The Latest Breaking News from Severn Trent

Nottingham tram network partially closed after damaged water pipe forced people to leave homes

Severn Trent said one of its pipes was "damaged by a third party" near High Road, Chilwell early on Tuesday afternoon (March 7), which led to a large amount of water bursting onto nearby streets and homes for hours.

Nottingham Post · Mar 8, 2023

Beeston residents' shock as homes evacuated after 'damaged' water pipe floods town

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed ten properties had been flooded and the majority of these had also been evacuated

Nottingham Post · Mar 7, 2023

'Massive disruption' reported in Nottinghamshire village amid major pipeworks

The upgrades to the pipe system will reduce the risk of customer supply issues, such as through incidents like burst pipes, and ensure that the network can meet future demands of the village as it continues to grow.

Nottingham Post · Feb 20, 2023

Months of roadworks planned in Keyworth as £2.4m Severn Trent project set to begin

It is expected that the project will be completed by mid-July

Nottingham Post · Jan 5, 2023

Man cheats death after 70ft sinkhole swallows his garden

Dramatic pictures shows how the 15ft-wide hole swallowed up Harri Chadha’s front garden outside his home in Halesowen, West Midlands

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023

Huge 15ft sinkhole opens up in street forcing terrified families to flee their homes

A collapsed sewer has been blamed for the gaping hole that emerged at the end of November outside the block of flats in Dudley, West Midlands

Daily Mirror · Dec 30, 2022

Terrified dad cheated death by 'seconds' after 70ft sinkhole opened up outside his home

15ft-wide hole swallowed up Harri Chadha's front garden

Wales Online · Dec 30, 2022

Residents speak of 'inconvenient' road closure due to 'huge' 4-foot crater

Disruption has been caused to traffic in Sutton-in-Ashfield following a burst water main

Nottingham Post · Dec 29, 2022

Revealed: more than 70% of English water industry is in foreign ownership

Guardian unpicks complex web of investment firms, wealth funds and tax haven-based businesses that own most of sector

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

‘You’ll have to talk to the UK staff’: can global water investors be held to account?

Will Malaysia’s YTL, US-based BlackRock and Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings answer questions about environmental damage?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022