Pollution

Fylde coast MPs Chris Webb and Cat Smith have condemned United Utilities after the company was slapped with a record fine for discharging sewage into waters on the Fylde coast.

The fine's a drop in the ocean next to the profits they bank each year

'I want to change the world' - Blackpool pupils win top marine conservation award

'I want to change the world' - Pupils win marine conservation award

Feargal Sharkey addressed the GMB conference in Blackpool.

'We're being cheated' - Activist slams pollution amid council pledge

Fleetwood Boating Lake

Calls to clean Fleetwood Boating Lake after duckling dies

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

Buying ethical goods (photo: adobe)

Going Green: These are ways you can buy ethical goods

(Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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

Edisford Bridge, Clitheroe

Don't swim in area's newest bathing site this Easter - here's why

(Photo: Pexels)

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

Chris Webb says new laws will ensure the coastline is clean

MP says new laws will ensure the sea is cleaner in the future

An area around the Hillhouse Enterprise Zone in Thornton is the subject of a contamination investigation

Further soil testing to take place after cancer-causing chemical found

Live map shows areas of recent sewage spills in England.

Watch: Live map shows areas of recent sewage spills in England

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
A group of young female entrepreneurs who are tackling period poverty with underwear that costs just £4 have won a prestigious business award.
Richard Jenkins

Fylde Coast Against Sewage staged a demonstration in Blackpool to demand cleaner water

Fylde Coast Against Sewage stage demonstration to demand cleaner water

(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

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

Generic discharge of waste into rivers and the sea.

Sewage spills into North West water investigated by Ofwat

Candidates Paul Maynard, Crackers, Gita Gordon, Bill Greene, Tina Rothery, Dan Barker and Clive Grunshaw

Clean up sewage to attract tourists says election candidate

Blackpool from above

I think too many young lives in resort are being lost to heart disease

Fylde Council has partnered with Fylde Coast Against Sewerage (FCAS) in an attempt to improve the bathing waters

Council working in partnership with Fylde Coast Against Sewage

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake.

Watch: Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake
Watch as the Lib Dem leader tries to balance on the paddle board before falling into the water.
Jessica Martin

Tom Heap. Photo: BBC

Going Green: It is vital to vote and safeguard our future

Going Green: Planning for extreme weather is essential

Calls for tougher fines and prison time for persistent fly-tippers in Blackpool

Calls for tougher fines and prison time for persistent fly-tippers

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

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

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

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?

Boris Johnson

Here are the letters for June 12, 2019

Clean air strategy: what you need to know about the UK's latest pollution policy

This map produced by the Woodland Trust shows the extent of the Northern Forest

Letters - January 16, 2018

One in 20 British women has gone for 10 days without washing their hair

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