Residents and holiday­makers were told not to be concerned if they spotted large plumes of red water in the sea... ...more »

Those of a nervous disposition should look away now. Enough lard to fill nine double decker buses was removed last... ...more »

Wessex Water has just completed its tour of towns around its region urging people to "take the taste challenge". This... ...more »

Clean water campaigners Surfers Against Sewage and four of the UK's best stand up paddle­boarders are aiming to cross the... ...more »

Would it make sense for those keen on anaerobic digestion to bring in some musical expertise to the task in... ...more »

With the eyes of the nation drawn to events in South Africa, Disconnector notes that the charity set up there... ...more »

A disused reservoir on the outskirts of Darlington has become a favourite illegal venue for BMX riders throughout the country... ...more »

Here's a reason to break out the champers. An engineer who supervised a sewer relining project that involved preserving a... ...more »

Here's some exciting news from Rutland Water. After a five-and-a-half week incubation period, three osprey eggs have hatched at the... ...more »

Organisers of a two-day rugby festival involving more than 800 children have praised a water company for stepping in and... ...more »

People walking through Soho Square in the heart of the capital last week could have been excused thinking they had... ...more »

The great man notes that Scottish Water has come in for some flak after residents in Galashiels went, well, ballistic... ...more »

It has been something of a blunder-prone week. United Utilities grabbed the headlines for all the wrong reasons after it... ...more »

A star is born. Well, sort of. Rob King, a customer service technician employed by Veolia Water, is featured in... ...more »

James Bonell and Joe Andrews (plus Joe's dad David for the first leg) have begun a bid to circumnavigate Britain... ...more »

Worlaby, a North Lincolnshire hamlet that has been blighted by a fresh bout of manhole cover thefts. Drains and sewers... ...more »

Disconnector was intrigued to learn that avalanche rescue technology is currently helping Sutton and East Surrey Water find the answer... ...more »

Endangered water voles rescued from improvement works at Thames Water's Crossness sewage works have been "at it like rabbits" while... ...more »

Yorkshire Water has launched a television advertising campaign to let its customers know what good value their water bills represent.... ...more »

Director Mike Leigh's latest production, Another Year, is destined for a screening at the next Cannes film festival and stars... ...more »

Eat your heart out Wolff Olins! This is what the in-house team at Thames Water came up with to mark... ...more »

This column is not all doom and gloom, particularly where flora and fauna are concerned. Take the following. A tawny... ...more »

Yorkshire MP Ed Balls (right) is also the Secretary of State for Families, Children and Schools. He probably found appearing... ...more »

Utilities are called on to be many things, but guardians of public morals might be thought to be going a... ...more »

Monday (22 March) was World Water Day, and to mark the event campaigners in 70 countries joined in a... ...more »

Information about the spending habits of the chairman, non-execs and senior managers from the water watchdog for England and Wales... ...more »

So Chris Mellor is looking for a high-profile job again after getting the boot twice in seven years. Back in 2003 he... ...more »

Water regulator expenses are making waves on both sides of the border, Disconnector can report. Sir Ian Byatt, chairman of... ...more »

Richard Ackroyd, chief executive of Scottish Water and the country's highest-earning public servant, has announced that he will give a... ...more »

Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills (pictured centre) waded through a mile-long river of Londoners' waste when he took to Thames... ...more »

As endorsements go, this is one of the more unusual. Scottish children's entertainers The Singing Kettle have taken time out... ...more »

The Upper Chamber is not known for the belly laughs it generates, but peers do permit themselves a wry smile... ...more »

Pictured is Durham's chief constable Jon Stoddart and top cycle riders from the Pinerello team who were getting into shape... ...more »

Singer Suggs, the Madness frontman-turned-TV presenter, is supporting Southern Water's fight the fat campaign. He was in Brighton filming an... ...more »

Now, there are siren voices you should shun but this isn't one of them. Sound of Music star Connie Fisher... ...more »

Southern Water's mascot Mr Save-It last week urged customers to prove their love for the environment by swapping their baths... ...more »

Yorkshire Water is celebrating the fact that the average bod spends as much as three years of their life on... ...more »

It's being billed as Britain's most beautiful marathon. Pictured is Steve Cram, one of our most successful middle distance athletes.... ...more »

The great man was intrigued to learn of a musical that has been doing the rounds across the pond. The... ...more »

Disconnector notes that back in July, Ofwat told The Sunday Times it would publish a breakdown of the expenses claimed... ...more »

Hair's a turn up for the books ... almost literally so. Richard Ackroyd, chief executive of Scottish Water and the highest... ...more »

You heard the one about the utility and the ghost train? Let the great man explain. This story concerns United... ...more »

One of the last UK colonies of rare tansy beetles (above) has been saved after Yorkshire Water engineers working on... ...more »

This intelligence may have come too late for some, but Disconnector feels duty bound to share the news that Veolia... ...more »

Martin Salter, the Labour backbencher who is the party's spokesman on angling, has got a tad het up by plans... ...more »

Red faces are in order at Northern Ireland Water after a pumping station it built in Portadown was declared to... ...more »

inevitably the cheeky chappies have gone where the girls did. A dozen Northumbrian Water workers have bared all for a... ...more »

Disconnector was much taken by a headline on a recent press release nestling in a colleague's in-tray. It said: "Eden... ...more »

Gabby Parker (pictured), a learning and development manager with Yorkshire Water, last month took part in a 350km charity cycle... ...more »

Tony Cooke, managing director of Bournemouth & West Hampshire Water (BWHW) did the honours to help publicise last weekend's Highcliffe... ...more »