Yorkshire Water has been sentenced in court after pleading guilty to charges of illegally polluting Foss Dyke with sewage & for failing to maintain a pump.
The story shows repeated failures by them at every stage.
But why has it taken so long to convict? The problems started in 2017!
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The story shows repeated failures by them at every stage.
But why has it taken so long to convict? The problems started in 2017!
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The company only pleaded guilty in court in Nov 2024, with sentencing in May 2025.
Did it really take 6 years to complete the investigation? Why the delay?
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It’s not as they had their snouts in any money trough (allegedly) !?
Imagine if similar fines were issued for EVERY illegal sewage dump...there have been thousands and thousands of them across the country.
Or someone in a previous Government was urging them to apply a ‘light’ touch.
Which is awful, as it proves yet again, the ability to take action was there, but proves they chose not to.
Never again let the Tories into power...and if you think they were bad, Reform is the even more extreme version.