Sewage

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Watch: Rivers of sewage flood streets in ‘over-developed’ village

“Sewage” water pours onto baggage carousel at airport.placeholder image

Watch: “Sewage” water pours onto baggage carousel at airport

'Emma Hardy is right to highlight her concerns about the lack of progress in flood protection planning in the Humber region'.placeholder image

Exclusive Future of regulator Ofwat to be assessed by new Water Commissioon

Stamford Bridge was named as an area in which Yorkshire Water discharged sewage into a site of special scientific interest. PIC: Simon Hulmeplaceholder image

I want to restore pride in our region’s waterways - Emma Hardy

Rick Battarbee test the water for polution on the River Wharfe at Ilkley Picture by Simon Hulme 29th November 2022placeholder image

Ilkley sewage campaigners hit out at Labour plan to jail water bosses

Harrogate and Knaresboroogh MP Tom Gordon said the pay-off to the boss of Yorkshire Water, which is part of a more than £1 million pay packet, sends out the wrong signals. (Picture contributed)placeholder image

Yorkshire Water permit breaches double in two years, FoI finds

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Yorkshire Water guilty of 'catalogue of failure' at £47m sewage fine

Liberal Democrat candidate for York and North Yorkshire mayoral election 2024 Felicity Cunliffe-Listerplaceholder image

Lib Dem mayoral candidate promises to reduce sewage discharge in North Yorkshire

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Yorkshire Water pays £150,000 penalty for an unauthorised sewage discharge

'World's best cleaner' Auri Kananen, 30, from Finland spent 48 hours “extreme-cleaning” a one-bed apartment, which featured a toilet which hadn't been cleaned in six years in a bathroom with mushrooms growing in the walls. placeholder image

Woman spends 48 hours deep cleaning a dirty flat

Over half of Scotland’s popular beaches ‘blighted’ with raw sewage. (Photo: Getty Images) placeholder image

Over half of Scotland’s popular beaches ‘blighted’ with raw sewage

Focus on ‘illegal’ sewage spills not using poo to heat homes, campaigners say. (Photo: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg/Adobe Stock/Henley Mermaids) placeholder image

Focus on ‘illegal’ sewage spills not using poo to heat homes

Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, delivers a speech on planning reforms at Kings Place in King's Cross, north London. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wireplaceholder image

Why is the Government seeking to rip up water pollution rules? - Jayne Dowle

‘Traumatised’ family made to stay in home flooded with ‘dirty brown’ sewage face home insurance hikeplaceholder image

‘Traumatised’ family’s home flooded with ‘dirty brown’ sewage

Peter Ward and his family have been refused compensation after their home was flooded with ‘dirty brown’ sewage water and now face a hike in their home insurance premium

Will Millar

Young mum, 22 horrified as Norwich council flat floods with ‘thick brown’ human wasteplaceholder image

Mum horrified as council flat floods with ‘thick brown’ human waste

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

David Clayden, Chairman of the Nidd Action Group and Secretary of the Harrogate Fly Fishers' Club which was Founded in 1887. David is campaigning for the River Nidd to be granted bathing water status so that its water quality can be monitored. Pictured David Clayden, collecting water samples from the River Nidd at Duffers Pool at Darley, near Harrogate. Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty. Date: 29th June 2023.placeholder image

Rising flow of fury on sewage in our rivers

Thames Water face £3.3m fine over sewage spill that turned rivers ‘black’ and ‘grey’ placeholder image

Thames Water face £3.3m fine over sewage spills

Water bills could increase by 40% next year placeholder image

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

Rise in bills expected as England’s water companies promise to tackle sewage spills (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image

Customers could pay more for sewage system upgrade

England’s water and sewage companies have apologised over sewage spills that were dumped into rivers and seas. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image

UK water companies apologise over sewage spills

A Family's £900k home now "worthless" after being flooded with raw sewage twiceplaceholder image

Family's £900k home now "worthless" after being flooded with sewage

The Environment Agency revealed England’s 10 water companies recorded 301,091 discharges through storm overflows in 2022 – an average of 824 a day.placeholder image

Sewage discharged in Yorkshire’s coastal communities for thousands of hours

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

Government to ban plastic wet wipes in England

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NHS hospitals battle sewage leaks and maintenance issues

NHS hospitals in England have seen patients slipping on sewage and staff becoming ill as the repairs and maintenance backlog grows to £10.2billion.

Sam Johnson

The discharges, between Horbury Bridge and the M1 motorway, went on for a total of 2,400 hours, equivalent to 100 daysplaceholder image

Sewage discharged for ‘thousands of hours’ into Yorkshire river

The sewage pipe at Scarborough's North Bayplaceholder image

Sewage spilled into Yorkshire's waterways for 1.5m hours over last six years

Waste water will be used to pick up to identify new Covid outbreaksplaceholder image

Sewage across Yorkshire tested to pick up new Covid-19 outbreaks

The damage following the flood at Headingley Pre-Schoolplaceholder image

Sewage floods Headingley Pre-School for second time in a fortnight causing '£35k...

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Bradford Council blamed for tourist spot sewage

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Yorkshire Water to sponsor top prize

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