River Kennett News Today

A river protection group in Marlborough is calling on the UK Government to take action against Thames Water, after months of sewage problems.

A river protection group in Marlborough is calling on the UK Government to take action against Thames Water, after months of sewage problems.

Have you ever stopped to think what the difference is between a dying and thriving pub in this economy?

Only 5.5 of land in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is in use for priority habitats, natural green spaces, and designated conservation.

An ‘ambitious plan’ to help double the land set aside for nature in East Cambridgeshire, helping boost biodiversity and combat climate change,…

We have rounded up some of the biggest stories from Reading this week, just in case you missed them.

NEW artwork has appeared on the side of Reading Gaol just metres from where Banksy’s famous design stands.

On the banks of River Kennett, Wiltshire, sits an Elizabethan country house. You might know Littlecote if you enjoy fly fishing or, if you’re interested in civil war re-enactments – it possesses a unique Cromwellian Chapel and an outstanding Roundhead armoury. Above all, however, Littlecote is known for the many mysteries that shroud it: colourful ghost sightings, a cursed elm tree, tales of tragedies and many puzzling local legends inflect its knotty history. One such legend, that of Litt...

BBC News Published image captionPeter Davies said discarded masks had been blowing along the high street for the past year A photographer offended by the volume of disposable face masks he noticed littering his town has made an "ironic" calendar highlighting the issue. Peter Davies, from Marlborough in Wiltshire, said he was worried about the masks environmental impact. Discarded masks were a "big percentage" of the waste found by volunteers who regularly litter pick by the River Kennett, a ri...