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Nicola Medalova is set to become CEO of Yorkshire Water

MPs demand action from new Yorkshire Water boss on pollution
Nicola Medalova started as CEO designate at Yorkshire Water this week.

Nicola Shaw Yorkshire Water

Yorkshire Water: MP likens change to ‘shuffling deckchairs on the Titanic’

Chief Executive Nicola Shaw had led Yorkshire Water for four-and-a-half years.

Call for Yorkshire Water to return to public ownership after pollution incidents

The waste site at Hacking Lane in South Elmsall

Operator loses legal fight to extend life of 'putrid' Yorkshire waste site

Yorkshire Water chief executive Nicola Shaw pictured at the company's Killingbeck site near Harrogate. PIC: Bruce Rollinson

Inside Nicola Shaw's tumultuous time in charge of Yorkshire Water

Nicola Medalova is set to become CEO of Yorkshire Water

Exclusive Yorkshire Water to end controversial off-shore payments with new CEO

A general view of Baitings Reservoir, in Ripponden, West Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Water given one-star rating as bosses' bonuses 'banned'

A household water tap. PIC: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Yorkshire Water need to deliver improvements fast

LDRS photo for use by all partners. Spring 2026

‘Ongoing odour issue’ closes motocross park in Yorkshire

A photo issued by Northumbrian Water showing the location of the sewer main damage.

Councillors demand answers over sewage discharges at Yorkshire beaches

Flooding in York (Danny Lawson/PA)

New flooding taskforce to meet to assess risks and dangers over winter

The low water levels at Grimwith Reservoir near Grassington. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Drought declared due to low water levels after scorching summer

A view of the lane before it descends into Staithes harbour via Cowbar Bank with the end cottage due to be demolished seen on the right.

First phase of coastal erosion work in tiny Yorkshire hamlet set to cost £2.2m

The Spa And Grand Hotel, Scarborough. Copyright Peter Church/Geograph.

Could Scarborough's Grand Hotel be affecting South Bay water quality?

Dry cracked earth at Baitings Reservoir in Ripponden, West Yorkshire. Households in Yorkshire have become the first to be hit with a hosepipe ban by Yorkshire Water, after months of extremely hot and dry weather across England.

Yorkshire Water told by National Drought Group to 'minimise leaks'

Hebden Bridge Flood Alleviation Scheme Artist'S Impression Wavy Steps Barriers Raised

Calderdale town's controversial £81m flood scheme faces new delay

Photo courtesy of Doncaster Council planning portal

Plans for park homes on field ‘highly vulnerable’ to flooding thrown out

A household water tap. PIC: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Water gains privatised, costs socialised - Tracy Brabin

Prime Minister Andy Burnham views an illegal rubbish dump beside Bradford City’s Valley Parade stadium in Bradford. PIC: Scott Heppell/PA Wire

Pledge to tackle illegal waste dumps welcome - Andrew Vine

Putrefied: the gut-wrenching effect of the powerful odours emanating from rotting waste dumped illegally on an industrial scale is etched on the face of the Prime Minister as Andy Burnham covers up his senses on an illegal site in Bradford with a hand. (photo, PA)

Criminal waste gangs: Prime Minister Andy Burnham locks dumping crooks in his cr...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham views an illegal rubbish dump beside Bradford City’s Valley Parade stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to announce a new crackdown on illegal waste dumping and action to clear up communities as part of his pledge to bring back hope across the country and tackle long-ignored issues. Picture: Scott Heppell/PA Wire

Minister's pledge on clearing illegal dump by Bradford City ground
Clearing a huge illegal waste site in Bradford will be done “as quickly as possible”, Environment Secretary Angela Eagle has said.
Chris Burn

Prime Minister Andy Burnham views an illegal rubbish dump beside Bradford City’s Valley Parade stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to announce a new crackdown on illegal waste dumping and action to clear up communities as part of his pledge to bring back hope across the country and tackle long-ignored issues. Picture: Scott Heppell/PA Wire

Mayors to be responsible for cracking down on £1bn illegal dumps

Wellholme Park Open Day

Much-loved Yorkshire park reopened after three-year flooding alleviation work

Dry grass as heat health alerts are set to come into force. PIC: Ian West/PA Wire

Britain needs a long-term strategy on extreme weather

Anna Dixon, the Shipley MP.

Environment Agency told to probe pollution in River Wharfe and Aire

A floodplain within the River Ouse catchment. Understanding how water moves through landscapes helps inform long-term flood resilience planning across York and North Yorkshire.

No Yorkshire rivers, canals or lakes given 'good' rating by EA

Leeds man among four arrested over 'atrocious' illegal waste dumping

Anti Gas Rig Demo Scarborough Town Hall. Courtesy Numminen,, Ldrs.

Draft environmental approval for controversial gas rig plan in North Yorkshire

Anti fracking protest march in Burniston. Photo courtesy of Numminen/LDRS.

EA grants draft permit for 'fracking' gas testing in North Yorkshire

Environment Secretary Steve Reed speaking at the NFU Water Summit in Ripponden.

NFU chief's frustration over lack of water progress

Wellholme Park Open Day Brighouse

Much-loved Yorkshire park re-opens to public after flood works

The polluted water being removed from Goker Beck. Credit: North Yorkshire Greens

Fears ammonia pollution has killed willow trees and water life
Villagers in Marton-cum-Grafton, North Yorkshire, raised the alarm when they could smell ammonia coming from Goker Beck and noticed the water had gone jet black
Ralph Blackburn

The EA's inspection revealed a pile of shredded wood, around 4000m3 in volume, many times over the maximum guideline of 450m3. Transwaste have since taken action to reduce fire risk

Crackdown on waste site after officials highlight 'unacceptable fire risk'

Harrogate Spring Water, Harlow Moor Road, Harrogate. PIC: Gerard Binks

Water charges for bottling firms in Yorkshire 'unacceptably low'

Wellholme Park, Brighouse, Aerial

Brighouse park to reopen after major flood defence works

Condoms on bars on the outfall at Cooper Bridge

Campaigner won't take more funding from Yorkshire Water 'to protect integrity'

Northumbrian Water workers carrying out repairs. Picture/credit: NWL/Facebook.

Network Rail reveals cancellations and delays which resulted from sewage

Wellholme Park, Brighouse, Proposed Design - Environment Agency image

Brighouse flood alleviation overall scheme end date ‘unlikely until 2028’

Andy Burnham MP is tipped to become the next PM

Burnham urged to 'back British food' over chicken farm applications

Yorkshire Water chief executive Nicola Shaw pictured at the company's Killingbeck site near Harrogate. Picture: Bruce Rollinson

Yorkshire Water boss will keep getting £660,000 offshore payments

The suspected illegal waste site can be found off Midland Road, Bradford.

Illegal 7,500-tonne waste dump found next to Bradford City's Valley Parade

A photo issued by Northumbrian Water showing the location of the sewer main damage.

'Not good enough' - No swim warnings continue after sewage discharge

Calls are mounting for greater regulation of pet treatments.

'Scaremongering over pets is fuelling damage to rivers'

Yorkshire Water chief executive Nicola Shaw pictured at the company's Killingbeck site near Harrogate. Picture: Bruce Rollinson

Yorkshire Water being downgraded to one-star status

Yorkshire Water chief executive Nicola Shaw pictured at the company's Killingbeck site near Harrogate. PIC: Bruce Rollinson

Yorkshire Water faces a long road to redemption

Jon Trickett, MP for Normanton and Hemsworth.

Planning inspector urges MP to raise £30m waste site costs at Westminster

Jon Trickett, MP for Normanton and Hemsworth. LDRS image

Planning inspector urges MP to raise £30m waste site costs at Westminster

The cost of clearing the waste site at Hacking Lane in South Elmsall could exceed £30m, a public inquiry heard.

South Elmsall: Clearing ‘putrid’ waste site ‘could cost over £30m’

Seaton Carew beach.

Water firm could face action after 'do not swim' warning on Yorkshire coast

The council’s estimates suggest that 127 residential houses and thousands of caravan sites could be lost to coastal erosion over the next hundred years but the National Coastal Erosion Risk Map puts that figure much higher.

Council drones could be deployed for coastal monitoring

Goker Beck. Credit: North Yorkshire Greens

Warning over swimming after ammonia pollution in River Ouse

The River Ure flowing under Masham Bridge. Photographed by Yorkshire Post photographer Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Warning for simmers in Yorkshire rivers due to ammonia levels

Pollution in Bawter Carr Drain.

'Small-scale environmental disaster': Pollution found in tributary of rivers

An instance of fly-tipping in South Yorkshire.

Issue of fly-tipping needs to be taken seriously - Jayne Dowle

A new public inquiry date over an application to extend the life of a waste recycling site at Hacking Lane, South Elmsall has been set for June 30

New date set for public inquiry over ‘putrid’ waste site extension

The council’s estimates suggest that 127 residential houses and thousands of caravan sites could be lost to coastal erosion over the next hundred years but the National Coastal Erosion Risk Map puts that figure much higher.

Officials try to agree 'true' number of Yorkshire homes to be lost to sea

A new public inquiry date over an application to extend the life of a waste recycling site at Hacking Lane, South Elmsall has been set for June 30.

New date set for public inquiry over ‘putrid’ waste site extension

Fly-tipping on the side of the road.

Fly-tipping legal flaw needs to be addressed

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs data shows 1,287 fly-tipping incidents were reported to the East Riding of Yorkshire Council in 2020-21. Photo: PA Images

Criminal gangs are running 'industrial scale' fly-tipping operations

Sand martins have a distinctive 'swirl and flap' flight style.

Bridge threat triggers new home comforts for birds

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