River Trent water quality 'restored'

The water quality in the river Trent appears to have been restored to pre-contamination levels, the Environment Agency has suggested.

Officials have claimed that water samples from the river demonstrate that it is now "back to normal", although visitors to the waterway are being urged to cover any cuts and sores, wash their hands before consuming food and bathe after taking part in water sports.

They are no longer being warned to avoid the river but are being made aware that more than a thousand fish died last week between the Wolseley and Essex bridges in Staffordshire, including dace, barbel, chub pike, bullheads, perch, minnows and stickleback.

It was recently reported that the Trent was polluted with cyanide, which required agency officers to pump oxygen into the river.

They are now able to enter the waterway in a boat and planned to monitor the river over the weekend and carry out a full survey.

Posted by Lauren Steadman