M56 traffic warning after road floods next to junction Drivers have been told to avoid the area if possible Liverpool Echo · Sep 8, 2022
M62 crash, lightning causes fire and nan locked up The latest evening ECHO headlines on Wednesday, September 7 Liverpool Echo · Sep 7, 2022
Lightning bolt sets United Utilities plant on fire An eyewitness said they saw "the biggest flash" and heard "the loudest crash of thunder" before the silo went up in flames Liverpool Echo · Sep 7, 2022
Blaze at water plant, ex pro footballer jailed and woman collapsed in gym The latest evening ECHO headlines on Tuesday, September 6 Liverpool Echo · Sep 6, 2022
Rail line reopens in Greater Manchester after five days of disruption due to flooded line Flood damage was caused to more than three miles of track. Manchester Evening News · Sep 5, 2022
Thousands of fake cigarettes found in 'hidden compartments' Police visited several stores after reports of shops selling fake cigarettes to minors Liverpool Echo · Sep 5, 2022
Rail services in East Manchester still disrupted as flooding repairs from burst mains pipe continue It is the fifth day of disruptions on the line due to a burst water main Manchester Evening News · Sep 5, 2022
'Waterfall' railway bridge damaged as major water leak now stopped Trains, however, continue to be suspended for a fourth day Manchester Evening News · Sep 4, 2022
Trains cancelled and lines closed after thousands of gallons of water submerges tracks Trains running between Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds via Stalybridge and on the Glossop line are being impacted Manchester Evening News · Sep 2, 2022
Tameside leak leaves households in Droylsden with no water Local businesses have been forced to close this morning due to the leak Manchester Evening News · Sep 2, 2022
Passengers face 'severe delays' in Manchester due to flooding on railway lines A burst water main began flooding the tracks in the early hours of Thursday Manchester Evening News · Sep 1, 2022
Massive water leak floods train tracks Network Rail said it was forced to close the line in Audenshaw, east Manchester, at around 2am on Thursday due to a burst water main. The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022
Homes and businesses left without water after burst pipe in Greater Manchester town Bottled water was handed out to families in Whitworth near Rochdale Manchester Evening News · Sep 1, 2022
Answers demanded over sewage being pumped into the Mersey United Utilities insisted it was not at fault for the grim scenes in the river Liverpool Echo · Aug 30, 2022
Liverpool Echo · Aug 30, 2022 Child sex offence suspect named, Jet2 row and 'Raw sewage' in River Mersey The latest ECHO headlines at lunchtime on Tuesday, August 30
Liverpool Echo · Aug 30, 2022 United Utilities respond to videos of raw sewage in River Mersey Grim pictures and videos of the river emerged over the weekend
Wales Online · Aug 25, 2022 Rain could become Wales' 'oil of the future' according to expert Questions have been raised as to whether Wales should charge to send rain water to England
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022 ‘It stinks’: Windermere plagued by blue-green algae as ‘toxic as cobra venom’ Campaigners accused of ‘scaremongering’ despite tests of algal bloom in lake exceeding WHO guidelines
Manchester Evening News · Aug 17, 2022 'Foul' smelling oil found dumped at popular riverfront woodland The Environment Agency are investigating the source of the 'pollution'
Daily Mirror · Aug 16, 2022 London wants to take water from another region's reservoir to solve capital's drought The GMB Union thinks a Victorian plan to move water via the river Severn, the Cotswold canals into the river Thames to deal with predictable and expected periodic droughts in London and the South East
Wales Online · Aug 15, 2022 Plan outlined to take water from Welsh reservoir and send it to London to solve drought GMB London has called on Thames Water and the UK Government to implement the Victorian-era idea
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2022 As drought hits, what are UK water company chief executives paid? Anger is growing over the huge sums handed to shareholders and executives
Manchester Evening News · Aug 14, 2022 Low water levels continue at Manchester's reservoirs during weekend of extreme heat The Enivornment Agency has warned that England’s drought could persist into next year
Manchester Evening News · Aug 11, 2022 Five-year tunnelling project to take place in Bury as part of new £1.75bn water pipeline The work is part of the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme which is laying new sections of pipeline from the Lake District to Greater Manchester
Manchester Evening News · Aug 11, 2022 Fears of looming drought as water levels at Woodhead Reservoir continue to fall The Met Office recently raised the Fire Severity Index to the highest level, warning there was also an “exceptional” risk of wildfires.