HMS Severn joins sister ship Tamar at Portsmouth after gunboats saw off angry French skippers

HMS Severn sailed back to Portsmouth this morning after seeing off French fishermen off the coast of Jersey together with HMS Tamar following a row over post-Brexit fishing rules. The Royal Navy River-class offshore patrol vessel was welcomed home today after it was scrambled amid an escalating standoff with French skippers who have threatened to … Read more

Wild boar in the Forest of Dean ‘could swim across the River Severn’, expert claims

Wild boar currently living in the Forest of Dean could spread around the UK if they wanted to, according to a leading expert.  Dr John Dutton, an ecologist at the University of Worcester, told BBC Radio Gloucestershire the biggest boar population in the UK is in the Forest of Dean. He added that it is … Read more

Row erupts over bid to rename the Severn Bridge after the Queen

The NHS was founded in 1948 by Prime Minister Clement Attlee’s Labour Government as part of a huge overhaul of public services in the UK. It was formed out of a long-held belief in Britain that healthcare should be free at the point of delivery regardless of wealth or status, with the atrocities suffered in … Read more

Severn Bridge is CLOSED and hundreds of homes hit by power cuts

The Severn Bridge was closed and hundreds of homes were hit by power cuts this morning as Storm Aiden barrelled into the UK with gusts of up to 75mph and torrential downpours.   The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for high wind and rain across swathes of the UK as the first named storm … Read more

Giant 27-inch horn belonging to an auroch is found in the River Severn estuary

Giant 27-inch horn belonging to an extinct species of wild cattle that roamed Britain 5,000 years old is discovered in the River Severn estuary Horn was found protruding from the sand and was spotted by two brothers   After freeing the relic the brothers realised it likely was extremely rare   Preliminary analysis indicates this specific horn is around 5,000 … Read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Water firm Severn Trent stays liquid through pandemic

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Water firm Severn Trent stays liquid through pandemic By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 4 April 2020 Hygiene has become a central plank in the fight against coronavirus and Government initiatives seem to be bearing fruit.  Severn Trent supplies more … Read more

Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex take Lady Louise and James Viscount Severn skiing in glitzy St

The Earl and Countess of Wessex have taken a break from royal duties and jetted off for a family holiday in the exclusive Swiss ski resort of St Moritz.  Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, both 55, appeared in excellent spirits as they spent time with their children Lady Louise Windsor, 16, and James, Viscount Severn, … Read more

River Severn finally begins to consume Bewdley

Flood defences were finally breached in Bewdley last night after the Worcestershire town held out for days against the rising levels of the River Severn.     Photographs taken at Beale’s Corner in the riverside town, which straddles the Severn north of Worcester, show flood water pouring over the top of temporary barriers erected in the wake of Storm … Read more

UK weather: River Severn rises to all-time high devastating towns and villages

Residents in areas of Shropshire were urged to evacuate today as the River Severn rose to all-time high levels amid severe flooding after more than 400 tonnes of water per second rushed down towards Shrewsbury. Large parts of the county are already underwater, with many access roads closed, and things could get worse with the … Read more