A £1.2m fund to help boost tourism and repair "reputational damage" after a cryptosporidium outbreak in south Devon has been described as "desperately important". South West Water (SWW) has ...

The number of confirmed cases of diarrhoea and vomiting caused by contaminated water in Devon has risen to 100. The cryptosporidium parasite was found in the water supply for the Brixham area more ...

Scientists in Devon are researching a new way of remotely testing the cleanliness of bathing waters. The University of Plymouth project aims to develop autonomous technology to place on top of ...

One hundred people have now been struck down by cryptosporidium in Devon, health officials have warned. Brixham's ongoing outbreak of the parasite is believed to be linked to water contaminated ...

A Midlands woman who contracted cryptosporidium during a holiday in Devon has told how the ordeal 'ruined her trip'. The woman, from Stourbridge, suffered with sickness and diarrhoea after ...

More than 50 cases of cryptosporidium have been confirmed in Brixham, the Devon town where around 17,000 households have been told to boil their drinking water, health bosses have said. The UK ...

As numbers affected by Devon cryptosporidium outbreak hits 57, Chief Medical Officer Sir Chris Whitty urges tackling faecal matter contamination in water should be 'a public health priority' ...

Less than a week ago, thousands of residents in Devon had to resort to drinking bottled water after their supply was polluted with the parasite Cryptosporidium apparently because of a faulty valve ...

At least 46 cryptosporidium infections have been confirmed in England linked to contaminated water. Torbay Council, South West Water, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS Devon and the ...

Health authorities are investigating a cryptosporidium outbreak in Devon. Meanwhile, the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) is working to identify the source of the outbreak.

Map reveals all the areas E.coli or Enterococci was found in tap water Next was Anglian Water in the East of England, which recorded six breaches, while Northumbrian, Essex and Suffolk Water had four.