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HISTORICAL FACTS: Bristol water | History Defined

Burnham, take note: water shareholders have their uses – they can be squeezed for cash

Owner of South West Water, Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water is tapping its investors for £550m after sewage spills

The Guardian - UK · 8h ago

South West Water owner asks investors for £550m after record sewage fine

The firm recently received a record-breaking fine for environmental offences relating to pollution incidents in Devon and Cornwall

The Independent UK · 17h ago

Homes left without water and schools shut after ‘very large’ pipe bursts

Several schools have closed as a result of the incident

The Independent UK · Feb 6

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Water bills are going up again in April - how much more will you have to pay?

Prices are rising by 5.4% on average from April, but the increase will vary widely across different regions

Evening Standard · Jan 29

Owner of firm fined for sewage dumping buys Sutton and East Surrey Water

Pennon, which owns South West Water, Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water, has bought SES Water in a £380m deal

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024

Pennon buys south London water company SES Water

Pennon promised to improve the supplier’s ‘financial resilience’

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024

Pennon invests in three new renewable energy generation projects

The Exeter-based utilities group is the parent firm for South West Water and Bristol Water

Birmingham Post · Jul 11, 2023

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St Michael's Hill to remain closed until Saturday after water main bursts near Bristol Children's Hospital

The road surface was cracked by the force of the burst this morning (June 20)

Bristol Post · Jun 20, 2023

Roadworks at key Bristol junction to continue after Bank Holiday

The authorities' One Network predict delays for motorists

Bristol Post · May 8, 2023

Pennon completes South West Water and Bristol Water merger and is 'on track' with financial expectations

The Exeter-based utilities group added water resilience work was 'progressing well'

Birmingham Post · Mar 14, 2023

Mystery of man with a crowbar caught on doorbell camera at 4am is solved

The video sparked a huge range of theories about what he was doing

Bristol Post · Mar 10, 2023

Bristol Water accused of leaving 'trip hazard' after pavement works

It's been left "sticking up above the pavement"

Bristol Post · Dec 20, 2022

Bristol Water to give customers money off their bill or shares amid cost-of-living crisis

The scheme first launched in 2020 but is now being extended to hundreds of thousands of households in Bristol

Bristol Post · Dec 14, 2022

Pennon opens second share scheme to Bristol Water customers

The FTSE-250 firm first launched the initiative in 2020 and has now extended it to households in Bristol

Birmingham Post · Dec 14, 2022

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Birmingham Post · Nov 30, 2022

Pennon profits slump as power costs double amid energy crisis

The Exeter-based parent firm of South West Water and Bristol Water has also announced a huge recruitment drive

Birmingham Post · Nov 18, 2022

Pennon appoints execs from The Restaurant Group and Post Holdings to board

The FTSE utilities firm has added directors from the restaurant group that owns the Wagamama chain and from PR giant FGS Global to its senior leadership team

Bristol Post · Oct 30, 2022

Residents warned of pressure and supply issues after pump problem near Bristol Airport

Bristol Water are on the scene in Barrow Gurney

Bristol Post · Oct 14, 2022

Bristol Water confirm burst water main will keep one road closed until next week

Water supplies have returned to normal

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Bristol Post · Oct 13, 2022

Bristol burst water main: Hundreds of properties without water and students sent home from school

The incident has caused major disruption across the city this afternoon (October 13)

Bristol Post · Oct 7, 2022

Filton Avenue roadworks causing traffic 'day and night'

The work is being carried out by Bristol Water, but is scheduled to finish soon

Bristol Post · Sep 9, 2022

Large water leak on Stapleton Road shoots water '10m high into the air'

Bristol Water said there was no impact to water supplies as a result of the leak

Bristol Post · Aug 16, 2022

'Soul destroying' sight of dried out pond and rotting fish 'could have been prevented'

Graeme Boyce is devastated after his local pond in an Area of Natural Beauty has been left nearly empty of water, with dead fish rotting in the heat

Bristol Post · Aug 1, 2022

Why does Bristol Water not need to introduce a hosepipe ban?

It is to do with the difference in water sources between water supply companies

Bristol Post · Jul 27, 2022

Bristol Water says reservoirs are running low as August 'drought' forecast

Bristol Water says it is not concerned

Bristol Post · Jul 21, 2022

Why your tap water in Bristol might taste weird this week

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