Raw sewage warning

UNTREATED sewage is routinely being discharged into UK waters, polluting the environment and making bathers ill, an environmental campaign group’s annual report has found.

Surfers Against Sewage cited 2,941 examples of raw sewage pollution incidents in English and Welsh waters in the 12 months to the end of September. Coastal beauty spots were among those affected, while at least one person needed emergency treatment due to becoming ill while in the water.