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    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      LexUtilities
      Thames Water/utilities: investors tapped for cash after deluge of complaints Premium content

      Mounting public anger over pollution will force slowpokes to clean up their act

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      Thames Water shareholders to inject £1.5bn as part of overhaul

      UK’s biggest water utility aims to tackle issues with balance sheet and pollution

    • Sunday, 10 October, 2021
      Waste management & recycling
      Thames Water sewage data show hundreds of illegal spills

      UK’s biggest water group unlawfully discharged effluent on 735 days in past three years

    • Sunday, 11 July, 2021
      Thames Tideway seeks rise in water bills to cushion London sewer delays

      Private company building 16-mile tunnel wants to increase yearly surcharge to Thames Water customers

    • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
      Thames Water suffers surge in written complaints

      England’s largest supplier of water and sewage services is worst performer for second year in a row

    • Thursday, 9 July, 2020
      Utilities
      Water regulators taken to task in damning report by MPs

      England risks running out of water because of leakages and lack of investment

    • Sunday, 5 July, 2020
      Executive Pay
      Thames Water’s former chief handed £2.8m pay-off

      Steve Robertson receives payout despite being forced out of UK’s biggest water utility

    • Sunday, 15 December, 2019
      Water Services Regulation Authority UK
      Water companies gear up for battle with Ofwat

      Regulator’s pricing decision could lead to an appeal with competition authorities

    • Thursday, 4 July, 2019
      Water Services Regulation Authority UK
      Water regulator warns providers over running costs

      Anglian, Thames, Yorkshire and SES given until August to revise spending plans

    • Thursday, 4 July, 2019
      LexUtilities
      Labour nationalisations: weedy warriors Premium content

      Some water groups’ shares have rallied as voter preferences fall for opposition party

    • Friday, 14 June, 2019
      Inside LondonNeil Collins
      Woodford affair has exposed the funds liquidity illusion

      Woes compounded by difficulty of establishing value of underlying investments

    • Friday, 24 May, 2019
      Utilities
      Thames Water chief bows to pressure and quits

      Utility under fire over leakages and payouts to executives and shareholders

    • Friday, 5 April, 2019
      Inside LondonNeil Collins
      Babcock can still find its way out of deep water

      UK’s Ministry of Defence still engaged in its usual fantasy financing

    • Thursday, 31 January, 2019
      Utilities
      Vast majority of UK water groups fail watchdog’s standards

      Regulator urges improved business plans to reduce leaks and cut bills

    • Thursday, 6 December, 2018
      Thames Water works to keep taps running on a ‘no-deal’ Brexit

      UK water group reports near 70% fall in half-year profits as customer complaints soar

    • Thursday, 8 November, 2018
      UK infrastructure
      Investors reap rewards of London super sewer long before it is built

      Project is just 2 years into construction but water bills have already risen to pay interest on loans

    • Saturday, 27 October, 2018
      Rivers run dry in the thirst for drinking water

      Fishermen and conservationists say the pressure on chalk streams is unsustainable

    • Monday, 3 September, 2018
      LexEnergy sector
      Thames Water: herons key Premium content

      Under new management and ownership, the group is aiming to regain public trust

    • Monday, 3 September, 2018
      Energy sector
      Thames Water to invest record £12bn on infrastructure upgrades

      Utilities group vows to keep average bills flat, but rivals signal cuts

    • Tuesday, 10 July, 2018
      UK infrastructure
      Water industry taken to task on serious pollution incidents

      South West Water the worst offender as watchdog imposes record £22m fines

    • Friday, 6 July, 2018
      Water scarcity
      UK mainland ‘not about to go into drought’, says water industry

      Companies say reservoirs are full after torrential spring rains despite heatwave

    • Tuesday, 3 July, 2018
      Energy sector
      Water companies told to set out link between pay and performance

      Ofwat announces measures to tackle ‘damaged customer trust’

    • Thursday, 28 June, 2018
      Energy sector
      Thames Water defers chief’s £3.8m potential bonus until 2020

      Utility looks to counter criticism over high industry pay and missed leak targets

    • Monday, 18 June, 2018
      Energy sector
      Ofwat criticises water companies for poor service during storms

      Regulator hits at four companies over response to thousands of customers losing supplies

    • Thursday, 7 June, 2018
      Energy sector
      Thames Water told to repay users £120m for failing to plug leaks

      Regulator says customers to receive £15 rebate over the next two years

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