Day: 19 August 2011

Electricity North West bids for £10M of government funding

Electricity North West (ENW) has bid for £10M of government funding to help increase its regional network capacity and meet UK low carbon targets.

Wessex Water drafts in extra staff to deal with Bournemouth flood

Wessex Water is working with local authorities to deal with flash flooding in Bournemouth, Dorset following heavy rainfall yesterday (18 August).

UPM deal set to generate £2M in cost savings for Surrey councils

Surrey's two biggest councils expect to generate cost savings of up to £2M a year by bulking up their paper and card household recycling collections.

Thames Water warns of ‘sewer abuse’ as network increases by 60%

Changes to Defra regulations by the Government will see Thames Water's sewer network increase by around 60% from 1 October 2011.

British public ‘get’ recycling but not saving energy, survey reveals

Half of all adults in Great Britain clearly understand messages about recycling their waste, but are left in the dark when it comes to lowering their energy use.

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