Posts Tagged ‘Thames Water’
‘Outrage’ as sewage dumped into River Lee doubles in a single year
Thames Water admits 2023 figures are ‘unacceptable’ after it released wastewater into the river and its tributaries more than 1,000 times
Read MoreThames Water to cut down 80 trees to protect pipes beneath Hackney woodland
Utility giant’s plans receive backing from local conservationists as it aims to ‘keep taps flowing for customers’
Read More‘Disastrous’: Thames Water under pressure after residents spot trees being felled during nesting season
Utility giant says it stopped the work in Woodberry Down when it became aware of nesting activity
Read MoreTown Hall ‘demands action’ from Environment Agency to clean up River Lea
Council leaders say ‘issues have gone on far too long’
Read MoreSewage flowed into East London’s Olympic Park wetlands six times during early summer heatwave
Campaigners say Thames Water’s failure to make data publicly available is ‘unacceptable in the 21st century’
Read MoreCouncillors tear into Thames Water over Finsbury Park flooding
Company ignored offers from council to run emergency training following Lea Bridge flood in 2018
Read MoreThames Water to make £10k community donation as ‘way of saying sorry’ for flooding
A burst pipe in Finsbury Park last year damaged 177 homes and left thousands without water
Read MoreFinsbury Park flood: Local politicians put ‘serious concerns’ to Thames Water
Hackney Mayor joins MPs Diane Abbott and Jeremy Corbyn to grill company bosses over their response to last week’s catastrophe
Read More‘Not good enough’: Mayor hits out at Thames Water’s response to Finsbury Park flooding
Mayor delivers withering assessment of the organisation’s reaction to yesterday’s burst pipe, which saw at least 250 homes suffer water damage
Read MoreBurst water main submerges Queens Drive as firefighters evacuate residents
Town Hall to open rest centre for residents as Thames Water apologises
Read MoreHackney to get five water fountains as part of City Hall’s fight against plastic waste
Mayor of London reveals locations of 50 new refill stations, including Broadway Market, Mare Street, Worship Square, Ridley Road and Hoxton
Read MoreThames Water slammed by residents for ‘inadequate’ response to Lea Bridge floods
‘We don’t want to see this any more in Hackney, this should be the last time. It takes its toll on everyone’
Read MorePlastic pollution: Council urges volunteers to help kickstart a ‘refill revolution’ in Hackney
Town Hall wants to persuade local businesses to provide free water to people with reusable bottles
Read MoreNew wildlife-friendly reedbed coming to Clapton
Waterways charity Thames21 announces results of public poll to pick locations
Read MoreHackney waterway in the running for new wildlife-friendly reedbeds courtesy of charity Thames21
Nine potential Lea Navigation sites, five of which are in the borough, included in online poll – with voters being entered into a special prize draw
Read MoreStoke Newington flood – in pictures
Deluge saw 350 people evacuated due to a burst water main, with residents of the Gibson Gardens estate taking matters into their own hands to save their homes
Read MoreStoke Newington flood: How quick thinking neighbours saved Gibson Gardens homes
When water started rising, residents grabbed wood, pallets, bags of cement, potted plants and traffic cones to construct barrier
Read MoreStoke Newington flood: burst water main sees 350 people evacuated
Burst pipe leads to streets being submerged and forces 350 people to evacuate just two weeks before Christmas
Read More‘Avid reeders’ use much-maligned plant to tackle pollution in River Lea
‘Army’ of reedbed volunteers are using nature to fight pollution in an operation to clean up East London’s waterways
Read More‘Dragonfly detectives’ to boost waterway wildlife at Woodberry Wetlands
Volunteers will learn why insects such as dragonflies and damselflies are key to the health of London’s waterways
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