Crap Towns / Tarleton and Hesketh Bank / Pollution incidents
How often does Tarleton and Hesketh Bank get polluted?
9 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Tarleton and Hesketh Bank or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 118th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in April 2024 and put specific waste material on the land. Fuel oil turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Specific waste material | On the land | Significant |
| March 2024 | Vegetable washings | In the water | Significant |
| March 2024 | Hydrocarbons | In the water | Major |
| December 2023 | Kerosene | In the water and in the air | Significant |
| June 2023 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| March 2023 | Vegetable washings | In the water | Significant |
| March 2019 | Fuel oil | In the water | Significant |
| July 2016 | Diesel | In the water | Significant |
| June 2016 | Fuel oil | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Leyland | 9.8 km | 24 |
| Bamber Bridge | 12.4 km | 16 |
| Euxton | 12.4 km | 11 |
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank | – | 9 |
| Kirkham | 9.4 km | 4 |
| Cottam | 11.1 km | 3 |
| Southport | 11.5 km | 3 |
| Burscough | 10.4 km | 2 |
| Penwortham | 9.5 km | 2 |
| Longton | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Lytham St Anne's | 11.8 km | 1 |