Crewe & Nantwich MP Connor Naismith labelled the latest pollution incident in the River Weaver as “totally unacceptable”.
He spoke out after the fifth slurry pollution case in the past three years this week left thousands of fish dead in the river in Nantwich.
Dear Editor,
I am absolutely furious and heartbroken to hear of yet another pollution incident on the River Weaver in Nantwich, which has once again left thousands of fish dead or dying.
This is the fifth such disaster in just three years, and it is nothing short of a disgrace.
Thousands of fish are feared dead in the River Weaver in Nantwich after another pollution incident.
The Environment Agency sent staff to the river earlier today after reports of fish being washed up dead in their hundreds.
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The first phase of re-stocking the River Weaver’s fish population in Nantwich has been completed.
Up to 4,000 fish have been released into the river to help restock after the major pollution incidents of 2023.
The first phase of a three-year programme to re-stock River Weaver in Nantwich has taken place.
It comes 15 months after the river suffered devastating pollution incidents in 2023 which led to the deaths of thousands of fish.
The Environment Agency is to restock the River Weaver in Nantwich next month, more than 15 months after pollution incidents hit the watercourse.
Thousands of fish were washed up along the riverside in Nantwich in 2023 when slurry polluted the river.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Connor Naismith has called for strong action against agricultural pollution after recent slurry dumping incidents in the River Weaver.
Mr Naismith MP spoke out in the House of Commons this week about the “urgent need for addressing agricultural slurry dumping”.
The River Weaver in Nantwich is to be re-stocked with thousands of fish this week to replace the many that died in pollution incidents last year.
Environment Agency officers have worked with Nantwich Angling Society on the re-stocking plan.
Thousands more dead fish have been floating in the River Weaver in Nantwich, prompting fears of yet another massive slurry pollution incident.
Nantwich Town Council and Cheshire East Cllr Anna Burton said she alerted the Environment Agency to the latest incident.
Hundreds of dead fish found in River Weaver in Nantwich could be caused by low oxygen and high temperatures, says the Environment Agency. And they say similar events are happening in rivers all over the North West. People reported seeing lots of dead fish and many struggling to survive along various stretches of the river in and around Nantwich. Today,[Read More…]
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