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The Latest Breaking News from Wessex Water

Wessex Water’s TV ad banned for omitting sewage record

Advert trumpeting storm overflow plans should have disclosed past environmental harms, says ASA

The Guardian - UK

Water firm seizes stake in Devon sewage protester’s home over unpaid bills

Imogen May has withheld payments since 2019 and is thought to be one of thousands boycotting water charges

The Guardian - UK

Only three water company prosecutions in England and Wales for unfit drinking supply

Figures show breaches have rarely led to prosecution by Drinking Water Inspectorate since 2021

The Guardian - UK

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Ofwat poised to refuse most suppliers’ requests for big price rises

Water watchdog decision on bills in England and Wales delayed until after election, as Thames crisis looms

The Guardian - UK

Regulators urged to act over water companies’ record sewage discharge

Government asked to put ‘people and planet before profits’ as analysis shows potential illegal discharging of raw sewage

The Guardian - UK

Spooky doll’s head is a nightmare for sewer crew

The creepy character was found lurking in a Bristol sewer by Wessex Water, who want to avoid more blockage horror stories this Hallowe’en.

The Independent UK

Why are water bills potentially going up across the country?

Water bills are expected to rise in the coming months

Evening Standard

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Water companies accused of illegal dumping of sewage during dry days

Companies allegedly initiated so-called ‘dry spills’ 388 times in 2022, even during periods of drought and on the hottest day on record

The Independent UK

‘Wyke whiff’ befouls Dorset village – and angry residents have had enough

People say summer stink has been ‘horrendous’, with blame put on a Wessex Water sewage works

The Guardian - UK

Bibby Stockholm: ministers accused of playing Russian roulette with asylum seekers’ lives

Charity condemns plan to return people to the barge despite inspection finding failings in its plumbing system

The Guardian - UK

Sewer workers ‘quack’ case of blocked pipe as cute duck found roaming underground

The lone duck was seen waddling through the pipe and is believed to have been searching for algae to eat

The Independent UK

Sewer workers ‘quack’ case of the blocked pipe as duck found roaming underground

The lone duck was seen waddling through the pipe and is believed to have been searching for algae to eat.

The Independent UK

Endangered Fish Almost Became Extinct After Water Pipe Issue At Zoo

The zoo has 50 percent of the world's population of some species of fish - which are extinct in the wild.

Zenger

Winners of the 2023 South West Apprenticeship Awards announced

The finalists represented a range of different industries from across the business communities of Bristol, Bath and Gloucestershire

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The Independent UK

Teaching a talented dog newt tricks

Springer spaniel Freya first made headlines in 2018 when her skills were deployed to sniff out great crested newts for Wessex Water.

Bristol Post

Wessex Water works will close Keynsham's main road for 12 weeks

It's part of a £17 million programme

Bristol Post

Robots are replacing noisy drills to keep sewer work disruption to a minimum

The existing sewers are being relined using specialist equipment deep underground that requires just a few excavations in certain locations

The Independent UK

Ed Davey brands releasing sewage into waterways ‘a crime against nature’

The Liberal Democrats released analysis of figures that show water companies released sewage into English streams for 14,162 hours last year.

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Bristol Post

The Bristol Channel beaches where you should never go swimming

Some beaches have dangerously poor water quality

Bristol Post

Commuters face weeks of travel disruption amid major sewer repairs

Roads will be closed until the end of the month

Bristol Post

Avonmouth explosion: Police investigation continues more than two years on

"We are committed to doing everything we can to provide the answers the families deserve"

Bristol Post

Jacob Rees-Mogg slammed by campaign group over claims MP voted 'in support of raw sewage'

A plaque was installed by the new campaign group 'commemorating' his voting history on environmental issues

The Guardian - UK

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

England’s water firms respond to investigation into role of global investors

Guardian analysis reveals more than 70% of English water industry in foreign ownership

The Guardian - UK

‘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?

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