Raw sewage has been pumped non-stop into a picturesque Cotswolds river for more than 44 days. The River Coln is popular with fly fishermen and runs through some of the most beautiful villages in England.
Berkshire villagers have created hilarious signs to vent their anger over sewageEnraged locals in a village which is plagued by sewage spills have been dubbed the 'Berkshire Banksys' over hilarious signs venting their fury.One sign warns drivers to keep their speed low to avoid splashes in the 'Poo-nami' area - while another has changed Water Street to 'Sewage Street'.
READ MORE - Furious residents of Great British Bake Off village erect sign branding water company a 's*** show' - after being forced to wade through raw sewage, condoms and human faeces bubbling up from manholes for months Advertisement Steve Masters, who lives on a narrowboat moored on the Kennet River in nearby Newbury, compared locals wading through sewage to Dickensian or Victorian standards of living.
The veteran added: 'This is one of only 210 chalk streams on Earth - a unique habitat for many species. Keep pollution out.' 'This is not something that has just happened - it has been going on for months and years but is now becoming more and more frequent and longer lasting.'Some people have had faeces, tampons and sanitary products on their road since before Christmas.
Water companies pumped raw sewage into British rivers and seas for a record four million hours last year, more than double than in 2022, new figures have revealed . Stock image'We are in the 21st Century, not Dickensian or Victorian Britain, yet people are having to walk through raw sewage in their homes and on their roads.
READ MORE - Fury as raw sewage is pumped non-stop into a picturesque Cotswolds river for more than 44 DAYS Advertisement Locals fear untreated sewage pumped into Bledington Brook, near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire for two weeks is poisoning their dogs, killing bees and harming farmers' crops. Thames Water said untreated discharges were 'unacceptable' but blamed high rainfall and groundwater conditions for the sewage spills.Michael Gove insisted the company must 'carry the can' for years of 'serial mismanagement'
Yet a sewage works in the town of Fairford was spewing untreated sewage into the river from 1077 hours, or 44.8 days, in total. It is far from an isolated incident, with the station pumping sewage for well over 3,000 hours in the past year, according to campaigners. They say the grim issue started back in December when a drain began to overflow - and spilled out into other areas of the village, where Stand Up to Cancer is also filmed.
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