The Decline of the Wharfe
Video of our river showing the same stretch 2015 - 2024Guest Blog, Mark Barrow, Beneath British Waters GUEST BLOG: Mark Barrow,
YW cites need to re build trust after disclosure of CEO Additional 1.3M – our response.
Ms Vanda Murray OBE Chair Yorkshire Water, Chair Kelda Holdings, Chair Kelda Eurobond 11th September 2025 Dear Ms Murray Thank you for
Ilkley is at the leading edge of the national campaign to clean up all rivers lakes and seas, despite critics attempts to undermine this.
This is a story of years and years of campaigning. It is simplified here to respond to the outrageous views being expressed
Vanda Murray OBE, Chair YW replies
A few stand out items They only plan to reduce leaks by 12% by 2030 (and are leaking 26om litres a day).
Our letters to EA and Minister Hardy on the granting of the drought permit
Letter to the Environment Agency Sue Longstone, Director Operations, North of England The Environment Agency 26th August 2025 Dear Sue We were
EA permitting water extraction is not protecting our river and environment.
Photo courtesy of Charles Heslett, BBC News, Yorkshire The Environment Agency has granted a drought order for the Wharfe. This will extract
A cover up for water company neglect in The Times today
Letter to the Editor of The Times in response to an ill informed article about the Sewage Clean Up at Ilkley. You
Nicola Shaw received over £3m in 2 years despite Yorkshire Water’s dreadful pollution performance.
This is our letter to the Chair of Yorkshire Water, Vanda Murray OBE after the Guardian revealed an additional payment of £1.3m
The Bias in Cunliffe ‘Independent’ Review of Water Sector & lack of evidence
The Cunliffe Commission was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime root and branch review of the water sector; a reset to put the
The Water Company Rich List
Published by the Sewage Campaign Network The Water Company Rich List 2025 "These figures are taken from annual reports published on