Written by: Tom Laws
The Letter below is from the Kendal Civic Society to the Westmorland Gazette. We felt it deserved a wider audience. Westmorland Gazette Dear Sir THE KENDAL FLOOD SCHEME The Kendal Civic Society has always …
Valsesia, Piedmont; a paradise in the Northern Italian Alps. In winter, the snow-capped mountains draw skiers and mountaineers. In spring, as the snow melts, the valley’s rivers become a mecca for white water kayakers …
Only 35% of the rivers in the Western Wales River Basin meet good ecological status according to the European Water Framework Directive. The Afon Artro near Llanbedr is one of these. This river is …
Respond to the Welsh Government Consultation on banning 9 common single-use plastic items. This is Wales’ chance to be at the forefront to be a global player to tackle plastic pollution.The Welsh Government’s ambition …
In a recent speech to business leaders the head of the Environment Agency (England’s main environmental regulator), James Bevan, has proposed using the opportunity presented by BREXIT to weaken the laws that supposedly protect …
Damaging floods are happening more and more often in our country – and we still aren’t tackling the problem properly. Why is it such a serious problem? First, we’re still building new houses on …
We have made a poster available for you to download and display. Click the links below to download and print out our latest poster to display across Kendal and beyond. While you're here - …
Since the handover of the petition against the building of the Tumpen Dam on 3rd June things have moved forward on the campaign to preserve Tyrol largest remaining free-flowing river. Legally the case against …
Wednesday, 3rd June representatives from Save Our Rivers,WET – Wildwasser erhalten Tirol, WWF – Austria and the Citizens' Initiative Against Tumpen Hydropower Plant presented a petition calling for a halt to the construction of …
Dredging is the act of removing loose sediment and other deposition from the riverbed and transporting it to another location. During large-scale events the river is unable to cope with the volume of water …