South East Water pays £9m dividend – despite imposing a hosepipe ban and falling to a £74.2m loss
By John-Paul Ford Rojas
Updated: 17:09 EDT, 17 July 2023… Read More
South East Water imposes hosepipe ban for millions of customers in Kent and Sussex TODAY after demand for drinking water hit record levels in JuneSouth East Water’s ban… Read More
South East Water has announced a hosepipe ban in Kent and Sussex due to a record demand for drinking water. Some households in the region have been without water for six days, with some cust… Read More
With many parts of the UK currently recently experiencing scorching temperatures, last year being one of the driest on record and the impacts of climate change weighing heavy on us all, usi… Read More
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After weeks of heavy rain and with storms on the way, Thames Water ha… Read More
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… Read More
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Fifteen million more people are to be hit with a hosepipe ban in London and the surrounding areas, as Thames Water has announced measures will be introduced “in coming weeks”… Read More
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Switching To Raw Ra… Read More
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Millions of people will be affected by the first hosepipe ban of the summer in England.
United Utilities (UU) said a temporary ban affecting seven million people in the north-west of England… Read More
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time at home than during these unprecedented times, and now that school is out
and the sun is shining, thoughts turn to paddling pools, sprinklers, water
bal… Read More