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Residents have reported oil in the River Swift. Photo by Samantha Bobat.

Inspectors moitoring River Swift near Lutterworth after recent oil spillages

The practice is allowed during wet weather to prevent pipe networks from backing up.

Council leader urges government to demand transparency on sewage dumping figures

Water providers could owe £800m in compensation to bill payers for ‘unfairly overcharging customers’

Bill payers could be owed £800m in compensation

Flytippers could be given a fine

Crackdown on fly-tipping across Leicestershire

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

Thames Water face £3.3m fine over sewage spills

Warning issued after beach bug kills dog and makes eight others ill

Family playing at the seaside in winter, Instow, Devon, UK. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

England’s most polluted beaches revealed

Raw sewage was dumped into Harborough's waterways 479 times in the space of just one year.

Raw sewage dumped into Harborough's waterways 479 times in 2022

There are 5.2 million homes across the UK that are at risk of flooding (photo: Adobe)

​Warning of risk of flooding for homes next to waterways

Houses in Ironbridge surrounded by flood waters as River Severn levels started to rise following heavy rain.

Watch: Areas engulfed by water as rivers burst banks

A flood alert has been issued in Harborough

Flood alert issued after heavy rains lead to high river levels
It follows heavy rain.

Flooding in Alfriston. Picture by Eddie Mitchell

Environment Agency urges households to prepare for winter flooding

Angling has the younger generation hooled

How fishing has the younger generation hooked

Plan ahead to cut down on food waste (photo: Adobe)

Going Green - Ideas for shopping smarter and cutting down on food waste

Drivers are being warned that low-lying land and roads in the Welland Valley could be flooded today by the swollen River Welland after heavy rainfall overnight.

Drivers warned that low-lying land and roads in the Welland Valley near Harborou...

The rubbish was dumped in Gallowfield Road, near Gartree Prison, to the north of Market Harborough.

Woman fined after fly-tippers dump her rubbish in the Harborough countryside

Cleaning the River Welland has started again after flooding stopped work earlier this month. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Engineers draft in some of the best specialist kit in the world to help stamp ou...

Parts of the country will see snow and icy conditions (Photo: Getty)

Will it snow next week? Here's what to expect as Met Office issues more weather ...

Site manager Michael Reardon where worked has started on the River Welland. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Vital work carried out on the River Welland in Harborough in a bid to prevent fl...

What to do if your house gets flooded - insurance tips, safety and how to access...

The fly tipping in Welham Lane in Great Bowden.

Woman fined £300 after she paid a man to get rid of her rubbish – and it was fly...

Every river in England falls below the minimum standard, according to The Environmental Agency (Photo: Shutterstock)

Every river in England has failed to meet water quality standards - here's what ...

How Take a Friend Fishing plans to get people hooked on fishing

The UK has already seen a few storm names ticked off of the Met Office’s official list so far this year, but what are the other names lined up for the rest of 2020? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s the full list of Met Office storm names 2020 - including ones that have a...

A bold 90,000 project is going ahead to create a vital new wetland and transform a 300-metre stretch of the River Welland near Market Harborough.

Huge eco project is going ahead to create a new wetland and transform a 300-metr...

This is what you need to know in order to keep your dog and yourself safe (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s how to keep your dog safe from deadly blue-green algae during the summer ...

The field on the outskirts of Market Harborough that has been turned into an ugly massive tip.

'This is nothing short of a full-blown environmental scandal' - field on the out...

The UK is braced for three days of heavy rain (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is the difference between a ‘flood alert’ and a ‘flood warning’

Photo: Andy Wright.

Motorists are being warned to drive carefully across Harborough today - here are...