All-round Angler
Kingdom of Northumbria
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Steve Cook retweeted
If the world is getting a little too much may I recommend the inexplicably obsolete word ‘latibulating’, from the 17th century? To latibulate is to find a cosy corner somewhere and hide in it.
Steve Cook retweeted
I dug through reports showing a Lancashire factory site’s contamination with the carcinogen PFOA was known for nearly 20 years before anyone was alerted. The town’s residents already have high levels in their blood.
My story in @thetimes: thetimes.com/uk/environment/…
Steve Cook retweeted
Have the people being interviewed been living under a rock? We've said it before and we'll say it again - unless you caught it yourself don't eat fish until stocks recover...
When people see ‘Responsibly Sourced’ on Scottish salmon packaging, they think of high standards. But when M&S shoppers in Hackney saw the truth behind the label, their reactions said it all.
See what the ‘’Responsibly Sourced’’ label actually means 👉 bit.ly/4yefweX
Steve Cook retweeted
I'm sure this is wonderfully good news, but I can't help but think it is ridiculous that such manufactured scarcity of money results in such a charade as 'everyone chipping a bit in' for something that is clearly a public good, is necessary. 🙄
Friday morning's actual good news!! 🙌
"Wildlife Trusts hit £30m target to buy and rewild huge Northumberland estate.
About 25,000 members of public chip in £17m towards 3,800-hectare Rothbury estate, described as ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’."
theguardian.com/environment/…
Steve Cook retweeted
Quite the outlier!
Last week’s 2 named storms mean October will be the first month significantly wetter than average since February.
The outlook, however, is for very dry weather to return.
Steve Cook retweeted
ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER RECORD LOW 💩
In 2025, almost every water company in England was ranked as performing poorly. Meanwhile, sewage continued to flow into our rivers, and promised improvements failed to materialise.
A system that rewards shareholders and creditors is failing our rivers, wildlife and bill payers.
The time for half-measures is over.
Thames Water must go into Special Administration now. This would protect the public, keep essential services running and create an opportunity to reset the industry properly.
We need the Government to end the failed privatisation experiment, explore alternatives including public ownership, and give regulators the power to make polluters pay - not the public.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw5y…
Steve Cook retweeted
Wheatley Fly Box…
The Richard Wheatley traditional 4” silver flat foam fly box is an absolute classic. Perfect for the Fishing Breaks Grand Prize Draw.
You’ve got to be in it to win it!
Steve Cook retweeted
‘The book offers an exhilarating bird’s eye view of these four nations, shifting our attention away from London, from kings and parliaments, and moving us further west and north.’ - review of THESE ISLES in the Daily Mail.
Steve Cook retweeted
Almost as if you can't make up for 20 years of regulatory blind-eyed incompetence, profiteering and underinvestment within one year, ain't it. 🤨
>>BBC News - Serious pollution by water industry remains high despite £5bn investment
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw5y…