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FEATURE: The study, Britain’s lakes and rivers are polluted with microplastics

FEATURE: The study, Britain’s lakes and rivers are polluted with microplastics

In recent years, scientists have found plastic scattered throughout the ocean, as far away as the Mariana Trench and even in the Arctic ice.

But new research shows the problem exists even closer to home, with up to 1,000 tiny pieces of plastic per litre found in the most polluted rivers.

March 26, 2023
Free “Let’s Walk” events planned for Nantwich by Canals trust

Free “Let’s Walk” events planned for Nantwich by Canals trust

The Canals and Rivers Trust is staging free “Let’s Walk” healthy walks in January in and around Nantwich.

The aim is to offer easy walking for those keen to get fitter in 2023 and to meet new people.

December 24, 2022
READER’S LETTER: MP should justify Environment Bill sewage vote

READER’S LETTER: MP should justify Environment Bill sewage vote

Dear Editor,
None of us likes the thought of sewage in our rivers and on our beaches. It’s disgusting to look at, smelly and unhygienic.

It appears, however, that our MP, Keiran Mullan, disagrees with that, and presumably thinks that raw sewage in our rivers and coastal waters isn’t that bad.

November 16, 2021
Active Waterways programme for Over 55s in Cheshire

Active Waterways programme for Over 55s in Cheshire

Over 55s in and around Nantwich are being invited to join the Canal & River Trust “active waterways” programme.

The 12-week walks programme is free to join and starts in November.

October 20, 2021