Open letter signed by naturalist Chris Packham and comedian Paul Whitehouse says pollution is degrading lake. The next government must give Windermere greater protection from sewage pollution, campaigners including the naturalist Chris Packham and the comedian Paul Whitehouse have urged in an open letter to all party leaders.

A special beer has been created to raise money for a campaign protesting sewage pollution in Windermere. Lakes Brew Co has brewed an 'easy drinking, perfectly hopped light beer' and pledged to donate 10p from every can of Leave No Trace to the Save Windermere campaign.

This is an opinion piece from Sir Keir Starmer Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party.

High visitor numbers are turning one of Britain's most scenic lakes green, researchers say.

Pupils from a Lancaster school have spoken out passionately about their campaign to save Lake Windermere from pollution.

Actor Steve Coogan has accused a water firm of "greenwashing" and "PR spin" as he joined a protest criticising it for putting sewage into England's largest lake. The I'm Alan Partridge star hit out at United Utilities' decision to pay out record dividends to shareholders, as he joined campaigners outside its offices near Windermere, Cumbria.

Steve Coogan has demanded United Utilities stop dumping sewage in the iconic Lake Windermere and called on them to clear up the beauty spot. The Alan Partridge star, 58, joined protesters in the high-profile row as he accused the water firm of 'greenwashing' and 'PR spin' this morning.

Comedian says inaction by United Utilities over sewage spills in Windermere’s catchment area has led to a build-up of toxic materials at the bottom of the lake.

Feargal Sharkey joined hundreds of people demonstrating against ­sewage pollution poisoning England’s ­largest lake. The Undertones star, 65, and locals rallied outside United Utilities’ hub in Windermere yesterday after the firm dumped 8,700 hours of sewage into the Lake District spot last year.

Singer Feargal Sharkey joined campaigners in calling for a clean up of a lake on Monday. The environmentalist joined Save Windermere's weekly protest outside water firm United Utilities' information office in the Lake District town.

More than 4m hours of raw sewage discharges poured into rivers and seas last year, a 129% increase on the previous 12 months. Total discharges from the 14,000 storm overflows owned by English water companies that release untreated sewage into rivers and coastal waters increased by 59% to 477,972, making 2023 the worst year for sewage spills.

Pollution from emergency overflow pipes into canals, coastal waters and rivers has not always been recorded until now. Water companies in England and Wales will be required to install monitors on an additional 7,000 emergency overflow pipes used to dump sewage into the nation’s waterways, the environmental watchdog has said.