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Viewing the latest from our campaign: Right to swim
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16 April 2025Case Update ‘The sea is closed’: What record-breaking sewage dumping means in Exmouth‘The sea is closed’: What record-breaking sewage dumping means in Exmouth
Last year South West Water was the worst offender for dumping raw sewage. Jo Bateman tells us what that means for her daily swim.
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19 February 2025Case Update Robert Macfarlane: We shouldn’t have to risk our health every time we get in the waterRobert Macfarlane: We shouldn’t have to risk our health every time we get in the water
Water companies are drowning in debt and pumping out sewage. It’s time for Labour to get serious on water pollution.
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8 January 2025Case Update Government says it won’t ‘look the other way’ on sewage dumpingGovernment says it won’t ‘look the other way’ on sewage dumping
But when South West Water spilled sewage in Newquay, ministers did nothing.
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26 November 2024Case Update Jo Bateman broadens her challenge against South West WaterJo Bateman broadens her challenge against South West Water
Now the Supreme Court has removed barriers that stopped people taking on polluting water companies, Jo Bateman is expanding her case.
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4 September 2024Case Update Jo Bateman: It’s time for Labour to take action on sewageJo Bateman: It’s time for Labour to take action on sewage
Sewage dumping robs me of my daily swims and harms my mental health. So I’m heading to 10 Downing Street to demand urgent action.
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12 July 2024News We’re supporting Jo Bateman to take legal action for our right to swim – watch her storyWe’re supporting Jo Bateman to take legal action for our right to swim – watch her story
Jo’s swims are being disrupted by unlawful sewage spills. Jo’s simply had enough – and so have we. With our support, she’s taking legal action for everyone who wants to protect their right to swim.
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29 April 2024News Holding South West Water to accountHolding South West Water to account
Jo Bateman couldn’t go swimming after a water company sent tankers to release a flood of sewage. We’re supporting her legal action.