The quest to make clean drinking water available for all in the UK has strong links to the potteries industry. When Queen Victoria was concerned about the contents of the...
The very last thing anyone wants from drinking water is to become unwell - but this is what can happen if certain contaminants are not effectively removed. Cryptosporidium is a water-borne cyst that is found in human...
The environmental impact of plastic waste has long been a concern - but the latest research has ratcheted up alarm levels after discovering plastic micro-particles were now in drinking water....
Everyone should have access to clean drinking water - that is the ethos that underlines the work of "Give Me Tap". Working in a perfect cycle this initiative links members...
Good health in childhood puts in place the foundations for lifelong wellbeing - an essential part of which is establishing the practice of drinking plenty of water from an early...
The summer holidays are finally here and that hopefully should mean plenty of fresh air and exercise. As water makes up more of a child's body than an adult's it...
With an ageing population, the dementia challenge is growing rapidly in the UK. There's an estimated 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK. Unfortunately, health experts estimate that diagnoses...
Everyone should be aware that drinking water is vital to life, health and wellbeing, but how much should we actually be drinking? The standard response is usually eight glasses a...
The concept of filtered drinking water is well understood as a means to remove impurities, but how exactly does the process work? It was in 1826 that Henry Doulton invented...
It's July, hopefully the sun is still shining, and one of the world's biggest sporting events is underway - Wimbledon. While water at Wimbledon usually hits the headlines for the...
With 175,000 music fans making the annual pilgrimage to Glastonbury, the music festival season is officially in full swing. Festival fans setting up their tents will know this is a...