By Jess Brown-Fuller MP Communities across Chichester are fed up with empty promises while their rivers, harbours and coastlines continue to be polluted by sewage. This week, while we deal with flooded roads across the constituency, we will no doubt also see storm overflows discharging along the coast and into our precious chalk streams. That is the reality the government needed to confront when it published its Water White Paper last week.     While I welcome the fact that m

Jess Brown-Fuller MP has written to Southern Water, asking them to justify multiple prolonged sewage releases directly impacting Chichester Harbour and surrounding waters.   In a letter to Southern Water CEO, Lawrence Gosden, Jess Brown-Fuller highlighted that two releases, at Bracklesham Bay and Thornham outfalls, had lasted over 4 and 3 days respectively, a situation which Jess has described as “totally unacceptable”. Jess asked for clarification why exactly this had happen

Jess Brown-Fuller,  MP for Chichester, used a parliamentary debate on water scarcity to deliver a forceful rebuke of Southern Water’s management and spending priorities. The debate, hosted by fellow Sussex MP John Milne, focused on the rising concern of a deficit in the supply of fresh water compared to demand. The South-East has been designated as water-stressed since 2021.   Jess Brown-Fuller highlighted a series of long-standing failures by Southern Water, focusing on envi

MP Jess Brown-Fuller has urged the government to set aside time in the House of Commons to debate the benefits of water recycling schemes and reservoirs. Her call comes amid controversy over a proposed effluent recycling facility linked to the new Havant Thicket reservoir project.   Jess said: “The Havant Thicket reservoir, which is just outside my constituency, is the first reservoir to be built in 30 years. It is a welcome investment in the south-east, which is designated a

By Jess Brown-Fuller MP This week the full water sector review was finally published and is a damning indictment of how the Conservative government has treated our natural environment and our rural communities. For places like Chichester, the findings confirm what residents have known for years: that our rivers and coastline has been neglected, and that those meant to protect them have been asleep at the helm.  Jess Brown-Fuller standing in Itchenor Harbour, Chichester The