More than 15,000 people and 130 organisations descended on London to attend the March for Clean Water, according to the event's organisers
More than 15,000 people and 130 organisations descended on London to attend the March for Clean Water, according to the event's organisers
“To stop the pollution, the only real solution is to strengthen regulation. So when we see the department that funds regulation effectively being cut back, we do wonder, are these promises going to be fulfilled? Ms Dennett has been ordered to appear in a small claims court over non-payment of her debt, but intends to make a counterclaim against Wessex Water as she is “paying them for a service and they’re not delivering”.while at the March for Clean Water, Ms Dennett said: “It’s great to see so many different community groups and organisations coming together for one demand, clean water, with one cause, sewage pollution, and one nemesis, the water companies.
Roding River Trust founder Paul Powesland, who was also at the March for Clean Water, said: “The rights of nature should have proper representation. It is in all of our hands to step into the realms of guardianship to protect and restore your local river.“Speak for your river, because they need us and they are dying, and because it’s the most beautiful thing you can do.”
It has since said that it will need to increase bills by 59 per cent between 2025 and 2030 to recover from its financial crisis, raising concerns that the company will collapse into a Government-handled administration process, with taxpayers shouldering its debt load.
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