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How much water could YOU save with a sharp shower?

The average shower takes 8 minutes and uses around 80 litres of water.  In these days of drought, countryside campaigners have come up with a TikTok and Instagram challenge to greatly reduce our consumption. 

Cambridge and Peterborough CPRE member Ryan Tuladah has created a short, fun video focused on encouraging people to take shorter showers and reduce unnecessary water use during the…


Drought and advice on saving water

As the East of England goes into prolonged dry weather status and neighbouring parts of the country are in drought, we are again sharing ways in which we can all  save water.  The National Drought Group (NDG) met on 15th July.  The NDG reports that the…


Environment Agency update on the water situation in East Anglia

The Environment Agency has published an update on the water situation in East Anglia.  With East Anglia experiencing the fifth driest March and April since records began in 1871, soil moisture deficit (SMD) is notably high for the time of year.  To read the update in full go to


Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP): not good news

Honey Hill Cambridge by Andy Field

Honey Hill by Andy Field

We’ve highlighted our concerns regarding Anglian Water’s proposal to relocate the Cambridge WWTP from Milton to Honey Hill, which is in the Cambridge Green Belt (