Southern Water offers bill discounts to some sewage protesters

Firm makes apparent concession to boycott that began over untreated discharges into coastal waters

Southern Water is offering discounts on bills to some people engaged in a non-payment protest campaign over raw sewage discharges, in an apparent concession to the boycott.

The non-payment protest, which was backed by Sir Bob Geldof, began because of anger at the level of untreated sewage discharged into coastal waters.