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The Latest Breaking News from Northumbrian Water

How much does the average water bill cost from each company and which regions do they represent?

Southern Water customers are set to see a large increase in their bills from April on

Evening Standard

Labour used water industry analysis to argue against nationalisation

‘Economically illiterate’ Defra letter sent to anti-sewage groups cites 2018 report commissioned by water companies

The Guardian - UK

Mapped: Sewage in English rivers as water companies face £168m in combined fines

Campaigners have welcomed the proposed fines but warned the penalties highlight the ‘sheer state of disrepair’ of the water and sewage industry

The Independent UK

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UK rivers and beaches have been heaped with pollution for years – when will we talk about restoration?

The penalties reflect the failings of the Environment Agency and Ofwat as much as the water companies

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water faces record £104m fine over sewage spills

London’s water company among three firms facing combined £168m in fines for ‘catalogue of failure’ on sewage pollution

Evening Standard

Northumbrian Water told to publish raw sewage discharge data it tried to hide

Appeal tribunal orders firm to share details on hundreds of thousands of tonnes of outflows into North Sea

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: watchdogs and water bosses had dinner at private London club to discuss future

Exclusive: Meal attended by Environment Agency and Ofwat chairs attacked as outrageous example of ‘regulatory capture’

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Sewage lawsuit: Which water companies are involved and who could receive a payout?

Claims of under-reporting pollution incidents and overcharging customers will result in legal action against six English water corporations

Evening Standard

At least 57 triathletes fall ill after swimming event in Sunderland

At least 57 participants fell sick and suffered diarrhoea after competing in sea swimming events at the World Triathlon Championship Series in Sunderland.

Evening Standard

Dozens of triathletes struck down with diarrhoea and vomiting after ‘swimming in s**t’

At least 57 triathletes fell ill with sickness and diarrhoea following the World Triathlon Championship series in Sunderland, health officials said.

The Independent UK

Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhoea at world triathlon championship in Sunderland

Athletes competing on stretch of UK coastline where reduced water quality at centre of dispute over sewage discharges

The Guardian - UK

Northumbrian Water working to repair large water main burst in Dudley

A diversion has been put in place after a 24-inch water main burst in Dudley

Chronicle Live

Fresh warning of sewage discharges at four of Northumberland's most popular beaches

Northumbrian Water has said the beaches bathing waters are rated excellent in terms of water quality

Chronicle Live

Project under way to make the North East easiest place to find a job

'Mapportunity' aims to map all North East employers in an interactive database searchable by postcode

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The Guardian - UK

From transport networks to energy sources: how Ordnance Survey data keeps us connected

Robust and reliable location data supports vital everyday services as well as helping organisations to streamline processes and tackle environmental emergencies

Chronicle Live

Project starts to protect rare eel species in Northumberland stretch of River Tyne

Eel screens will be installed between Ovingham and Wylam

Chronicle Live

Northumbrian Water and NHS team up to place vital defibrillators in rural communities

The life-saving equipment will be set up at the water company's more remote sites and in their vehicles

Chronicle Live

Call for Northumbrian Water to be 'reformed from top to bottom' over North East sewage dumping

The company was among those to issue an apology over sewage discharges, but has warned that bills will increase in order to pay for upgrades tackling the problem

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Northumbrian Water confirms bills will need to rise to pay for sewage investment

Last week UK water companies apologised for discharges into the country's watercourses

Birmingham Post

Northumbrian Water secures £6m to fund four innovation projects

The company is holding its seventh innovation festival in Newcastle in the summer

Chronicle Live

Little-known way to slash your water bills by up to 50% a year

Research shows that families are missing out on savings worth £900m - we have a look at what Northumbrian Water has on offer

Chronicle Live

North East worker describes the surreal moment he got the King to flush a Lego poo down a toilet

Tony Rutherford showed King Charles III a Lego model of the Treatment Works in Howdon

Chronicle Live

Emergency work underway in Blyth to repair a damaged sewer pipe

The complex repair of the sewer is expected to take around ten days to be complete

Chronicle Live

Work to start on improving sewage hit waters in Berwick after £50m funding secured

Northumbrian Water is working on a project to reduce spills from storm overflows at Tweedmouth and Spittal

Chronicle Live

The Government dumps sewage on North East coast 'every 57 minutes', reveals Labour Party

According to the Labour Party, Tories allowed 1,362 days’ worth of sewage to be dumped last year

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