The Latest Breaking News from Severn Trent

Ban bonuses to water company bosses, Ofwat told

Regulator under pressure to act after finding executive payouts at three English suppliers were not justified

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023

Severn Trent’s surprise £1 billion share sale points to wave of water industry spending

Shares rise after capital raising plans around new £13 billion 5-year business plan

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2023

Severn Trent customer water bills to rise by almost 37% by end of decade

Firm raises £1bn in investment – half from Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund – to improve network over five years

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023

Secret email from Severn Trent water boss to rivals: stick together to fend off nationalisation

‘Please don’t forward this email,’ begs £4m-a-year water chief Liv Garfield

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2023

Neighbours 'sickened' by 'foul smells' after sewage and 'mushed up toilet paper' spills onto main road

"There's raw sewage, people have seen mushed-up toilet paper coming out of the drain"

Manchester Evening News · Jun 28, 2023

Nottinghamshire neighbours 'sickened' as sewage spills onto main street

'It makes you think of medieval times with people throwing their muck in the street'

Nottingham Post · Jun 28, 2023

Severn Trent Water issues update on likelihood of hosepipe ban for Nottinghamshire

Temperatures are expected to rise further in Nottinghamshire over the next few days

Nottingham Post · Jun 22, 2023

Messages to pet owners and over water use amid 29C heatwave in Nottinghamshire

Households should use water wisely this summer

Nottingham Post · Jun 9, 2023

Thames Water accused of ‘flimsy PR stunt’ over bonus as boss’s pay swells

Sarah Bentley lands £1.5m despite saying she would shun bonus amid criticism of water companies

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023

Severn Trent says big players should have acted faster over pouring raw sewage into our seas

Utility company said 'we should have given sewage activations much more attention and acted faster'

Birmingham Post · May 24, 2023