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Back-to-back storms leave thousands without power

Thousands of homes remained without power as back-to-back storms hampered efforts to reconnect them. The latest, Storm Corrie, brought winds of more than 90mph to Stornoway in the Western Isles of Scotland late on Sunday. It followed Storm Malik, ...

31 Jan 2022 at 10:25

Scotland

Storm Arwen response review: Rehearse door-knocking drills to protect vulnerable

Emergency responses to devastating storms should improve to protect people left without power for days, a review of Storm Arwen has found. Mass door-knocking in areas affected by power outages should be rehearsed and practised in future to ...

27 Jan 2022 at 17:55

Scotland

Kwarteng: Storm Arwen response was ‘reasonable’ but long power cuts unacceptable

Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has defended the Government’s “reasonable response” to Storm Arwen, but accepted it could have acted faster after thousands of people were left without power for over a week. Winds of 100mph caused ...

18 Jan 2022 at 15:25

Scotland

Experts to assess Scotland’s preparedness for severe weather

Experts are set to monitor Scotland’s preparedness for severe weather following Storm Arwen last November, the Scottish Government has said. The new Winter Preparedness Programme to test the response to and recovery from severe ...

22 Jun 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

Woodland creation target missed due to damage caused by winter storms

A series of storms across the UK during the winter caused Scotland to miss its woodland creation target. A target of 13,500 hectares of new woodland in 2021/22 was set out as part of the Scottish Government’s climate change ...

16 Jun 2022 at 11:30

Power firms provided ‘unacceptable service’ to some after Storm Arwen – watchdog

Electricity networks provided an “unacceptable service” to thousands of customers following Storm Arwen, which left nearly one million homes without power, industry watchdog Ofgem has said. Winds of 100mph caused ...

09 Jun 2022 at 08:53

Storm response shows rural areas do not matter to energy providers – resident

Rural communities “don’t matter” to energy providers, according to a resident who was left without power for 11 days after Storm Arwen. An Ofgem review has found some customers received “unacceptable service” ...

09 Jun 2022 at 17:19

Scotland

Assets not designed for extreme weather, says Scottish Water as charges increase

Households across Scotland are facing a 4.2% increase in water charges as Scottish Water looks to invest in their assets they say were “never designed” for extreme weather we now see. In the organisation’s ...

27 Jun 2022 at 22:26

Energy supplier accidentally issues £2 trillion Storm Arwen compensation cheques

UK energy supplier Northern Powergrid has apologised to 74 of their customers after homes were accidentally issued Storm Arwen compensation cheques of more than £2.3 trillion. Compensation is being paid ...

13 Feb 2022 at 16:25

Scotland

Communities worst affected by Storm Arwen to receive £3.5m in redress payments

Communities affected by Storm Arwen will be given an extra £3.5 million in redress payments after a critical report from energy regulator Ofgem into the response of utility companies was published. ...

09 Jun 2022 at 12:16

Electricity firms must ‘up their game’ following Storm Arwen, says Ofgem

Electricity firms need to “up their game” following a critical report into the response to Storm Arwen, which left almost a million homes without power, the industry regulator has said. Winds of ...

09 Jun 2022 at 12:39

Charles refuses to answer questions on Andrew as he visits storm-hit estate

The Prince of Wales refused to answer questions about his younger brother’s position as he toured a storm-lashed country estate the day after the Duke of York was stripped of his honorary ...

14 Jan 2022 at 17:25

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