Storm Éowyn in Devon and Cornwall
I've been looking at the UK Met Office's forecast charts for the coming weekend, and this one issued at noon yesterday shows a very strong storm arriving north of Ireland…
January Sewage Pollution in South West England
After a long dry spell the heavens have opened over South West England once again. Here is this evening’s WaterFit Live map from South West Water:
In our corner of Devon there have been multi-hour CSO activations at Woolacombe, Ilfracombe and Lynmouth, plus our nearest surfing beach at Widemouth Bay in North Cornwall:
Storm Darragh in Devon and Cornwall
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for both wind and rain across South West England. There is also a red warning for wind across West Wales and the…
December Sewage Pollution in South West England
Before we get on to the large number of sewage pollution incidents around the coast of Devon and Cornwall at the beginning of December, we have an announcement to make.The…
November Sewage Pollution in South West England
After a long dry spell it has started raining once again in South West England. This evening South West Water's WaterFit Live map of combined sewer overflow activations looks like…
October Sewage Pollution in South West England
South West Water's WaterFit Live map of combined sewer overflow (CSO for short) activations currently only contains a couple of offline event duration monitors (EDM for short) at Totnes and…
September Sewage Pollution in South West England
The Met Office has issued a series of yellow weather warnings for heavy rain across Devon and Cornwall, from the evening of Wednesday September 4th until midnight on Friday September…
Ofwat’s 2024 Price Review
In a press release this morning Ofwat announced the findings of their draft price review for 2025-29: Ofwat has today proposed allowing a spending package of £88bn by water companies.…
July Sewage Pollution in South West England
There have been a few dry days to begin the month of July, but that has now changed. Here how South West Water’s “WaterFit Live” map looks this afternoon. Note the new format:
On the south coast of Devon there’s an ongoing sewage pollution incident in Plymouth, and others earlier in the day at Dawlish and Budleigh Salterton:
Here is this morning’s WaterFit Live map:
The 2024 General Election in South West England
Here is the Guardian's electoral map of South West England this morning: Having been completely blue yesterday, Cornwall is now divided amongst Labour and the Lib Dems. Following minor boundary…
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