River Tame: Last News

'Hundreds' of dead fish have been found in a pond in a Stockport park but the problem is not due to pollution, the Environment Agency has said.

A total of more than £22,000 has been paid to local charities by people who were caught dumping waste.

United Utilities has fiercely denied dumping untreated sewage into part of the River Tame this week after a video circulated on social media.

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hereDetective Sergeant Wayne Marshall said: "For someone to demonstrate such levels of brutality in this way is shocking and I am determined to ensure that we catch whoever is responsible for this attack and stop them from offending again."In a statement, GMP said: "Police were called shortly after 5pm to reports that a man - aged approximately 18 or 19 and wielding a metal bar - attacked a 29-year-old woman and her six-year-old child after they had had a picnic on a field near to the Ashton Canal in Denton, situated near the A57."The man repeatedly hit the woman with the bar and also her son, who thankfully managed to run off to the canal towpath."The attacker was last seen running off through the field towards the River Tame.He is