Latest news and information about rivers and related issues in England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales. Get more headlines and background by visiting our website. http://www.ukrivers.net/index.html Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.ukrivers.net/404.html http://www.ukrivers.net/404.html Our website is currently being switched over from one hosting provider to another and is behaving slightly oddly in the process. Hopefully things will settle down in the next couple of days. In the meantime, stay tuned and please don't adjust or delete your bookmarks or feed details: they should all start working again soon. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.pigbusiness.co.uk/ http://www.pigbusiness.co.uk/ Campaigner Tracy Worcester's new film Pig Business, which points the finger at industrial meat production, is causing something of a stir. One of the impacts she's drawing attention to is noxious lagoons of pollution: "A factory farm with 5,000 pigs produces about 25 tons of raw faecal waste every day. In the US and much of Europe this is disposed of in huge open lagoons or sprayed directly onto fields." Inevitably, runoff finds its way into watercourses sooner or later. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.ukrivers.net/wiki/doku.php?id=forthcoming_river_events_in_the_uk_and_ireland http://www.ukrivers.net/wiki/doku.php?id=forthcoming_river_events_in_the_uk_and_ireland Thanks so much to all those of you who've added river events to our new list. For July, we're currently listing 25 events, including river festivals in Stratford, Evesham, York, Maidstone, Colne Valley, Glasgow, and Cheshire. National Fishing Week starts on 24 July and runs until 2nd August. Other interesting events include the Summer Rivers Course on 25-26 July 2009 organized by The Westcountry Rivers Trust. Take a look at our page and please do add any more events you know about. It's very easy to do. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/8115190.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/8115190.stm The marvellous 200-year-old aqueduct near Wrexham has been added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/travel/escapes/26Amer.html http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/travel/escapes/26Amer.html A nice little piece in The New York Times about fly-fishing and other vacation activities in this (apparently) unspoiled quarter of Vermont. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.buglife.org.uk/News/steppingstonesvacancy.htm http://www.buglife.org.uk/News/steppingstonesvacancy.htm Can you make space for rare invertebrate species in south Essex by taking a lead on this exciting new project? Buglife is seeking an enthusiastic person with knowledge of habitat creation and management (closing Date: 22 July 09). Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/26/gordon-brown-climate-adaptation-cost http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/26/gordon-brown-climate-adaptation-cost Gordon Brown marks a major shift in climate politics by proposing a fund for dealing with the effects on developing country. But what about the causes? Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/index.php?section=news http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/index.php?section=news According to the Wildlife Trusts: "Snorkellers have today witnessed basking shark behaviour never before seen anywhere in the world. Up to five basking shark pups have been born to two females during a mass gathering of the world's second largest fish, off the coast of Cornwall." Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8119759.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8119759.stm A Southampton resident is judicially reviewing a decision by South Central Strategic Health Authority (SCSHA) to add fluoride to tap water in her area. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/108882.aspx http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/108882.aspx People across West Yorkshire are being asked to have their say on how flooding risks could be managed for the next 100 years. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/108886.aspx http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/108886.aspx Three tonnes of rubbish were removed from Seaton Burn in Dudley by volunteers. The cleanup day, on Friday 19 June, was organised by Living Waterways, a partnership with the Environment Agency. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/about_us/news/2009/230609.aspx http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/about_us/news/2009/230609.aspx Celebrate the summer holidays with Natural England's special programme of family days out on National Nature Reserves. Discover butterflies, lizards, fossils, seals and even otters. Take a picnic, learn to make a bird feeder or go on a bog safari. These are just some of the adventures on offer at as Natural England rolls out its summer programme of family days out at National Nature Reserves.