by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Sep 25, 2024 | River of the Month
September 2024 In six glacial llyns high on the western side of the Cambrian Mountains begins what has often been described as the longest river entirely in Wales. From Llyn Teifi, the Afon Teifi flows in a westerly direction, past the remains of the Cistercian Abbey...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Aug 29, 2024 | River of the Month
August 2024 On 11 December 1282 near Cilmeri in mid Wales, a soldier serving Edward I ran a Welsh combatant through with his lance. At the time Stephen de Frankton was unaware that the person he had just fatally injured was Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the commander of the...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Aug 21, 2024 | CEO Blog, News
The money spent on the Seine before the Olympics was never going to “clean up” the river in the long-term. Water companies, regulators and Governments have assumed that low customer bills should be the focus without ever explaining that this means less...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jul 24, 2024 | News
Why is this Welsh Government review important? Spreading of organic material such as manure on land is a significant contributor to excessive nutrients in Welsh rivers. Gaps in our planning system and weak regulation are allowing spreading to continue to pollute...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jul 23, 2024 | News
Natural Resources Wales’s summary of Welsh Water’s environmental performance in 2023. Welsh Water attribute some of the blame for their poor performance on the weather. But climate change is not a new concept. Water company customers expect their water...
