Scottish Water has fast-tracked a multi-million-pound sewer upgrade following a spate of bursts in recent months between Renfrew and Shieldhall waste water treatment works.

Around 250,000 people living in the Midlands are now receiving some form of financial support from Severn Trent, as the company is committed to helping its most financially vulnerable customers.

Work has been completed to restore part of the Nant Gain river in Cilcain. The £2 million restoration project was completed ahead of schedule by the not-for-profit water company, Welsh Water.

Ofwat and CCW have published the results of research into customers’ experience of how Thames Water handled an incident in Camberley in 2023, in which a foul smell from a sewage treatment works, which lasted for months, affected thousands of people in the local area.

Scottish Water’s new £35 million state-of-the-art wastewater treatment works in Winchburgh has reached a significant milestone.

As part of an emergency plan to prevent flooding, Southern Water is preparing overland pipes to remove groundwater and prevent it causing internal flooding of homes, schools and businesses.