Thames Water now uses poo power as an energy source

Thames Water now uses poo power as an energy source

The UK‘s largest water company has converted two more of its sewage treatment works (STWs) into poo power plants by converting its sewage sludge into biomethane, which can then be used as... Read more »
Thames Water’s poo power project lights up south west London

Thames Water’s poo power project lights up south west London

Thames Water has converted two wastewater treatment sites in south west London into electricity-generating facilities by utilising sewage sludge, aiming to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The Hogsmill and Beddington sewage treatment works... Read more »
Rower criticises ‘poo in the water’ after Thames Boat Race

Rower criticises ‘poo in the water’ after Thames Boat Race

Research earlier this week found high levels of E. coli were in the part of the river used for the annual race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.... Read more »
Iceland Poplar reopens days after mice poo found inside

Iceland Poplar reopens days after mice poo found inside

Trading standards officers visited the branch on January 12 following complaints from a member of the public, Tower Hamlets Council said. During their investigation of the store, they discovered packaging for crackers,... Read more »
Man charged after person stabbed ‘in dog poo argument’

Man charged after person stabbed ‘in dog poo argument’

Detectives said a dog fouled near the junction of Ropemaker Street and Moorgate on Saturday, December 16.   After a confrontation over this, the victim was stabbed. The victim’s injuries were not life threatening.  Franklin... Read more »
CCTV appeal after person stabbed over dog poo argument in London

CCTV appeal after person stabbed over dog poo argument in London

City of London Police have now released an image of a man they want to speak to in relation to the street attack.  Detectives said the suspect’s dog fouled near the junction of... Read more »
Mouse poo found on plates and food containers at bistro – South London News

Mouse poo found on plates and food containers at bistro – South London News

By Hannah Neary, Local Democracy Reporter A restaurant has been given an awful hygiene rating after mouse poo was found on food containers and plates in the basement. A health official found... Read more »
Rat poo found on floor of South London Chinese takeaway with worst hygiene score

Rat poo found on floor of South London Chinese takeaway with worst hygiene score

A Chinese takeaway with rat poo on the floor has been warned after an inspector found customers could get food poisoning from reheated rice. A chef at Bamboo Garden on Burnt Ash... Read more »
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Mum living in rodent-infested house in constant fear her 4-year-old son ‘will eat mouse poo’

A single mum of two who claims she is living in a rodent-infested house in South London says she lives in constant fear of her 4-year-old autistic son ‘eating mouse poo’. Tamekia... Read more »
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‘I’ve found knives, human poo and a London bus, cleaning West London streets 40 weekends of this year’

A woman who has given up dozens of her weekends to pick up litter has explained the strange things that she has found during her inspirational voluntary work. Among the bizarre items... Read more »