Ricky Stevenson

Ex OS&SCC X 6thX1 captain living the dream

[Your Southend @YourSouthend]

These shocking photos were captured today, revealing what appears to be sewage flowing freely into water off of Southend seafront.

The area of darker, brown-coloured water was spotted by a man in a light aircraft who labelled it “disgraceful”. Mark Hutley said: “I’ve never seen anything like it. It could be seen for miles.”

It was seen in between Chalkwell beach and Westcliff beach.

The apparent sewage spill is close to one of Anglian Water’s ‘storm overflow’ pipes. The overflow pipe named ‘Southend -Western Valley’ discharges into the Thames Estuary. Latest records indicate that it was active today, Sunday 8 September.

Anglian Water states on their reporting portal that the storm overflow “is operating within permitted use under a regulatory permit.”

Permits are set by the Environment Agency, which specify conditions for controlled sewage and stormwater spills during heavy rainfall and or snow melt, striking a balance between flood prevention and environmental protection.

The controlled spills are allowed in order to prevent flooding in homes and businesses.

Anglian Water also say: “Substantial environmental investments are being made to minimise the impact of these spills, aligning with regulations to balance flood control and environmental protection.”

In a statement, the company said: “In response to the changing expectations of our customers, we are investing more than ever to reduce storm overflow spills, reduce pollutions and restore river health. We recognise customers want us to take swift action to end storm overflow discharges. We intend to meet these expectations and have geared our latest Business Plan to address the highest priority overflows soonest.”

Your Southend has approached the Environment Agency and Anglian Water for further comment.

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

Absolute genius from Jonathan Pie @JonathanPieNews

Show this to any single person who is even thinking of voting Tory.

Vote Tory and you’ve signed that you approve more of this to come ⏬️

Or think and then vote tactically #ToryWipeout2024 #ToriesOut

[Ricky Stevenson @CnhRicky]

We miss you guys

[Stanford-le-Hope Cricket Club @1887slhcc]

3 years ago today, the 4th XI beat Old Southendian & Southchurch by 2 wickets

Ashley Downes took 3/10 to bowl the hosts out for 89

Geoff Gullet top scored with 29* in the second innings

#SLHCCOnThisDay

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

“Thames Water tests for vomiting bug contamination as families fall sick

Exclusive: after cryptosporidium outbreak in Devon, residents in south-east London report stomach cramps and diarrhoea.”

How long, in God’s name how long can this go on? 🤬

https://t.co/mFiAMO2bhD

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

3.6 million hours of sewage dumped in 2023 alone, £72.8bn paid in dividends, up to 25% of all water supplied leaked due to cracked, broken pipework, one of the biggest polluters in the country, London running out of water, bills up 60%.

You tell me. As I said, we've been had.

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"‘Someone is going to die’: MPs warned of E coli risk to swimmers in English waters."

The real outrage, those in power have known about all of this for years. At what point I wonder were they ever going to tell us?

Well @DefraGovUK, @Ofwat, @EnvAgency?

https://t.co/HkqzfnyEJB

[Ricky Stevenson @CnhRicky]

Well done Geoff. Hope to see you soon.

[Stanford-le-Hope Cricket Club @1887slhcc]

Congratulations to Geoff Lake who passed 5,000 runs on Play Cricket, with his 31 for the 4th XI this weekend!

Geoff has scored 34 half centuries, and personal best of 100* against Old Southendians in 2022.

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"MPs to push new law to criminalise water bosses for sewage pollution."

It's going to be a busy day in parliament on Wed. @CommonsEAC water quality hearing and now this. Quite a day.

https://t.co/doeTCYG5fg

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"13 UK beaches have received a ‘Brown Flag Award’ for dirty water and pollution."

And the summer hadn't even started yet. Just you wait.

https://t.co/yumfIEWjht

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"I would therefore strongly advise residents not to enter the River Test and to keep domestic animals away from the water."

It's come to this, the Test, the finest example of a chalk stream on the planet and people are being advised to stay away. 🤬 🤬🤬

https://t.co/v1Nv6Tjh2B

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"UK water sports demand clean-up, blaming sewage for illness and event cancellations."

Truly there is not a single person in the country that isn't impacted upon by the greed, corruption and financial engineering of the water industry. 🤬🤬🤬

https://t.co/PEU6ICfSBV

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Yes @unitedutilities paid £452,00,000 in dividends to shareholders in 2023 and yet they are still trying to fill lake Windermere with sewage.

As always brilliantly done by @susannareid100 👏👏👏

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Don't even think about wild swimming here... Treat the river as if it is a biohazard".

@SteveBackshall broadcaster, author and naturalist reveals the utterly shocking if not potentially lethal lab results he got from water testing in the River Thames. 🤮🤮🤮

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Ammonia is highly toxic to fish.

And the @EnvAgency does what exactly?

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Feargal Sharkey: Greed has poisoned England’s biggest lake."

Will a good old side serving of regulatory incompetence and political indifference. Wouldn't that be right @DefraGovUK, @Ofwat and @EnvAgency.

https://t.co/mZT8xdivy2

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Chinese state banks are lenders to Thames Water’s parent company."

Now who ever thought it would be a good idea, on grounds of national security or supply, to hand control of England's largest water company to the Chinese government?

Oh, @Ofwat did! 🤬

https://t.co/U0cj5W9OmI

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Campaigners have blasted Thames Water for dumping human waste into the River Thames for a staggering 1,914 hours so far this year– equivalent to 79 days."

Has @thameswater gone bankrupt yet?

https://t.co/oFwg28xEOc

[Ricky Stevenson @CnhRicky]

Atalanta but probably Liverpool

[Central @WestHam_Central]

Your European League quarter-finalists:

AC Milan 🇮🇹
Atalanta 🇮🇹
Bayer Leverkusen 🇩🇪
Benfica 🇵🇹
Liverpool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Marseille 🇫🇷
Roma 🇮🇹
West Ham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Who do you want to draw? And who do you think we will draw?

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

I cannot begin to impress upon you the scale of environmental damage currently happening to the River Test

As this testing shows 👇 stretches of the river are now becoming ecological dead, the River Test for God's sake!

And @EnvAgency, @NaturalEngland do what exactly?

NOTHING!

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Steve Backshall slams Thames Water after sewage spill."

Well said @SteveBackshall 👋👋👋 tip of the hat sir.

As usual @thameswater, as they say in Ireland, "are at it".

https://t.co/StCgYFpQKI