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September 2007
I can fly!
Pounds plunge: a daredevil water worker has fulfilled a lifelong ambition by taking a terrifying leap to raise money... ...more »
Say what?
The great man appreciates that the methodology involved in trading entry capacity to the gas transmission network is not exactly... ...more »
Out of sight is not always out of mind
All right. First it was drains blocked by a bra, and then it was a wardrobe’s worth of clothes flushed... ...more »
Stop me if you've heard this before...
Earlier this month, Gordie, our new PM, made a determined bid to upstage the launch of the Tories’ Quality of... ...more »
Late night chat
Listening to BBC Radio 5 late last night, Disconnector was intrigued to catch a debate between Uswitch energy consumer policy... ...more »
Charity boat race
Paddle time: pictured are staff from Essex & Suffolk Water, who took part in a dragon boat race on... ...more »
This bloke had a cow...
The great man is indebted to the London Evening Standard for what follows. “You have two cows. You sell three... ...more »
What's in a name?
Disconnector couldn’t resist this one. The Environment Agency recently took Severn Trent Water to court over the polluting of a... ...more »
Generating the right publicity
Next month, two new branches of high street chain Marks & Spencer are due to open. The plan is that... ...more »
Anyone for squash?
Here’s a thing. The prospect of a nuclear revival has turned mining companies’ attention back to uranium. The race is... ...more »
Food for thought
Well, they may differ north of the border. Congratulations are in order for ScottishPower, whose staff restaurant at its Cathcart... ...more »
Clothes maketh the blockage
Back in June, Disconnector reported Northumbrian Water’s discovery that a discarded bra was the reason for a blocked sewer and... ...more »
Stop diesel spills and save a life
A sister magazine to Utility Week, Truck & Driver, has launched a campaign to persuade lorry drivers and operators -... ...more »
Skimming like a stone
A colleague was invited along with the great and good in the water industry to the official naming of... ...more »
If the glove fits
Disconnector couldn’t resist this. A colleague has received a press release about a company called Ansell that is, apparently, a... ...more »
Turn that light out! On second thoughts…
Disconnector suspects that National Grid is relieved that BBC chiefs have decided to pull the plug on Auntie’s ill-starred venture... ...more »
All roads lead to Scottish Water
It is all getting rather heated north of the border in Scotland’s second city. The good burghers of Glasgow are... ...more »
A spanner in the works…
You couldn’t make this one up. The owner of the Ringhals nuclear power station in Sweden is counting the cost... ...more »
Blow hards
They have been getting very hot under the collar. The great man refers to wind energy trade association British Wind... ...more »
Climate protestors snubbed
However, the great man is thinking of sending out special brickbats to Scottish and Southern Energy and Drax Group. Both... ...more »
Watching the detectives
Congratulations are in order for those dedicated green detectives from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa). They were called out... ...more »
An ill wind
The great man also loved the following, though those of a nervous or squeamish nature may wish to look away... ...more »
Nice work if you can get it
It’s a tough life being a regulator. Communications watchdog Ofcom has been advertising recently for a non-executive director. The board... ...more »