"England’s farmers to get new payments for cleaning up waterways." Why are taxpayers being asked to pay farmers to clean up a mess they created? Or is it just more cheap playground politics? And what about that polluter pays principle thing then? theguardian.com/environment/20…

So Anglian Water has been fined £62.8 million for illegally dumping their sewage into the environment. In an act of self-pity CEO Mark Thurston, said: “We understand the need to rebuild trust with customers and that aspects of our performance need to improve to do that." Would

In case you missed it in one of its last dying breaths before being axed Ofwat has allowed water companies to double, yes double the amount they pay back on their steaming piles of debt from £11,057,000,000 in 2019 - 2024 to £22,047,000,000 in 2025 - 2030. And guess who gets to

And as if the day couldn't get worse, Caleb Watts scoring for Plymouth!

And that my friends is illegal but what has the Environment Agency ever done about it..... You already know the answer.

Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was born #OnThisDay in 1876. She was the goddaughter of Queen Victoria and a pioneering figure in the British women’s suffrage movement. #SAHM25 Find out more: ⬇️ heritagecalling.com/2025/07/25/the…

"A nationally significant water shortfall is gripping England". You'd never believe water companies have had 35 years to plan for this but then again there's always been a plan, the one that was cheapest for WCs, drain ever river in the country dry, and now they're running out

"Southern Water invests £1 million into wetlands project that will use nature - not chemicals - to clean wastewater". Here we go, yet more greenwashing from river environment charities and the water companies. It doesn't work and they know it, the science says it doesn't work

“Thames Water: advisers appointed to plan for company’s potential collapse.” I presume UK Prime Minister realises that govt’s continued dithering over all of this has cost Thames Water 💧’s customers 100s of millions if not the better part of £1 billion? theguardian.com/business/2025/…

Do not stay at Arles Centres hotel Simon Calder it is a building site though none of the booking www will tell you that. ALL Accor denied it is one of their properties & won't process requested refund saying down to hotel to respond. Booked via Expedia who won't issue refund either.

"Most of Windermere polluted with sewage bacteria". Remember when govt made big noise and said it was going to clean up Windermere? So how's that one working out for ya? theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/a…

Oh what a circus, oh what a show. Theatre magic The London Palladium #evita

Delightful evening celebrating 95 years of Pilgrim Trust an important funder for so many of us in the sector. #celebration #anniversary #philanthropy

Oh my ... five minutes in and we haven't conceded Exeter City FC !

A colour saturated show to lift the spirits this autumn/winter Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery opens 1 October

Today is World Mental Health Day ❤️ Take a pause and check in with yourself and those around you. It’s okay to speak up, to reach out, and to ask for help - you are never alone 👊 #WorldMentalHealthDay

Naughty, naughty, Welsh Water tell Channel 4 News the state of the River Wye has nothing to do with them... and they're "not like the water companies in England". Well let me remind Welsh Water that last year alone they spent 14,640 hours dumping sh*t into the Wye and as a company

Then. Do. Something.

What a night! Only waited 29 years to get to my first derby match and it didn't disappoint. SJP was bouncing Exeter City FC

.Sheffield Park and Garden, National Trust looking absolutely sparkling yesterday. #autumn #nature #sundayvibes