The move aims to secure the future of a key British heritage asset that marks the ‘birthplace of the industrial revolution’.

Concerns over pollution in the River Severn have led to calls from campaigners for more round-the-clock monitoring of the water. Volunteer group Up Sewage Creek says it regularly saw "foam-bergs" ...

Warren Hastings, from Up Sewage Creek, said two monitoring sites would give a full picture of the river's health Concerns over pollution in the River Severn have led to calls from campaigners for more ...

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The River Severn is the longest river in the United Kingdom with a total length of around 219 miles. Its source can be found on Plynlimon near Llanidloes in Powys, Wales and it becomes the Severn ...

World Rivers Day was celebrated by Sacred Severn and other local community groups raising awareness of issues facing the River Severn and the Severn Bore including pollution. Sacred Severn was founded ...

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Campaign group Up Sewage Creek, which has been testing stretches of river as it runs through Shrewsbury, said its tests have shown the phenomenon is the result of high phosphate levels due to ...

Mehebub Sahana receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship. He is affiliated with The University of Manchester, UK. The Ganges, a lifeline for hundreds of millions across South ...

Straddling the banks of the River Severn, the UK’s longest river, sits Bewdley, a Worcestershire town that’s as pretty as a postcard. Its timber-framed houses, Georgian facades, and bustling high ...

For the first time in nearly a century, swimmers took to the open water of the Chicago River on Sunday. Participants in the Chicago River Swim made their way along a one- or two-mile route downtown.

A total of 39 areas in Wales were at risk of flooding overnight after 24 hours of heavy rainfall. Flood maps coloured the country amber and red as Natural Resources Wales (NRW) issued 27 flood alerts ...