Environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey is giving his support to the Ilkley Clean River Group.
to cut the amount of waste it discharges into the River Wharfe is "measly".The former singer hit out at the company when he addressed members of the Ilkley Clean River Group.Speaking about his visit to the River Wharfe, Mr Sharkey, who is a keen fisherman, said: "I wanted to come up and just give them an enormous round of applause to the extraordinary people that are the Ilkley Clean River Group.
Nicola Shaw, chief executive officer of Yorkshire Water, said the money would be spent before the end of March 2026.New sewer to cut river discharges completed"I absolutely assure customers they won't be paying twice, we've made sure that what we are doing is new work so they are paying for work that needs to be done," she added.
Becky Malby, who chairs the Ilkley Clean River Group, said they were "delighted" to receive the support of Mr Sharkey who was "fantastic at holding water companies to account". "This week Yorkshire Water is announcing how it is investing millions to clean up the sewage in the river but they want the customer to pay," she said.
"All that goes on our bills and we think we've paid and Feargal is here to support us to make sure we don't pay twice."
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