We’re told healthy fish have been spotted swimming below a film of diesel in the River Wandle in Mitcham.

We’re told healthy fish have been spotted swimming below a film of diesel in the River Wandle in Mitcham.

It’s after a spillage on Tuesday afternoon leaked around 4,000 litres of the fluid into the “at risk” chalk stream. Any reports of swans covered in diesel should be reported to the Swan Sanctuary in Shepperton. An investigation into what happened is being carried out by a number of authorities including Thames Water and the Environment Agency.

Groups join MP’s call for big fines for River Wandle polluters

An MP has been joined by an organisation representing 150 voluntary groups and a rivers charity in calling for punitive "polluter pays" fines for whoever was responsible for this week's massively damaging diesel spillage into the River Wandle. Bobby Dean, the MP for Carshalton and Wallington, called the spillage of 4,000 litres of fuel on…