Truss’s Island

Key to unlocking lock dilemma

As regular readers of this column will be aware, I’ve often expressed doubts about the Environment Agency’s decision not to replace resident lock keepers on the Thames and to rent out their empty houses to the public.

Stop fishing on the river

As regular readers of this column will know, I’ve written a number of times about the problems of illegal fishing on the Thames and its tributaries in our area – and despite increased vigilance from the Environment Agency, it has clearly not gone away.

Dirty work but it has to be done

The River Thames is probably cleaner today than it has been for decades. Yet there is still much to do.