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Sewage spill duration caused by United Utilities increases

Beachgoers were warned not to swim in the sea following a sewage spill in Blackpool last year, but many other water pollution incidents in the resort were not visited immediately by the Environment Agency (Credit: photoeverywhere)

Water pollution incidents not visited immediately in Blackpool

Foam floating along the River Tame after reports of pollution

Watch: Drone footage of shocking river foam in town

Recommendations to update the Samlesbury Enterprise Zone in Lancashire could see new business opportunities and more sustainable travel. Credit: Image from a BDP planning report at Ribble Valley Council.

New businesses & sustainable travel could coming to Samlesbury

Recycling saves energy. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Celebrating 21 years of recycling products

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

Residents on the Fylde coast have been urged to prepare for flooding due to high tides

Residents urged to prepare for flooding due to high tides

Campaigners protesting close to the Jameson Road landfill site in Fleetwood earlier this summer

Keep reporting when you smell vile odour emissions, says protester

Love My Beach aims to ensure the coastline is clean

Campaign to promote cleaner beaches set for revival

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

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

Toxic blue-green algae poses a life-threatening risk to dogs. (Photo: PONTUS LUNDAHL/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)

Warning for dog owners after blue-green algae outbreaks across the UK

Fairhaven Lake was temporarily closed to visitors and pets due to "natural algae blooms"

Fairhaven Lake temporarily closed due to ‘natural algae blooms’

Millions of pounds will be spent protecting the Blackpool coastline

Design work set to start on multi million pound coastal protect scheme

Clean Up Britain founder John Read wants more to be done about motorway litter

Rubbish dumped on motorway...what do we pay our council tax for?

Discharge is seen flowing into the River Thames at Crossness sewage treatment works in March 2024 (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Ofwat investigating every England and Wales water firm over pollution

(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Water bills are going up across the UK - what it means for you

The changes are different depending on where you live 💧

Alex Nelson

Protestor Simmo Burgess outside Walley's Quarry Landfill Site.

Video: Residents of UK’s smelliest town can’t go in their gardens

Going Green: Make the most of your summer staycation

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake.

Watch: Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake

Protesters gathered outside the gates the Transwaste landfill site in Jameson Road, Fleetwood, on April 15 Picture credit: Kye Cudlip

Enforcement action taken against landfill site creating Fleetwood pong

Protesters make their point about the odourous emissions from Fleetwood's landfill site

Stop the Stink: meeting planned for update on landfill fumes

Lancs beaches scoop 'brown flags' after being crowned dirtiest in UK

Fleetwood landfill site on Jameson Road

People affected by stink symptoms urged to tell their GPs

Harry Clark fishing

TV personality Harry Clark takes friends fishing to de-stress and unwind in new ...

Protesters gathered outside the gates the Transwaste landfill site in Jameson Road, Fleetwood this morning. Picture credit: Kye Cudlip

Stop the stink' protest under way at 'vile smelling' landfill site

Fleetwood landfill site, off Jameson Road

Landfill site served notice to take critical action over stink

Watch incredible moment couple spot dolphins in a river miles from sea

A pod of dolphins have been spotted playing in a river 13 miles from the sea in Lincolnshire.

Adam Dutton and Victoria Fear

Storm Water Tank construction. Credit: United Utilities.

£19billion project to stop sewage entering rivers, beaches and lakes

Fleetwood's landfill site is being probed over vile odour

Public meeting being staged tonight about stink at landfill site

Liggard Brook, Lytham

Brook labelled an "open sewer" set for makeover as part of £3m scheme

Blackpool has unveiled its Ocean Recovery Plan

Ocean Recovery Plan will help protect our sea from plastic pollution

Trying to keep out flood water. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Very few Brits feel they’re prepared for climate change

Sir Paul McCartney (photo: Getty Images)

On the search for that perfect green eco-job

Five water pollution incidents were recorded by the Environment Agency in Blackpool between 2018 and 2022 (Credit: PA)

Several water pollution incidents recorded in Blackpool since 2018

A canal boat tilted in low water on the Glasson branch of the Lancaster Canal's approaching Glasson Marina.

Lancashire boaters braced for licence fees rise in 2024

Bathing water at St Annes North Beach downgraded to 'poor'

Take measures to help flooding. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Take preventative measures to help flooding

Heavy rain and strong winds battered Blackpool as Storm Ciarán swept across parts of the UK

The scenes in Blackpool as Storm Ciarán brings 85mph gusts and heavy rain to UK

Stormy seas at Bispham

Rising sea levels could be 'catastrophic' for Blackpool

Heavy rain in Lancashire is set to make way for more settled conditions

Blackpool hour-by-hour forecast after heavy rain and flooding hits Lancashire

Live updates as flood alerts put in place and yellow weather warning issued

Black Bull Lane in Fulwood was flooded as heavy rain battered the county (Credit: Sue Barnes/ We are Fulwood)

Flood warnings and alerts put in place as roads closed due to flooding

Coastal areas can expect gales this weekend, according to the MET Office

This is when it will stop raining - and gale force winds could begin

Lancashire is set to be battered by more heavy rain later this week (Credit: Pixabay)

More wet and windy weather set to hit Lancashire

The Rivers Trust have reported sewage spillages in the River Wyre

Raw sewage released into open water on the Fylde Coast more than 1,500 times

United Utilities fined £800,000 after illegally abstracting 22 billion litres of water in Lancashire

United Utilities fined for illegally abstracting water in Lancashire

Water providers could owe £800m in compensation to bill payers for ‘unfairly overcharging customers’

Bill payers could be owed £800m in compensation

An air monitoring station similar to the one to be installed (picture Bureau Veritas)

Air pollution to be measured at busy road in Blackpool

Water samples are taken from Cleveleys beach following a pollution incident (Credit: Daniel Martino)

Swimmers advised to avoid sea following pollution risk warning

A ban on accessing the waters off Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre was put in place after sewage washed into the sea (Phil Taylor/ SWNS)

United Utilities announces details of first drop-in events following sewage leak

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

Thames Water face £3.3m fine over sewage spills

Investment will replenish the beaches

Massive investment to replace sand on Blackpool's beaches

The overturned lorry that has caused the closure of the M6 near Preston on Sunday

M6 and M55 reopen 12 hours after overturned milk tanker caused spillage

Beachgoers were warned not to swim in the sea following a sewage spill (Credit: photoeverywhere)

'No swimming' ban lifted at seven of eight beaches after sewage leak

"Hundreds" of dead fish washed up at Fairhaven Lake due to "low oxygen levels" in the water (Credit: John Watson)

This is why 'hundreds' of dead fish have been washing up at Fairhaven Lake