Pollution

Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle speaking during the final day of the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool in September. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Yorkshire Water's one-star rating is unacceptable: Angela Eagle
Every month, without fail, you pay your water bill. Every day, you turn on the shower, tap or bath. Water is a vital utility that we all need and that sits at t...

icola Shaw pictured at Yorkshire Water's Killingbeck site near Harrogate. PIC: Bruce Rollinson

Departure of Yorkshire Water boss won’t come as a surprise

Yorkshire Water chief executive Nicola Shaw. PIC: Bruce Rollinson

Increase in pollution brings disgrace to Yorkshire Water again

Pollution in Bawter Carr Drain.

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

Surfers against Sewage protest at Scarborough South Bay with Steve Crawford Mike Hirst Amy King Sarah Scrives. Picture: Richard Ponter

Surfers Against Sewage protest against pollution with paddle outs

A roll of sphagnum moss plugs ready to be planted

The special moss which is breathing new life into the Peak District

Average UK household water bills will rise by 5.4% from April, adding around £33 a year (Photos: Getty Images)

Your water bill is going up again - and some households will pay more

Average household water bills in Yorkshire are set to increase.

Yorkshire Water to hike bills above inflation again

Nicola Shaw, chief executive of Yorkshire Water.

'Higher' expectation behind belief Yorkshire Water has failed - CEO

Log burners remain legal in the UK in 2026, but their use is tightly regulated (Photo: Pexels)

The 2026 log burner laws that homeowners must follow or risk fines

Pollution in Hookstones Beck, in Yorkshire, in 2023. PIC: Environment Agency/PA Wire

Environment Agency 'at a loss' at how to tackle sewage crisis, MPs say

This short walk taking in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal - and with views of the River Aire - ends at the attractive Granary Wharf development near Leeds Station, where pubs including The Hop and Salt can be found. Start at the canal entrance just off Wellington Road and you're set for a brisk half an hour walk.

20 pipes discovered to be polluting into River Aire in Leeds

Wood burners are a popular addition in homes across the UK.

Warning as log burners found to have 'potentially serious' health risk

Stricter regulations now shape how and where wood burners can be used across the UK (Photo: Ashley Cooper/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)

You could risk a £1,000 fine if you light your log burner this winter

Muck spreading the fields in early Spring in the Yorkshire Dales.

Yorkshire Dales rivers 'at risk' with thousands of sewage discharges

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Water going down a plughole. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

When will the regulators take action against water companies as pollution increa...

(Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Report reveals broken UK water system – and how it could affect bills

Pollution in Hookstones Beck, in Yorkshire, in 2023. PIC: Environment Agency/PA Wire

Report urges more regional involvement in 'failing' water industry

The pebble beaches on the River Wharfe, Ilkley

Frequent EA testing to begin on Yorkshire wild swimming spots

STENA IMMACULATE pictured on 12 March 2025 (Photo: Maritime and Coastguard Agency)

Stena Immaculate to be towed to Great Yarmouth after North Sea crash
The Stena Immaculate will be towed to the Port of Great Yarmouth later this week, a month after it was struck while at anchor in the North Sea by the container ship Solong.
Neil Lancefield

The stricken container ship, the Solong, which was involved in a collision with a tanker in the North Sea, is towed in to the port of Aberdeen.

Container ship damaged in North Sea collision arrives in Aberdeen

Pollution in Hookstones Beck, in Yorkshire, in 2023. PIC: Environment Agency/PA Wire

Sewage discharged for 430,000 hours by Yorkshire Water last year

More than 30 people were reportedly brought ashore with injuries after the collision of the oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate and the MV Solong, a cargo vessel, on Monday morning.

North Sea tanker fire finally goes out after four days

More than 30 people were reportedly brought ashore with injuries after the collision of the oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate and the MV Solong, a cargo vessel, on Monday morning.

Ship failed safety checks as owner confirms captain is Russian

Tug boats shadow the Solong container ship as it drifts in the Humber Estuary, off the coast of East Yorkshire following a collision with the MV Stena Immaculate oil tanker, operating as part of the US government's Tanker Security Programme, on Monday.

WATCH: Video shows tanker floating in North Sea

How does the UK respond to oil spills? Your key questions answered

The tanker is on fire.

Birds and seals on Yorkshire coast at risk from North Sea tanker crash

Search called off for missing crew member after oil tanker crash

Nicola Shaw, CEO of Yorkshire Water

Yorkshire Water CEO defends £1m pay packet despite sewage failures

(Photo: Pexels)

The laws around log burners that could land you with a criminal record

Live map shows areas of recent sewage spills in England.

Watch: Live map shows areas of recent sewage spills in England
'The Sewage Map’ shows England’s rivers, with a 'poo' emoji when sewage dischargers are live, and a red exclamation mark indicating a spill over the last 48 hours.
Jessica Martin

Yorkshire Water recruits largest ever graduate cohort to fill a range of roles

Yorkshire Water bill increase for April confirmed

A water outlet at Stamford Bridge Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

Government 'breached environmental rules' on sewage overflows

Gillygate

Trial to tackle traffic in York's most polluted street approved

Barrels though to contain tar or bitumen dumped during the 1920s at Nightingale Valley in Bristol.

House with 100-year-old toxic waste dump sells for £450k

Experts commented that it was 'remarkable' that neither of them had died in the powerful explosion.

Footage shows moment gas tank explodes and is catapulted into the air

Santander X UK Awards 2024 first prize winners Anushka Mahesh, Sarah Bailey, Aurusha Kharas and Tom Scrope

Entrepreneurs win award for tackling period poverty with £4 underwear

Yorkshire Water has started work on a £4.8m investment to reduce storm overflows into Applehaigh Beck and Hessle Beck.

Water bills likely to rise by more than expected, Ofwat says

(Photos: Getty Images)

Water companies want to raise bills by 84% - as sewage spills continue

Video grab from heartbreaking footage showing 'waterfalls' of 3,000 bits of rubbish including drinks cans and Santa hats left by people on Mount Snowdon.

'Waterfall' of rubbish cascades down Mt Snowdon in heartbreaking video

Swimmers have been urged to avoid 19 beaches across the UK due to serious health concerns. (Photo: Andrew - stock.adobe.com)

Warning to avoid 19 UK beaches

Gary Hough, 62, looks up to the skies outside his home surrounded in seagull

'Horrified' residents invaded by 'apocalyptic' swarm of seagulls

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake.

Watch: Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake

Clean water campaigners gather on Sunny Sands Beach in Folkestone, Kent.PIC: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Sewage pollution in the spotlight after sports governing bodies sound warning

River Nidd in Knaresborough

MP pressed on when it will be safe to swim in Yorkshire river

Scarborough South Bay (pic: Charlotte Graham)

Investigation finds 'several pollution sources' at Scarborough South Bay

54 UK beaches issued with raw sewage alert - see full list

Water bills could increase by 40% next year

Households warned water bills could rise by 40% to £680 per year

Paddle Boarders in South Bay, Scarborough in August 2022. PIC: Simon Hulme

Pollution of beaches has an impact on livelihoods - The Yorkshire Post says

Harrowing image of a donkey desperately scavenging for food

Heartbreaking footage shows impact of plastic pollution on animals

Mowing the lawn burns more calories than water aerobics, researchers found (photo: Adobe)

No Mow May movement explained - what is it about?

Family playing at the seaside in winter, Instow, Devon, UK. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

England’s most polluted beaches revealed

The government has proposed a ban of plastic wet wipes in England

Government to ban plastic wet wipes in England

'Few people are aware that as vehicles are driven on UK roads, tyre wear results in hugely damaging and carcinogenic particulates being emitted'. PIC: Ian Nicholson/PA Wire

Pollution from tyre wear needs to be taken seriously - Barry Sheerman

Log burners that release too much smoke could land English households a £300 fine and lead to a criminal record.

What are the new log burner rules which could lead to a £300 fine?

File photo dated 27/03/1967 of the giant tanker Torrey Canyon, broken in two on the Seven Stones Reef off Land's End, Cornwall.

Torrey Canyon tanker disaster’s legacy – Yorkshire Post Letters

The Aire and Calder has been closed to freight traffic till the end of the month Picture: James Hardisty

Pollution from sewer outfall a potential factor in riddle over canal fish deaths

Pollution in Yorkshire’s rivers and canals has soared as a result of people discarding face masks and personal protective equipment (PPE), say environmentalists.

Face masks contributing to 'huge rise' in pollution in Yorkshire's rivers

Dr Ben Gillespie has lead on the project to reconnect the River Don after 200 years.

River specialist celebrates work to reconnect the River Don after 200 years

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