The Dispatches drama series Dirty Business, currently on Channel 4, highlights serious concerns that communities and environmental groups have been raising for years. It raises…
Hands up if you’ve found yourself humming Travis’s “Why Does It Always Rain on Me?” during recent downpours – you wouldn’t be alone. This winter,…
Defra has announced 13 proposed new bathing sites across England – including stretches on the River Thames in Ham and Kingston, and Pangbourne Meadow. Congratulations…
Environmental charity Thames21 has launched a new online dashboard that – for the first time – brings together key datasets on river health gathered by…
We are currently reviewing and analysing the government’s ‘Water White Paper’ to inform our comprehensive response. In the meantime, we have conducted a preliminary scan…
Salmons Brook will receive £500,000 in funding to help restore the river and surrounding land in Enfield, North London. The money has been awarded to…
In 2024, volunteers from the River Ching Action Group discovered a massive spike in the concentration of ammonia during their regular water quality testing. They passed the data on to the…
Wallingford Beach, which gained official bathing water status in May 2024, has been rated “Sufficient” for its second designated season – an improvement on last…
The Government has officially passed legislation banning the sale and supply of wet wipes containing plastic in England – a huge win for our volunteers,…
All river stakeholders, including the Environment Agency and Cherwell District Council, need to work together in a swift manner to prevent a massive illegal waste…
