Greater Manchester’s River Irwell was this morning covered in what appears to be a mysterious white foam. Images of the waterway covered in froth were posted on social media, including by the ...

A SECOND major pollution incident on the River Irwell appears to have originated in East Lancashire, according to conservationists. White foam has been reported along the waterway, as it runs ...

The fact that otters have even been spotted near industrial waterways such as the River Irwell was a sign of greatly improved water quality, according to Katy Barton of the Environment Agency.

News; Greater Manchester News; River Irwell 'Manky, disgusting, just brown': Living next to England’s 'worst river for sewage dumps' The River Irwell and its surrounding catchment areas were ...

It lends its name to our county, but the River Mersey is not restricted to the borders of Merseyside. Stretching for around 70 miles across the North West of England, the river formed part of the ...

The site - on the Mersey estuary upstream from Liverpool - emptied into the river 187 times last year for a total of 2,537 hours. That’s equivalent to running non-stop for 106 days.

A mayor has announced a new partnership to make rivers in Merseyside cleaner. Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram, has announced an agreement with United Utilities and the Mersey ...