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Campaigning to stop sewage pollution in the Wharfe

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The Northern Eco @thenortherneco.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Issue 144 of The Northern Eco is out! The water issue is highlighted but, as well as the official proposals, we also look at the People's Commission on the Water Sector - an academic-led approach. @sascampaigns.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social @saveourswale.bsky.social tinyurl.com/cjjw5aby
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Goodbye OFWAT - hello, one to rule them all
Fancy a dip with 50% less sewage? Hang on five years and you'll be able to jump right in.....
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MP Watch @mpwatch.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Nobbled! The changes in Sir Jon #Cunliffe's report are far-reaching within the bounds set by the environment agency. But @SteveReedMP's department ruled out public ownership from the start. @compassoffice.bsky.social @riveractionuk.bsky.social @sascampaigns.bsky.social @windrushwasp.bsky.social
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Scrap Ofwat, says major report, as author warns water bills will rise by 30% in five years - live updates
Sir Jon Cunliffe's report into the water sector in England and Wales makes 88 recommendations - including making water meters mandatory.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 21/07/2025
😡Steve Reed banned the Water Commission Report from exploring public ownership in England. 🤣He says it's too expensive. But the £100bn figure comes from a 2018 report funded by the water industry. We say that it's nonsense, & the experts agree. Watch this video to find out why
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Save Our Swale @saveourswale.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
We want our treatment works at Richmond to be fit for purpose, nothing more, nothing less! @yorkshirewater.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social @peopleswater.bsky.social www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2507678...
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Campaigners take aim at Yorkshire Water after site visit as utility company respond
Three members of the Save Our Swale (SOS) group were permitted access to the treatment works on Wednesday, March 26.
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Ian @ian2r.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
The government has set up a water commission to conduct the biggest review since privatisation. I just asked them to back bringing water companies into public ownership. Join me: weownit.org.uk/act-now/wate... @joemorrismp.bsky.social @catchmentsteward.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social
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Tell the Water Commission — Public Ownership NOW! | We Own It
Email the government's commission on water to demand they call for public ownership.
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karenshackrivers.bsky.social @karenshackrivers.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Southern Water customers 'disgusted' by bill hike Source: BBC search.app/GRuvT Shared via the Google App
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Southern Water customers 'disgusted' by bill hike
It comes after the water supplier increased its charges by an average of 47% from April.
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
England water pollution at 10-year high, campaigners say Source: BBC search.app/1PWpg Shared via the Google App
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England's serious water pollution incidents at 10-year high
Campaigners release official data showing the most serious pollution incidents in England are double the target.
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
More than 100 chemicals polluting harbours - study Source: BBC search.app/aFzwp Shared via the Google App
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More than 100 chemicals polluting South harbours - study
The studies looked at samples from Langstone and Chichester Harbours in spring and autumn 2022.
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Prospective Thames Water Private Equity Buyer ‘Sent Bills Soaring’ in UK and US Source: Byline Times search.app/6fdMo Shared via the Google App
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Prospective Thames Water Private Equity Buyer 'Sent Bills Soaring' in UK and US
Campaigners say the preferred buyer of the failing UK water firm has a record of "rampant profiteering and financial abuse of service users" on both sides of the Atlantic
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Since exiting the EU chemical regulation system, the UK has not restricted a single chemical substance. In that time, the EU has restricted or banned 10 harmful substances. But they have had a good long think about maybe possibly banning lead shot. www.sustainableviews.com/more-than-fo...
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More than four years and half a million pounds, but still no regulation. Time for change?
Chloe Alexander is senior campaigner at Chem Trust The UK has failed to regulate chemicals post-Brexit
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karenshackrivers.bsky.social @karenshackrivers.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
www.theguardian.com/business/nil...
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The barbarians are at the gates of the sewage works | Nils Pratley
Choosing KKR as the preferred bidder for the UK’s biggest water company may not fill Thames Water’s workers with joy
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Ian @ian2r.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Just watched @labourlewis.bsky.social powerful speech on his Water Bill, raising the fundamental question who should own our water? It’s time to bring water back into public hands. Watch the debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIO... @joemorrismp.bsky.social @catchmentsteward.bsky.social
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MP calls for public ownership of water
YouTube video by Clive Lewis
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karenshackrivers.bsky.social @karenshackrivers.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/yorks...
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Yorkshire’s rivers and waterways polluted for over 430,000 hours in 2024
Yorkshire Water revealed to be in the top five offending companies for sewage discharges
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
@tomgordonld.bsky.social hope you can join us - please share the @peopleswater.bsky.social People’s Commission on the water sector comes to #knaresborough
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
FOI to @EnvAgency on costs to date of their criminal investigation into illegal pollution discovered by @WindrushWasp and the answer is? £5.9M !!!!! How about that was used to regulate so they didn’t pollute? Novel!!
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Last night only THREE peers in the House of Lords called for public ownership of England's water industry. That was me, Jenny Jones & Natalie Bennett (Green Party) out of a membership of 827. Public ownership officially opposed by Labour, Tories and LibDems. Most people want to end the scandal.
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
www.yahoo.com/news/governm...
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Government report reveals troubling findings tied to wastewater facilities: 'They're bound to have effects over time'
They're being flushed directly into the ocean.
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WindrushWASP @windrushwasp.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Court rules in favour of more of the same, Dig deep billpayers, you have hungry creditors and shareholders to feed. www.windrushwasp.org/single-post/...
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Court supports Thames Water bailout
The Appeal Court has announced that it will not overturn the High Court decision to allow Thames Water to add £3 billion debt to the almost £19 billion it has already taken on at billpayers' expense -...
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karenshackrivers.bsky.social @karenshackrivers.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Green campaigners attempt citizen’s arrests of Thames Water executives
Chris Weston and Alastair Cochran targeted by group who accuse them of causing a public nuisance
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Thames Water wants to be spared billions of pounds of costs and fines over the next 5 years. TW ripped off customers, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, borrowed money to pay dividends. Laws must apply. No public bailout. Let it go bankrupt. Nationalise for nominal sum.
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Thames Water begs to be spared fines and costs, warning bidders will walk away
Exclusive: Managers and lenders racing to find a buyer want regulator to agree to leniency amounting to billions of pounds
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Plasticfree NW Leeds- Climate Kirsty 🐟🐝🇪🇺 @plasticfreenwleeds.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
t.co/NBvFFwCNHv Thames Water: Inside the crisis: is anyone watching? They want positive feedback back, what a joke! Will give that when they stop profiting from polluting our rivers! @cleanilkley.bsky.social @thames21.bsky.social @henleymermaids.bsky.social @beneath-b-waters.bsky.social
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m00284vn/thames-water-inside-the-crisis
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Ian @ian2r.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Bailouts won't fix the sewage scandal and won't reduce bills. Join me and @GoodLawProject to call on Steve Reed to stop water company greed goodlaw.social/uk6y
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Ask Steve Reed to stop bills rising, not reward water company greed
Thames Water’s profit-hungry owners have let the water network rot while they’ve racked up alarming debts. And who do they want to pick up the tab? Customers – through ever-rising water bills. The com...
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The RevIvel Association @revivel.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
A lump of chalk on a frosty morning demonstrating its ability to store water. Unfortunately Affinity Water currently take 53% of all available water from the upper Ivel catchment, up to 14 million litres per day! @beneath-b-waters.bsky.social @stormwater-jo.bsky.social @welshriversunion.bsky.social
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Public events coming up. Come and have your say on the future of our water. Free
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
@hugotagholm.bsky.social @thames21.bsky.social @carolvorderman.bsky.social @weownit.org.uk
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
@robwindscheffel.bsky.social @deborahmeaden.bsky.social @ewanmg.bsky.social @weownit.org.uk @watershed-i.bsky.social @beneath-b-waters.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @annadixonmp.bsky.social @feargalsharkey.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
@greenjennyjones.bsky.social @greenjorobb.bsky.social @sascampaigns.bsky.social @salburttjones.bsky.social @soswhitstable.bsky.social @henleymermaids.bsky.social @windrushwasp.bsky.social
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
#StopTheWaterScam youtube.com/shorts/GrlqQ... your MP shorturl.at/qwNrp Video Fact Sheet shorturl.at/RjKgv
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StopTheWaterScam
YouTube video by Ilkley Clean River Group
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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Cunliffe Commission to improve the current system. John C on radio 4 The key he says is lining up incentives. Apparently investors have lost all their money. The solution is the regulatory system with more invt at regional level. Lack of strategy.
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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Lost opportunity “The Commission is seeking views on what has driven the deterioration in customers trust and what is needed to restore trust given that bills will need to increase to fund the required improvements in infrastructure.” not about Trust it’s about delivery. Bill rises not inevitable
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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Today we launch our People’s Commission on the Water Sector. Addressing the public’s real issues in public! All the gaps in the gov Commission www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk
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The People's Commission on the Water Sector
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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Feargal Sharkey says "The industry clearly cannot be trusted, neither can the regulators. None of them have the right answers. Its time to listen to the public. Here's your opportunity." Sign up to take part in The People’s Commission on Water. www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk
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The People's Commission on the Water Sector
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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
"We need to think more boldly and creatively about alternatives to the failing system of water provision in this country”Prof Cleaver. Sign up to take part in The People’s Commission on Water. www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk
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The People's Commission on the Water Sector
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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Kate Bayliss of SOAS says "…we can devise pragmatic solutions, learning from experience in the UK and abroad, to build a water system in the interests of society and the environment." Sign up to take part in The People’s Commission on Water. www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk
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The People's Commission on the Water Sector
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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector @peopleswater.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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‘People’s commission’ to examine future of water industry in England and Wales
Inquiry set up by academics and campaigners to rival ‘too limited’ government-established commission
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karenshackrivers.bsky.social @karenshackrivers.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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‘People’s commission’ to examine future of water industry in England and Wales
Inquiry set up by academics and campaigners to rival ‘too limited’ government-established commission
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
We are shocked to see Christine Hodgson, Chair Severn Trent on the shortlist for @thetimes Non Executive Director award. Ofwat &EA is investigating Severn Trent for not meeting its obligations for environmental performance and sewage pollution. That's a criminal investigation.
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Look at this. from 2018 projecting the impact of 3% bill rises over income rises - not the massive % we are now getting - where people spending over 3% of their total income on water over 40% in water poverty. ccw.org.uk/app/uploads/20…
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karenshackrivers.bsky.social @karenshackrivers.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
This Tuesday at Ilkley Christchurch 7.30. All welcome - £2.50 for non members. See you there.
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
@alastairchisholm.bsky.social hi Alastair we are about to launch just checking if you received our email invite - I’ll resend
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
para 288 "In my judgment, the addition of a potential £3 billion of debt at high interest rates and high cost is bound to have a long-term effect on the quality of public services especially if the equity raise is unsuccessful and no further restructuring is possible"
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Judge says "The costs of finance and adviser fees in the present case are very high. Indeed, they might be described as eye-watering ...." What a mess ofwat SteveReedMP you are permitting...
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Judge sets out that the alternative to the Plan A creditors is Special Administration, not the Plan B. This was all about money not about compliance with the law in terms of performance. Add that in and its time Ofwat and SteveReedMP you move to SAR.
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
So now what stopping @SteveReedMP as this judgment damning? Are you being bullied by international creditors with false claims that they are the UK growth saviours?
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Judge rules that the only option to bailout is SAR. Gov need to apply for SAR (they haven't - they supported bailout) This judgement only about the £ which judge says will have long term effect on customers. Add in horrendous performance and the case for SAR has been made.
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/ch/2025... para 285
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Thames Water Utilities Holdings Ltd, Re - Find Case Law - The National Archives
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Ilkley Clean River Group @cleanilkley.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
@ThamesWater say the massive debt does not affect the public. The judge did not agree "In my judgment, the customers of Thames Water and the members of the public who are the recipients of those vital public services are plainly affected by a decision to sanction the Plan."
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karenshackrivers.bsky.social @karenshackrivers.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
news.sky.com/story/whats-...
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What's happening with Thames Water, why's it in court and could it be nationalised?
Effective nationalisation of Thames Water through special administration becomes more likely if the utility firm fails to get approval for a £3bn loan and runs out of cash on 24 March.
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