Environment Agency failed to find cause of toxic pollution near Windermere Exclusive: Report finds agency did not properly investigate event that killed hundreds of fish in Cunsey Beck in 2022 The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023
Labour to urge MPs to ban bonuses for water firm bosses over sewage dumping Motion will force Tory MPs to say whether bonuses can still be paid despite poor state of English and Welsh waterways The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023
Up to 70 days of suspected illegal dumps of sewage in Windermere in 2022, analysis finds Researcher says data suggests permit conditions breached on up to 70 days, but United Utilities disputes findings The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023
Keeping taps on and boosting wildlife: the race to protect the Lake District’s water Award-winning partnership is regenerating natural habitats in attempt to secure water supply as climate crisis worsens The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023
FTSE 100 Live: London house prices falling, index closes down 1.3% after late tumble, John Lewis chair to quit Bets that US interest rates will stay higher for longer today continued to weigh on stock market sentiment. Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023
Environment Agency failing to monitor water firms in England, data suggests Watchdog is supposed to audit firms yearly to ensure they are not illegally dumping sewage, but 36% of audits since 2010 are missing The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023
United Utilities fined £800,000 for taking 22bn litres of water from aquifer Company breached three-year rolling limit on abstraction licence at Fylde aquifer in 2018 The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023
Sewage lawsuit: Which water companies are involved and who could receive a payout? Claims of under-reporting pollution incidents and overcharging customers will result in legal action against six English water corporations Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023
Public could receive hundreds of millions as water firms face sewage lawsuit Class action legal claim on behalf of 20 million householders in England and Wales could top £800m in compensation The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2023
Huge sinkhole becomes tourist attraction in Manchester after sewer collapse Collapsed sewer is blamed for gaping hole on Heywood Road The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023
‘Neighbours are fed up with it’: huge sinkhole closes Greater Manchester street Six-metre-wide abyss in Prestwich believed to be caused by a collapsed sewer after heavy rains The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023
United Utilities agrees £1.8bn deal with Legal & General The move comes after United Utilities defended its financial position in the wake of the unfolding situation at counterpart Thames Water Birmingham Post · Jul 10, 2023
Tankers drafted into area of Manchester after 'fault' leaves hundreds with no water or poor pressure The repair is said to be 'complex', with the M20 area affected Manchester Evening News · Jul 9, 2023
Mum 'screamed' after she walked into her back garden Colette says she is always looking over her shoulder Liverpool Echo · Jul 9, 2023
Manchester Evening News · Jul 4, 2023 The Mancunian Way: Changing ‘Mugger Lane’ The suburb where a regeneration would be ‘the best thing ever’ PLUS If you only order one dish, make it this one…or this one
Manchester Evening News · Jul 4, 2023 The Greater Manchester street where SEWAGE floods homes after heavy rain "We had sanitary towels floating about. That's just 'angin."
Birmingham Post · Jul 3, 2023 Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Specsavers and Princes: The 31 latest North West hires and promotions BusinessLive rounds up the latest hires and promotions across the North West
Manchester Evening News · Jul 2, 2023 Emergency services scrambled after 64-year-old man goes missing near Rivington The man had become separated from a walking group and had not returned
Birmingham Post · Jun 30, 2023 Over 1,000 United Utilities workers vote to strike over cuts and water quality Dates for the strike will be announced in the coming days
Birmingham Post · Jun 30, 2023 United Utilities defends 'robust and prudent' finances in wake of Thames Water crisis United Utilities recently agreed to hand more than £300m to its shareholders
Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023 Bosses at nine water firms pocketed £13million last year - while YOU face higher bills It follows reports water firms are planning to hike household bills by up to 40% to meet costs of the sewage crisis
Manchester Evening News · Jun 28, 2023 Plea to stop raw sewage being pumped into Lancashire village's waterways Figures show untreated sewage released into Hyndburn's waterways more than 200 times last year
Manchester Evening News · Jun 28, 2023 Children's playpark forced to close after new sewage tank installed nearby The play park has been closed while the work goes on
Birmingham Post · Jun 27, 2023 United Utilities' £1.5bn plans to upgrade network approved by Ofwat Over £2bn is to be spent by water companies across the country
Liverpool Echo · Jun 26, 2023 Man fears restaurant will be closed for months after it 'goes underwater' Sal Meah woke up to a call from one of his staff members