Sewage was spilled into the River Ouse for nearly 600 hours in March Campaigners have described the amount of untreated sewage that is being pumped into the River Ouse in East Sussex as "a horror".

The move by Lewes District Council in East Sussex to recognise the fundamental rights of the River Ouse is the first of its kind in the UK. The Ouse (not to be confused with larger rivers of the ...