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Don’t call us to report hosepipe ban breaches, say police

People have been urged not to call the police to report breaches of the hosepipe ban. Forces have already received 999 calls about residents’ use of water, even before restrictions are in place. However, the hosepipe ban is a civil matter, not a ...

19 Aug 2022 at 13:36

Yorkshire Water announces hosepipe ban from August 26

Yorkshire Water has become the fifth company in England and Wales to announce a hosepipe ban as Britons continue to swelter through hot and dry conditions. The company, which has more than five million customers, made the announcement early on ...

12 Aug 2022 at 08:25

Yorkshire Water reveals hosepipe ban could last ‘well into’ next year

Yorkshire Water has told its more than five million customers the hosepipe ban could continue “well into” 2023 if there is a dry winter. The firm’s first ban in 27 years came into effect from August 26, when it said hot, dry weather and “the ...

28 Sept 2022 at 00:48

Ofgem ‘extremely concerned’ over 190 vulnerable people have no gas in Sheffield

Energy regulator Ofgem has said it is “extremely concerned” almost 200 vulnerable people in Sheffield have been left without gas amid the freezing cold temperatures. People living in the Stannington area of the Yorkshire city have been ...

10 Dec 2022 at 15:55

Water firm defends response after burst leaves homes without gas in cold snap

A water company blamed for leaving thousands of people without gas in freezing temperatures has defended its response, saying its priority is the huge effort to restore supplies. Yorkshire Water’s director of water, Neil Dewis, was ...

08 Dec 2022 at 16:49

Water firms failing to meet agreed investment in networks – Ofwat

Water firms are failing to invest as much as they promised to fix their networks, including improving sewage treatment and reducing spills into the environment, the regulator has warned. Ofwat said between 2020 and 2022, 14 ...

06 Dec 2022 at 11:37

Hosepipe ban lifted in Yorkshire despite county remaining in drought

A water company which supplies more than five million households is ending the hosepipe ban it introduced at the height of the summer drought. Yorkshire Water said the county is still classified as in drought by the ...

06 Dec 2022 at 11:01

Wet wipes still biggest culprit in sewer blockages, Yorkshire Water says

Wet wipes incorrectly flushed down toilets remain the most common cause of sewer blockages in Yorkshire Water’s network, the company said. Wet wipes were linked to 11,946 of the 25,976 blockages (46%) the water ...

12 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Public will pay for storm overflow upgrades for years, says Water UK

The public will have to pay towards upgrading storm overflows for up to a century after water companies apologised for polluting England’s rivers and promised change. Ruth Kelly, chair of the trade body Water ...

18 May 2023 at 09:37

City

Who owns Thames Water, how much money does it owe and what might happen next?

The Government is on stand-by to step in should struggling utility Thames Water collapse. As reports emerged this week that the company needs more money to survive, the PA news agency looks at the problems ...

29 Jun 2023 at 15:07

Ofwat seeks ‘urgent meeting’ with South East Water over hosepipe ban

The chief executive of Ofwat has written to South East Water asking for an “urgent meeting” because of its hosepipe ban on customers. David Black said that “resilience of supplies is well below what would ...

26 Jun 2023 at 12:37

City

Contingency plans being drawn up for possible collapse of Thames Water – reports

The Government is reportedly drawing up contingency plans for the emergency nationalisation of Thames Water as concerns grow over its mammoth £14 billion debt pile. Ministers are said to be in talks ...

28 Jun 2023 at 11:48

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