Hastings Bonfire: Effigy takes a swipe at Southern Water for discharging sewage
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The giant tableau was unveiled on the beach opposite Pelham Crescent and included a dripping sewage pipe, sad looking fish and a parody of the Southern Water logo.
There has been a furious reaction locally to the water company’s sewage releases, which at one stage led to beaches being temporarily closed.
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Hide AdIn August, Hastings and St Leonards Clean Water Action Group, staged a rally on the beach at St Leonards and protests have been ongoing.
Amanda Jobson, a Green councillor on Hastings Borough Council, said: “"We have had enough as residents, as sea swimmers, as a community and as service users. We are saying enough is enough. We want action.”
Sussex MPs also demanded an end to ‘unacceptable’ sewage discharge along the coast in a letter to Southern Water and the Environment Agency.