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Water

It'll all come out in the wash

15 March 2010

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

Tags: politics, water

Chain reaction:

08 March 2010

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

Tags: charity, Northumbrian Water, water

Save our sewers:

02 March 2010

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

Tags: Southern Water, water

Something worth singing about

26 February 2010

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

Tags: charity, water

Say it with showers:

23 February 2010

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

Tags: Southern Water, water

Luv your lav:

17 February 2010

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

Tags: water, Yorkshire Water

Runaround:

15 February 2010

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

Tags: charity, Northumbrian Water, water

Now that's taking the piss...

12 February 2010

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

Tags: water

How transparent is water?

11 February 2010

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

Tags: Ofwat, water

Carpeted over expenses claim

10 February 2010

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

Tags: Scottish Water

Oi, you can't park that ghost here, mate

02 February 2010

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

Tags: United Utilities, water

Bug alert:

28 January 2010

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

Tags: water, wildlife, Yorkshire Water

Well, blow me:

22 January 2010

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

Tags: Veolia, water

Hey, get that beaver outta here

22 January 2010

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

Tags: politics, water

Always stick to the plan...

22 January 2010

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

Tags: Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Water, water

Happy Nude Year:

15 January 2010

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

Tags: charity, water

Bog standard improvement

15 January 2010

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

Tags: water

Spokeswoman:

18 December 2009

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

Tags: charity, water, Yorkshire Water

Fun boy three:

18 December 2009

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

Tags: water

Green fingers:

18 December 2009

Residents on the Kingsway estate in Widnes can now enjoy a community facility that includes allotments, green space and lots... ...more »

Tags: United Utilities, water

Festive fat:

18 December 2009

Wessex Water wants to put a stop to blocked pipes and other plumbing problems caused by punters pouring away turkey... ...more »

Tags: water, Wessex Water

Thames Water finds things aren't going to plan

26 November 2009

Thames Water is currently digesting a second knock-back over its plans to obtain planning permission to build almost 100 new... ...more »

Tags: planning, Thames Water, water

How the other half doesn't live...

25 November 2009

Bet you don't recognise these. They are, in fact, the public toilets at Hyde Park Corner in London. Last week... ...more »

Tags: water

Hook, line and stinker

20 November 2009

A routine inspection of a settlement tank at Yorkshire Water's South Elmshall treatment works near Pontefract revealed 18 fish (chubb,... ...more »

Tags: water, Yorkshire Water

Shining examples

19 November 2009

An innovative "surgery" was held recently on a housing estate in Crewe, Cheshire, to encourage residents to think green. United... ...more »

Tags: water

Never work with animals...

19 November 2009

End of an era. One of Southern Water's longest-serving employees is moving on. The current incumbent, whose public persona is... ...more »

Tags: Southern Water, water

Went hunting - had a stinking time

17 November 2009

Pictured is one lucky owl. Out hunting recently, it dived into a 4m-deep tank full of sewage sludge at Abbotsbury... ...more »

Tags: water, Wessex Water

Flushed with success

16 November 2009

Next Thursday is World Toilet Day, and those wags at charity WaterAid are working overtime to increase awareness of the... ...more »

Tags: water

Air bubbles stop the traffic

13 November 2009

Now, here's a weird tale. There has been a bit of traffic chaos in Belfast this week because Cromac Street,... ...more »

Tags: Northern Ireland Water, water

Up, up and away!

06 November 2009

This is Northumbrian Water's H2O gang, a group of superheroes whose mission in life is to promote health and a... ...more »

Tags: water

And a fat lot of good it did them...

06 November 2009

Disconnector has absolutely no idea whether it works, but notes that Scottish Water has become the latest company to use... ...more »

Tags: Scottish Water, water

Anyone seen Anna?

06 November 2009

Strange but true. Some bottles of wine turned up at Nobel House, headquarters of the Department for Environment, Food and... ...more »

Tags: Defra, water

Oi, what are you looking at?

30 October 2009

It wouldn't be Halloween without ghosts, witches, black cats and bats, would it? Well, according to Yorkshire Water's ecological experts,... ...more »

Tags: water

They don't have the FOGiest idea (geddit?)

30 October 2009

Budding Jamie Olivers are being taught the best way to dispose of waste fats, oils and grease. Anglian Water has... ...more »

Tags: water

Mud larks!

21 October 2009

Pictured is the acceptable face of a dirty weekend, literally. Recently a squad of Wessex Water employees took part in... ...more »

Tags: charity, Wessex Water

Water treatment works faces spirited opposition

21 October 2009

It's all going a bit "dark side" in mid-Wales, where protesters opposed to the design of a Welsh Water project... ...more »

Tags: water, Welsh Water

Laying old bones to rest

14 October 2009

The great man is not generally one for poignancy (he finds it difficult to spell), but Disconnector was, he admits,... ...more »

Tags: water, Yorkshire Water

Bring me the bill

14 October 2009

Is this is a world record? Disconnector poses the question after learning about a pensioner in Darlington who was virtually... ...more »

Tags: Anglian Water, water

I came, I saw, I scared the wits out of some schoolchildren

09 October 2009

Some school children are getting a history lesson with a difference thanks to their local water company, Yorkshire Water. It... ...more »

Tags: water, Yorkshire Water

Smell's like success

09 October 2009

Up-and-coming film maker Oliver Beer has made a three-minute short featuring seven male singers performing a new work called Amen,... ...more »

Tags: sewerage, water

On the edge

22 September 2009

Who said insulating homes was boring? Camden Council, working with Avalon Abseiling and Southern Electric, is pioneering a new approach... ...more »

Tags: Climate Change, electricity, emissions

A pat on the back for roadworks workers

22 September 2009

The roadworks associated with Thames Water's huge Victorian mains replacement programme in London regularly attract moans from shopkeepers, residents and... ...more »

Tags: streetworks, Thames Water

Anglian Water left like a Sitting Duck...

18 September 2009

It's tough times for Anglian Water Services. The water industry giant has been forced to deny allegations that its sewage... ...more »

Tags: water

Turn up for the bats:

10 September 2009

A breeding male Nathusius Pipistrelle bat was discovered by South East Water ecologists during bat monitoring surveys at the company's... ...more »

Tags: South East Water, water

Sewage works salad:

10 September 2009

There's been a bumper crop of tomatoes at Yorkshire Water's sewage treatment works this year thanks to high summer temperatures... ...more »

Tags: water, Yorkshire Water

Meerkat maintenance:

07 August 2009

Disconnector was intrigued by this spot of wildlife watching. Recently a camera crew from the country's largest independent drainage specialist... ...more »

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United Utilities hits a blank wall...

07 August 2009

Last month, United Utilities probably felt it had been mugged by the regulator following its draft determination. Coincidentally, a digger... ...more »

Tags: United Utilities, water

Morgan Est finds itself in a hole

24 July 2009

You may or may not wish to commiserate with utility contractor Morgan Est. It stands to lose rather a lot... ...more »

Tags: United Utilities

Fur balls

17 July 2009

Conservation work at South East Water's Arlington Reservoir has paid off - two dormice (one pictured) have been found in... ...more »

Tags: South East Water

Who's scared of Scouts?

15 July 2009

A colleague was a guest at the Environmwent Agency Water Efficiency Awards today, which took place on floating restaurant HMS... ...more »

Tags: drainage, Ofwat, protest, water