Crap Towns / Newton-le-Willows / Pollution incidents
How often does Newton-le-Willows get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Newton-le-Willows or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in March 2021 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water. Contaminated building rubble turned up in 3 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| April 2017 | Contaminated building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| August 2016 | Commercial waste | On the land | Significant |
| June 2016 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| June 2016 | Contaminated building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| June 2016 | Contaminated building rubble, specific waste material and soil and clay | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Leigh | 8.4 km | 10 |
| Warrington | 7.7 km | 9 |
| Newton-le-Willows | – | 6 |
| St Helens | 7.1 km | 4 |
| Hindley | 9.9 km | 3 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 9.5 km | 2 |
| Culcheth | 7.1 km | 1 |
| Golborne | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Haydock | 3.3 km | 1 |