Britain’s only designated river bathing spot is so polluted that it’s not safe to swim
Upstream of the bathing site there is a combined sewer overflow and a sewage pumping station, and agency investigations also found that three nearby rainwater drains were…
Swimmers warned not to take a dip in Britain’s only designated river bathing spot
Upstream of the bathing site there is a combined sewer overflow and a sewage pumping station, and agency investigations also found that three nearby rainwater drains were…
Children made sick after swimming in heavily polluted water said to be ‘good enough to drink’
Children missed school for sickness after swimming in a river Environment Agency staff said was “good enough to drink”, a report found. Campaigners in Ilkley, West Yorkshire,…