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Thames Water may increase bills by £29 14 Aug 2013 | 02:19 pm
If you are one of Thames Water’s 14 million customers, you could be in for a nasty surprise. The water company has asked Ofwat for permission to increase bills by £29 to help with the spiralling costs...
Brits pouring water down the drain 15 Jul 2013 | 09:10 pm
The Energy Saving Trust (EST) Foundation has recently carried out a study of 86,000 homes and found that of the 9 billion litres of water used in the UK each day, a quarter is used taking a shower and...
Beach water quality worsens around the UK 3 Apr 2013 | 01:59 pm
An alarming number of beaches around the UK have been stripped of their ‘excellent’ water quality rating. If you are heading to the coast this summer, check that it’s safe to swim first. The number o...
Water companies avoiding taxes 20 Feb 2013 | 07:54 pm
With water bills set to rise by 3.5%, UK customers who are increasingly struggling to pay for basic utilities won’t fail to notice the recent news surrounding six major water companies. A new controv...
Water bills to increase by 3.5% 10 Feb 2013 | 07:53 pm
There has been yet more bad news this week for cash-strapped householders who have seen the cost of everything from energy bills to a pint of milk rise recently. Now it is the turn of the water compan...
Metred systems and rainwater collection could save you money 31 Jan 2013 | 04:15 pm
If you are planning to stay in your property long-term, installing a rainwater harvesting system along with switching to a metered supply could save you money, not to mention impact the environment po...
Domestic water recycling ideas 25 Jan 2013 | 04:14 pm
Even though most of the earth’s surface is covered in water, only one percent of this is freshwater. With the UK among those countries now facing alternate dry and wet spells, more and more people are...
2012 was UK’s second wettest in recorded history 21 Jan 2013 | 04:12 pm
2012 turned out to be the UK’s second wettest year in recorded history and statistics are pointing to a continuation of this kind of excessive rainfall. The top 5 wettest years since recording began (...
New device for detecting water leaks invented 26 Aug 2012 | 05:38 pm
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have announced that they have invented a new device which improves the practice of detecting water leaks under the ground. If water companies start to use th...
Hosepipe bans come to an end 13 Jul 2012 | 11:22 pm
After a summer of record rainfall across Britain, the last four water companies to have their hosepipe bans in place have finally lifted them, confirming that the drought is officially over – for this...
