The Latest Breaking News from Surfers Against Sewage

The best Christmas gifts for swimmers in the UK, from swim socks to snorkels

Here’s what everyone from top-level coaches to year-round ocean-dippers told us they’d love to unwrap on Christmas Day

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2024

Revealed: the ‘catastrophic scale’ of sewage spills in England and Wales

Water companies have logged five sewage spills a day, every day, for a decade, analysis by the Observer shows

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024

Thousands gather across UK to demand clean rivers, beaches and lakes

Protesters call for an end to sewage discharges into all bathing and high-priority nature sites by 2030

The Independent UK · May 18, 2024

‘My daughter started to run a fever’: Britain’s swimmers on how sewage changed their summer

With pollution at high levels and growing worse, some keen swimmers have stopped going in the sea. Many have felt the impact on their mental health – not to mention the pain and discomfort of E coli

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2023

‘There are more important things than profit’: Giles Bristow of Surfers Against Sewage on the shocking state of our seas

Our seas and rivers have never been in a worse state after years of neglect by the water companies. Now, we routinely check the sewage app alongside the weather. Meet the new CEO of Surfers Against Sewage who plans to turn the tide

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

Dozens of triathletes struck down with diarrhoea and vomiting after ‘swimming in s**t’

At least 57 triathletes fell ill with sickness and diarrhoea following the World Triathlon Championship series in Sunderland, health officials said.

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

Sewage alerts across UK mapped after Storm Antoni unleashed month’s rain in less than 24 hours

Warnings for swimming spots across country after heavy downpours on Saturday led to flooding

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and PepsiCo named UK’s biggest packaging polluters

Surfers Against Sewage’s annual audit finds 12 companies responsible for 70% of branded pollution

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

Seven new Northern Ireland bathing water spots added to testing regime

It follows submissions from the public and the addition of seven to the list, takes the total to 33

Belfast Live · Jun 20, 2023

Water warnings mapped: 19 places across the UK you should not swim

The Environment Agency publishes regular updates on areas across the UK where the water isn’t deemed fit to swim in

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2023