Sewage

Aerial view of the Simonswood Industrial Estate.

I visited ‘toxic town’ where the smell is ‘strong enough to chew’

Live map shows areas of recent sewage spills in England.

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

(Photos: Getty Images)

Full list of water firms and price hikes - as bills rise by over 50%

Sewage flows down streets in Drakes Broughton.

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

“Sewage” water pours onto baggage carousel at airport.

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

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has action against water company United Utilities over transparency failings.

Water company in the firing line over failing to provide updates

An example of water pollution in Harrogate at Hookstone Beck

£10.6m project underway to reduce sewage entering Lancashire water

Sewage spills generic

Sewage spill duration caused by United Utilities increases

Fylde candidates at the election hustings debate [from right to left]: Andrew Snowden, Mark Jewell, Tom Claver, Anne Aitken

Fylde candidates make sewage, substations and farming top priorities

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

Discharge of sewage into a river. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The 'scandalous' amount of time sewage was released into waterways

Blackpool beach hit by avalanche of raw sewage over Easter weekend

Storm Water Tank construction. Credit: United Utilities.

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

Lizzie Carr of Planet Patrol

Sewage pollution found in nearly all of Lancaster Canal

'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.

Woman spends 48 hours deep cleaning a dirty flat

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

Over half of Scotland’s popular beaches ‘blighted’ with raw sewage
One tourist hotspot was found to have sewage levels at least 50 times the safe limit
Isabella Boneham

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thames Water face £3.3m fine over sewage spills

Water bills could increase by 40% next year

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)

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)

UK water companies apologise over sewage spills

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

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

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

Government to ban plastic wet wipes in England

NHS hospitals in England are battling sewage issues

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

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