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Which water companies are in financial trouble – and which paid out bonuses?

A swathe of water companies have been stopped from using customer money to pay bonuses to bosses this year. Ofwat said it halted about three-quarters of the total bonuses proposed by firms from being funded by consumer payments, while also ...

21 Nov 2024 at 13:28

Nightmare on Sesame Street as Ernie teddy blocks sewer

A familiar childhood character came back to haunt a sewerage crew during spooky season in a blockage horror story. A teddy version of Ernie from Sesame Street spooked Wessex Water operatives as they carried out a CCTV survey of a sewer in ...

30 Oct 2024 at 16:52

Feargal Sharkey calls for public inquiry into water industry

Environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey has called for a public inquiry into the water industry after launching a scathing attack on how customers had been “scammed” by companies. The Londonderry-born former singer in punk band the ...

11 Jun 2024 at 14:55

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Ofwat has ‘serious concerns’ over Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and others

Water regulator Ofwat said it has “serious concerns” over the sewage treatment works of five water suppliers. Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Thames Water, Wessex Water and Yorkshire Water submitted reports in December which ...

09 Mar 2022 at 09:25

Water bills to rise by 6% from April

The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales will rise by 6% or about £27 to £473 a year from April 1, the industry has confirmed. Wessex Water and Anglian Water are at the top end of the scale, with ...

02 Feb 2024 at 14:21

Teaching a talented dog newt tricks

Freya the newt detection dog is protecting the precious amphibians from harm and habitat loss – and now she has an expert partner on paw patrol. Springer spaniel Freya, owned and trained by Wessex Water ecologist Nikki ...

20 Jun 2023 at 10:01

Spooky doll’s head is a nightmare for sewer crew

A spooky doll’s head has proved to be a nightmare for a sewer crew after causing a blockage. The creepy character was found lurking in a Bristol sewer by Wessex Water, who want to avoid more blockage horror stories ...

30 Oct 2023 at 10:18

Water companies ask to raise bills by even more than first planned

Water companies ask to hike bills by even more than first planned

Water companies have asked to increase consumer bills by even more than they originally requested, according to figures released by watchdog Ofwat on Tuesday. The latest requests by water firms would see the ...

23 Oct 2024 at 12:12

Ed Davey brands releasing sewage into waterways ‘a crime against nature’

Ed Davey brands pumping sewage into waterways ‘a crime against nature’

The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey, has called for tighter regulation to stop the releasing of sewage into rivers and seas which he branded “a crime against nature”. The party has released ...

27 Apr 2023 at 20:04

‘Insufficient evidence’ for manslaughter prosecution after explosion deaths

There is insufficient evidence for a manslaughter prosecution relating to the deaths of three men and a teenage boy who were killed in an explosion at a water recycling centre, police have said. Luke ...

10 Jul 2024 at 13:25

Water companies should be investigated for dry spills, says Labour MP

New shadow environment secretary Steve Reed has called for an investigation into three water companies that may have illegally dumped sewage on dry days following a BBC report. Water companies are ...

05 Sept 2023 at 15:50

Water firms would be foolish to increase salaries to get around bonus ban – Reed

Environment Secretary Steve Reed has suggested that water companies would be “extremely foolish” to increase salaries to try and get around a bonus ban. Six firms have been banned from paying ...

06 Jun 2025 at 09:22

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