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The Latest Breaking News from Severn Trent

Water regulator starts a ‘crackdown’ on bonuses about 30 years too late

Ofwat’s newfound interest in executive pay in the water industry is merely a tweak

The Guardian - UK

Ban bonuses to water company bosses, Ofwat told

Regulator under pressure to act after finding executive payouts at three English suppliers were not justified

The Guardian - UK

Severn Trent’s surprise £1 billion share sale points to wave of water industry spending

Shares rise after capital raising plans around new £13 billion 5-year business plan

Evening Standard

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Severn Trent customer water bills to rise by almost 37% by end of decade

Firm raises £1bn in investment – half from Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund – to improve network over five years

The Guardian - UK

‘Unacceptable’: how raw sewage has affected rivers in England and Wales – in maps

Hundreds of thousands of raw sewage discharges were recorded last year. These maps show where these were and what the impact is

The Guardian - UK

Public could receive hundreds of millions as water firms face sewage lawsuit

Class action legal claim on behalf of 20 million householders in England and Wales could top £800m in compensation

The Guardian - UK

Severn Trent likely to be allowed to charge customers £60m extra

Water firm tells investors it is on track to claim reward for exceeding its own customer service targets

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Severn Trent chief proposes ‘social purpose’ water firms amid utilities crisis

Liv Garfield seeks backing from Labour for reforms as government eyes temporary renationalisation of Thames Water

The Guardian - UK

Secret email from Severn Trent water boss to rivals: stick together to fend off nationalisation

‘Please don’t forward this email,’ begs £4m-a-year water chief Liv Garfield

Evening Standard

Neighbours 'sickened' by 'foul smells' after sewage and 'mushed up toilet paper' spills onto main road

"There's raw sewage, people have seen mushed-up toilet paper coming out of the drain"

Manchester Evening News

Nottinghamshire neighbours 'sickened' as sewage spills onto main street

'It makes you think of medieval times with people throwing their muck in the street'

Nottingham Post

Severn Trent Water issues update on likelihood of hosepipe ban for Nottinghamshire

Temperatures are expected to rise further in Nottinghamshire over the next few days

Nottingham Post

Messages to pet owners and over water use amid 29C heatwave in Nottinghamshire

Households should use water wisely this summer

Nottingham Post

Thames Water accused of ‘flimsy PR stunt’ over bonus as boss’s pay swells

Sarah Bentley lands £1.5m despite saying she would shun bonus amid criticism of water companies

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Birmingham Post

Severn Trent says big players should have acted faster over pouring raw sewage into our seas

Utility company said 'we should have given sewage activations much more attention and acted faster'

The Guardian - UK

Severn Trent dividend exceeds £260m amid rising anger over sewage pollution

Investor payout comes as company posts small profit increase and forecasts strong earnings growth

Nottingham Post

Severn Trent Water planning huge new 10 mile-long pipe under Nottingham

The new pipe would carry water between reservoirs in Redhill and Strelley

Nottingham Post

Worksop sinkhole to keep road closed for 'some time' as debris cleared from damaged sewer

A small hole on Carlton Road, near Worksop's train station was spotted at around 7.45am on Saturday, May 6, but by the evening had grown larger

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Birmingham Post

£5m plant with potential to produce waste food-based coal replacement enters build phase in Immingham

CPL Industries won government backing for project in partnership with Severn Trent and University of Nottingham

Nottingham Post

Beeston motorists face two weeks of roadworks as water pipes replaced

It is the final 900 metres of Severn Trent's scheme to upgrade pipework in the area

Nottingham Post

Mansfield sinkhole closes road in town as drivers warned to avoid area

Part of Violet Hill in Mansfield has been closed after a drain reportedly collapsed, causing a sizeable sinkhole to form in the road which was spotted on Sunday, March 19.

Nottingham Post

Severn Trent update after water main damaged during work on Beeston development

The company is continuing to work on a permanent repair for the water main which was damaged by third party contractors building student accommodation

Nottingham Post

Health and safety investigators issue statement after damaged water pipe floods Chilwell homes

Evacuations took place as a result of what happened

Nottingham Post

New TikTok footage shows water shooting out of damaged pipe which flooded Chilwell streets

A total of 10 properties were flooded by water

Nottingham Post

'Chaos' in Beeston as 'severe' water pipe incident caused flooding

Many were seen cleaning their homes after the ordeal which was said to be caused by pipes 'damaged by a third party'

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