12+ hour, 7+ min ago  (622+ words) Thames Water should be put into administration rather than "sleepwalking" into a deal that is bad for customers, according to a Hong Kong-based investor who wants to buy the business. Thames Water is set to run out of cash within…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (872+ words) The boss of a water company has admitted to MPs it "failed" customers when severe supply issues caused misery for tens of thousands of people over the winter. Some 24, 000 properties in Kent and Sussex lost water or had low pressure…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (534+ words) A water company responsible for multiple supply failures in Kent and Sussex is "accelerating technical upgrades" to its treatment facilities, it has said. South East Water (SEW) said engineering works and operational changes were under way after tens of thousands…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (799+ words) Crisis after crisis has hit South East Water (SEW) in recent years. Regulator Ofwat recently proposed fining the water company "22 million over issues affecting 286, 000 people in Kent and Sussex between 2020 and 2023. The fine, however, does not cover newer failures. Some…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (353+ words) Water supply issues in an area of Kent have been resolved after properties were left without water for three days following a burst pipe at a treatment works. People in Brenchley, Matfield, Pembury, Lamberhurst and surrounding villages began having issues…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (303+ words) Water supplies are "anticipated" to return to about 6, 000 homes and businesses in West Kent, South East Water (SEW) has said. Most customers in and around Pembury, Matfield, Brenchley and Horsmonden should be back in supply, but some were still affected…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (340+ words) A woman has said she "nearly passed out with shock" when she received a bill from a water firm for more than "500, 000. Barbara Mellor, from Devon, received a bill from South West Water which said she had used about 75 million…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (467+ words) Families in Shropshire are worried about the cost of living to the point that one woman is "eating cereal for breakfast, dinner and tea" because that is all she can afford. Bills including council tax, water, internet and broadband have…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (1785+ words) It's hard enough to get an electrician these days - and they cost a lot - but Britain needs to train up thousands of them and it's spending more than "60bn on the first stage of a major re-wiring task. The project stretches…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (410+ words) Southern Water has been told by the Environment Agency (EA) to make more than 400 improvements to comply with its permits and prevent further action being taken. More than 730 inspections of the company's wastewater assets were carried out in 2025-26, which found…...