gate 'Sporting Quarter' and new housing set to get go-ahead

Planners decide next week, but the Mayor of Bristol has given his backing

Bristol Post

Tonnes of dead fish wash up along beaches

The tide included crabs and starfish

Wales Online

Frustration over 'excrement and urine' at the back of man's garden in Ruddington

Authorities are investigating the issue

Nottingham Post

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Bristol Post

Sporting Quarter plan 'will supercharge Ashton Gate as major regional venue' say business leaders

Business West have intervened to make a last-minute appeal for the project to be approved

Liverpool Echo

'Dreadful' tip being cleared after business complains of rats and flytipping

Jeremy Poupard said: "I used to say to them that you can’t miss us as we are right next to the rubbish tip"

The Guardian - UK

Volunteers can’t save our rivers from this tide of filth

Letters: Citizen scientists are no replacement for an underfunded and toothless Environment Agency, writes Gary Bennett, while Anthony Davies laments the pollution of the River Wye by intensive chicken farming

Chronicle Live

Northumbrian Water to install drainage pipe to reduce sea water contamination in Cullercoats Bay

It is hoped this could be the end of Cullercoats' water contamination worries

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Wales Online

Angry residents facing an £820,000 bill to build a tiny wall

The Environment Agency say it will cost £8.2 million to repair a flood defence and homeowners will have to fork out 10 per cent of the fee

Daily Mirror

Mystery stink finally solved after residents of housing estate complained of 'cheesy feet' pong

Locals were desperately shutting their windows in an attempt to keep the nasty stench at bay, with residents comparting the foul smell to dog muck or vomit

Wales Online

Mystery as water in river 'left looking like milk'

'It looks like a ton of washing powder has been dumped into it'

Manchester Evening News

Locals 'horrified' as water in Greater Manchester river 'left looking like milk'

"It looks like a ton of Washing Powder has been dumped into it!"

Manchester Evening News

Beachgoers told to avoid swimming after sewage and pollution alerts issued

There are currently 28 pollution warnings in place throughout the UK.

The Guardian - UK

Citizen scientists to monitor English rivers in £7m scheme

Scheme gets under way as data suggests Environment Agency’s own monitoring leaves rivers unprotected

Liverpool Echo

United Utilities blame caravan site and factory waste for sewage in Mersey River

Around 100 beaches in England were hit by raw sewage discharges last month, sparking national outrage

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