FOUND: 23 | Mind Blowing Facts

Hosepipe ban extended to 390,000 homes – find out if you are included

South West Water hopes the ban could be lifted ‘on 1 December or sooner’ depending on rainfall levels

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023

Nearly 400,000 homes hit by hosepipe ban - is your area affected?

For months the country has suffered with lower than expected rainfall, as parts of England have remained in drought status throughout the winter amid fears for the coming summer

Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023

Staff and patients left without running water amid five hour outage at major hospital

The temporary water outage affected some buildings of the sweeping hospital site

Manchester Evening News · Apr 24, 2023

'A leaky loo means you could flush water worth hundreds of pounds down the pan'

Non-governmental ­organisation Waterwise warns that even a small trickle can waste 400 litres of clean drinking water every day, and cost you up to £400 extra per year

Daily Mirror · Apr 9, 2023

It’s again time to tackle reckless water firms, just like in the 19th century

Letters: Readers on the privatisation of water and the failure to rein in firms’ dumping of sewage

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023

Work to start on improving sewage hit waters in Berwick after £50m funding secured

Northumbrian Water is working on a project to reduce spills from storm overflows at Tweedmouth and Spittal

Chronicle Live · Apr 7, 2023

Believe in tougher water regulation for England only when you see it

After the soft approach of the last three decades it is difficult to be convinced by talk of a new era

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023

Ofwat wants to kick-start 31 schemes worth £1.6bn to improve water infrastructure

The regulator wants to approve 31 investment schemes that water companies have promised to begin sooner than planned.

Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2023

Reservoirs benefit from wettest March in more than 40 years

Data up to March 30 showed 111.3mm of rain has fallen in the month across the country, 91% more than average.

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023

'Surprised’ Edinburgh residents spot rare steam train in plush neighbourhood

The British Railways Locomotive was seen being filled up with water in Morningside on Thursday morning at the area’s disused station, as residents were taken by surprise.

Edinburgh Live · Mar 30, 2023