A clean-up operation is under way after about 200 barrels of reservoir fluid including oil leaked into the water at Poole Harbour in Dorset. A major incident was declared when a leak occurred at a ...

A FIREWORKS display exclusion zone will be put in place in Poole Harbour. Mariners are being advised that a four-minute ...

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Poole's annual bathtub race returned on New Year’s Day as thousands gathered kick off 2026 with a bit of whacky fun.

Swimmers, beachgoers, anglers and sailors have been urged to continue to avoid using a harbour over the weekend after a pollution incident last Sunday. About 200 barrels of mixed water and oil leaked ...

A MAJOR incident has been declared after around 200 barrels of reservoir fluid leaked into a harbour, leaving a “large amount of oil” in the water. The incident at Poole, Dorset, happened shortly ...

THE ANNUAL Poole Bath Tub Race is set to return to the quay on New Year’s Day. Handmade boats, featuring bath tubs, will take ...

New photographs have shown the scale of devastation after the oil spill in Poole as a black mass spread throughout a river. Members of the public have been urged to avoid using the water and beaches ...

WEALTHY residents of posh Sandbanks are terrified the Poole Harbour oil spill has crashed their house prices. Around six tonnes of reservoir fluid bubbled into the Dorset harbour on Sunday after a ...

Up to 15 birds have been spotted with oil smudges on their feathers following the oil leak in Poole Harbour, Dorset. Fears have been raised for the impact on wildlife and habitats following the leak ...

Birds and other wildlife are feared to have been contaminated after a “potentially catastrophic” oil spill. The RSPB said oiled birds had been spotted around Poole Harbour in Dorset following the leak ...

Environmental charities and experts say the oil spill in Poole Harbour could have a “devastating” impact on sensitive nature reserves in the area. Dr Malcolm Hudson, associate professor in ...