Severn Trent
MPs call for bathing rivers across England as part of anti-pollution drive
Water companies should each designate one area as fit for use by 2025, says environmental audit committee in highly critical report
Sandra Laville
13, Jan, 2022 @6:00 AM
Severn Trent Water fined £1.5m for illegal sewage discharges
Firm illegally discharged about 360,000 litres of raw sewage from Worcestershire treatment plants in 2018
Sandra Laville Environment correspondent
08, Dec, 2021 @3:52 PM
Water profits surge even as leaks and spills wash away public trust
Pennon’s results may be good next week, but nationalisation ought to be on the cards given the industry’s soiled record
Jillian Ambrose
28, Nov, 2021 @12:05 AM
Boss of English water firm fined over sewage says he would swim in rivers
MPs challenge heads of five water companies over ‘routine’ discharges into English waterways
Sandra Laville
13, Oct, 2021 @3:46 PM
14 major UK employers join socially focused Purposeful Company scheme
Bosses of FTSE 100 and accountancy firms promise new focus on wellbeing of staff and local communities
Phillip Inman
10, May, 2021 @4:31 PM
‘Monster’ fatberg blocks Birmingham sewer
Mass weighing equivalent of 250 cars not expected to be cleared until June, says water company
Clea Skopeliti
01, May, 2021 @9:17 AM
England's sewerage: what the water companies have to say
Firms including Anglian Water respond to data on their practices and policies
Sandra Laville Environment correspondent
01, Jul, 2020 @2:00 PM
Severn Trent to spend £1.2bn on protecting the environment
UK water firm will power pumps with renewable energy in attempt to slash emissions
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
04, Mar, 2020 @6:34 PM
Thames Water steps back from regulator revolt
UK’s largest water firm opts not to join rebellion against Ofwat’s crackdown on profit levels
Jillian Ambrose
14, Feb, 2020 @1:04 PM
We’re unable to see the wood for all the pesky bird-filled trees | David Mitchell
Two dispiriting examples of corporate cost-cutting show just how short-sighted we’ve all become
David Mitchell
17, Mar, 2019 @10:00 AM
Heatwave forces UK farmers into desperate measures to save cattle
Water shortages cause alarm over crop yields and keeping livestock alive
Matthew Weaver and agencies
28, Jun, 2018 @3:34 PM
Water company fat cats give Labour a soft target for nationalisation talk
Remuneration committees have put too much stock in balance sheets over common sense
Nils Pratley
05, Jun, 2018 @7:42 AM
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