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| welcome to Anglian Water One of the leading providers of water and wastewater services in the UK. Anglian Water is located in the east of England and serves the needs of around six million industrial, commercial and domestic customers.To find out more about us please use the links on the left hand side of the screen.For more information and news about Anglian Water's parent company, please click here.Draft Water Resources Management PlanClick here to see how we plan to maintain a secure balance between .... click for more | |||||
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| boil notice - Question and Answers 1). How long do I have to boil water for?It is sufficient to bring the water to boil and then allow it to cool. Prolonged boiling is not necessary. Using an electric kettle is fine, although a microwave oven could be used, as long as it brings water to the boil. 2). Can I use the water from my hot tap for drinking? No. You should never drink from the hot tap. The kitchen cold tap is usually the only tap directly connected to the mains supply and is the only one that should .... click for more | |||||
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| about us Anglian Water is part of the Anglian Water Group. It is geographically the largest water company within England and Wales and serves 2.6 million properties across East Anglia and the East Midlands.Our region, some 27,500 square kilometres, stretches from the Humber in the north to the Thames in the south, from Daventry in the west across to the east coast. Anglian Water’s primary focus is to provide high quality drinking water and wastewater services with a total commitment to .... click for more | |||||
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| nomination form Could you be the Anglian Water Supplier of the Year 2008? If so, you are in the right place.Nominations are now open for the Anglian Water Business Excellence Awards 2008. If you think that you have helped deliver something special this year, we'd like to hear from you.The Awards will be held on 9 October 2008 at the spectacular American Air Museum at Duxford, Cambridgeshire.As one of our partners, you are eligible to enter one or all of the following .... click for more | |||||
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| corporate guidelines Anglian Water produces guidelines for the appropriate use of its brand identity, including logo, corporate colour pallette, etc. If you already have a login account, please click here.New suppliers can apply for a password by contacting Anglian Water, either by email, or by calling Rachael Thompson on 01480 323000 during office hours. .... click for more | |||||
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| organisational structure Anglian Water boardChairman Jonson CoxExecutive DirectorsPeter SimpsonScott LonghurstChris NewsomeJean SpencerNon-Executive DirectorsRobert Napier*John Watkinson*Christopher Garnett* * independent non-executive .... click for more | |||||
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| press releases intro text Anglian Water issues regular press releases on company activities and copies of the most recent releases are listed below.Our Media Team offers a 24-hour service - Please note: We work on an emergency pager service outside the normal office hours of 8.30am and 5.30pm, Monday to Friday.The team can be contacted on: 0870 600 5 600. .... click for more | |||||
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| Water efficiency trial is free for customers: 6 May 2008 Customers in Suffolk are being offered free water efficiency gadgets for their homes if they sign up to a six month efficiency trial with Anglian Water. Households in the area of Ipswich, Felixstowe, Woodbridge, down to Stratford St Mary and across to Needham Market can join the trial by either visiting the Anglian Water stand at the Buttermarket, Ipswich, on Thursday 8 May between 9.30am and 5pm or by ringing 01206 289733. They need to have a meter already, though not .... click for more | |||||
| Managing the future for water supplies: 2 May 2008 Anglian Water’s Water Resources Management Plan – the blueprint for the future provision of our region’s water supplies - has now been published as a draft for consultation. Updated every five years, the report outlines the company’s proposals to maintain secure water supplies in a region which is not only the driest in the UK, but expects to see considerable growth in housing in the coming years. In our plan we propose to maintain our management of .... click for more | |||||
| May Day challenge to the region on climate change: 1 May 2008 Businesses from across the region were set a challenge today (Thursday May 1) at the Prince of Wales’s May Day Summit on Climate Change, sponsored by Anglian Water. The 200-plus delegates at the Kingsgate Centre, Peterborough, were challenged to commit to taking action on climate change by making a pledge on the following:
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A whiff of success for young business talent: 25 April 2008Toilet bombs – an innovative product that keeps toilets smelling sweetly – helped a team of young pupils to clinch the top award at the Huntingdonshire Young Enterprise Finals.The winners, Amethyst, were among eight teams from schools around the district who have been running their own companies as part of the YE scheme. They produced a product made out of bicarbonate of soda and witch hazel .... click for more | |||||
| Work due to begin on construction of new water main: 21 April 2008 Anglian Water is due to begin work on a scheme which will ensure demand for water from 4,000 new properties planned for Eastern Milton Keynes can be met. The half-million pound project will involve laying 2.2 kilometres of new water mains along Newport Road (the A5130). The road will be closed southbound, with a one-way traffic system in place, for the duration of the work. Diversions have been agreed with the local highways department and will be well signposted. It will .... click for more | |||||
| Sir David endorses Anglian Water’s unique reservoir project: 18 April 2008 One of the world’s most respected environmentalists, Sir David Attenborough, has marked the official start of work on a major engineering scheme at Rutland Water which carefully balances the demands of water resource management and the environment. The £115million project will enable Anglian Water to meet increased demand for water in future years by taking up to 90 million extra litres per day from Rutland, which is the company’s largest reservoir. The water .... click for more | |||||
| Sewer repair starts on Hatter Street, Bury St Edmunds: 17 April 2008 Essential sewer repairs by Anglian Water have started today in Hatter Street, Bury St Edmunds after a sewer collapsed on Tuesday. A temporary road closure is in place with local diversions clearly signposted. Anglian Water hopes that by working extended hours (between 7.30am and 8.00pm) and at the weekend, the work should be completed within two weeks.Overnight working has been considered and ruled out as too disruptive for nearby residents. Anglian Water apologises for any .... click for more | |||||
| Essential sewer work to start on Canvey Island: 15 April 2008 Essential repairs will start soon on the sewer pumping from Long Road Pumping Station to Canvey Island Wastewater Treatment Works in Thames Road. The work starts initially on 21 April with trial holes, investigations to ascertain requirements for the main construction works, which will follow a few weeks later. This work is expected to last until September 2008. Anglian Water has planned these works to rectify problems identified in the sewer serving properties in Canvey .... click for more | |||||
| Sewer repair starts on Kirkley Cliff Road, Lowestoft: 3 April 2008 Essential sewer repairs by Anglian Water have started today at the junction of Kirkley Cliff Road and Cliff Road, Lowestoft. Due to the narrowness of the highway and the depth of the excavation, a temporary road closure is in place with local diversions clearly signposted.Anglian Water hopes that by working extended hours (between 7.30am and 8.00pm) and at the weekend, the work should be completed in 10 days. Overnight working has been considered and ruled out as too disruptive for nearby .... click for more | |||||
| New boat will make angling even more accessible at Rutland Water: 2 April 2008 Rutland Water is about to become the first venue to take delivery of a purpose built fishing boat that looks and performs like all the other boats in the fleet but which provides disabled anglers with genuine equality of opportunity. The Coulam 16 Wheelyboat is based on the existing reservoir fishing boat, rather than having a drop down bow and wide body as seen on the current Wheelyboat model, which is already available at Rutland Water. There are many benefits to the new boat which .... click for more | |||||
| Osprey’s early arrival takes her mate by surprise: 1 April 2008 They say that one Swallow does not make a summer, but the return of five ospreys to Rutland Water in the past few days suggests spring has arrived at the reservoir! The first osprey arrived on 26 March, and four more of the spectacular fish-eating birds of prey have now returned. Most significant among the new arrivals are 08(97) and 5N(04) who successfully raised two chicks on the Lyndon Nature Reserve last summer. Male 08 returned to his territory on Saturday morning – .... click for more | |||||
| Loke banks on volunteers for spring clean-up: 31 March 2008 Anyone wishing to do their bit to improve the local environment is encouraged to help Sheringham Loke RiverCare Group during their ‘Litter Clean-Up and Stream Safari’ event taking place on Saturday (5 April). Sheringham Loke is a pretty watercourse that runs through an area of significant natural importance. However, people often drop litter in the Loke - causing concern to local residents as it is both an eye-sore and a threat to wildlife. Co-ordinator of Anglian .... click for more | |||||
| Village to get new sewer: 28 March 2008 Work is due to start soon by Anglian Water on a project to replace a sewer in Cottenham. The sewer is reaching the end of its operational life and it is necessary to replace the existing pipe.Work will start on 14 April for a period of about 12 weeks. The pipeline will be constructed in the road and work is expected to begin from the Village Green (B1049 High Street) to a connection point at the junction of High Street and Telegraph Street. Anglian Water has been in .... click for more | |||||
| Tap into World Water Day on Saturday 22 March: 20 March 2008 Tap into World Water Day on Saturday (22 March 22) and you could be helping people across the world who do not have access to safe drinking water or basic sanitation. World Water Day was started in the early 1990s by the United Nations, and it is the UN that has marked 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation to speed up progress for 2.6 billion people worldwide who do not have proper sanitation. Half of all people in the developing world have an illness relating to .... click for more | |||||
| New sewer scheme to start in Skegness: 20 March 2008 Essential work by Anglian Water to replace 220 metres of existing sewers is to start at the end of the month in Skegness. The new pipe is being installed around Tesco Car Park in the access road to the Coach Park. The work is expected to cost about £250,000 and take around 14 weeks to complete. Anglian Water needs to ensure that the main, carrying sewage from Skegness Pumping Station in Richmond Drive to Ingoldmells Wastewater Treatment Works, continues to provide a quality .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water starts essential work in Spalding: 20 March 2008 Essential work by Anglian Water to construct two new manholes and divert a sewer will start shortly in Halmer Gate, Spalding. The purpose of the work is to enhance flood protection. Anglian Water has been working closely with the highways authority to minimise the impact of the work as much as possible. Bus companies, emergency services, local schools and residents have all been notified. The works will mean the closure of Halmer Gate between the junctions of Holland Road .... click for more | |||||
| Is your money going down the drain?: 18 March 2008 If you find that you are using more water than you think you should, then Anglian Water and the Environment Agency can help you – with the aid of a very special builder.Celebrity builder Tommy Walsh, of BBC’s Groundforce fame, has launched a new scheme to help us all save water and advise us about other environmental benefits too at an event in the B&Q warehouse, Maskew Avenue, Peterborough on 18 March.If you don’t know already, an average person uses 144 litres every day. .... click for more | |||||
| New scheme begins in Eye to tackle flooding: 11 March 2008 Work is about to get underway on a £300,000 scheme aimed at alleviating the risk of flooding at several properties in Eye.Anglian Water is replacing existing sewers with larger diameter pipes along a 270 meter stretch in Deerhurst Way and Lindisfarne Road. The scheme also involves laying new pipes in the access road at the south of the estate.Properties on Deerhurst Way, Lindisfarne Road, St Olave's Drive, St Bee's Drive and St Alban's Drive have historically experienced .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water Group announces the sale of Morrison Utility Services: 7 March 2008 The board of Anglian Water Group Limited ("AWG") announced today that it has agreed the sale of its Morrison Utility Services business ("Utility Services") to Cognetas and Englefield Capital, the independent mid-market, European private equity firms. The total consideration for the transaction is £135 million.Utility Services is one of the UK and Eire's leading support service providers within the electricity, gas, telecommunication and water sectors. Its service .... click for more | |||||
| Age Concern all in a flush!: 6 March 2008 Sewage soup was on the menu when Northamptonshire Age Concern volunteers and staff had a rare opportunity to experience the sights and sounds of wastewater treatment.As well as a guided tour around a sewage treatment works, they performed water-based experiments including making sewage soup at Anglian Water's regional Education Centre and learned all about the health benefits of drinking plenty of water.The visit marked the start of a unique partnership between Northamptonshire Age Concern .... click for more | |||||
| Rutland triathlon is the tops – according to top athletes!: 4 March 2008 The Vitruvian Triathlon held at Anglian Waters’ Whitwell site at Rutland Water has been voted as the Event of the Year by the 220 Triathlon Magazine. The event was up against the likes of the London Triathlon, officially the biggest event of its kind in the world with 10,000 competitors, so the competition was stiff. Voted by the athletes themselves, this makes it particularly special for Anglian Water and race organisers Pacesetter Events. Race Director Mark .... click for more | |||||
| Fun for all – in a flush!: 4 March 2008 Have you ever wondered where the wastewater goes when you flush your toilet? This Saturday (8 March) there’s a rare opportunity to have a guided tour around your local sewage treatment works. Anglian Water is throwing open the doors to its Leighton Linslade Sewage Treatment Works in Globe Lane between 10am and 2.30pm as part of National Science Week. The event will be opened by the Mayor accompanied by Anglian Water’s very own life-sized mascot, Captain Splosh, .... click for more | |||||
| Corby crusade to help clogged up sewers: 4 March 2008 Corby has been chosen as one of the country’s leading crusaders in a campaign to beat the fats, oils and grease (FOG) clogging up the sewers. Anglian Water is launching a campaign in partnership with Corby Borough Council to stop town takeaways and restaurants pouring cooking fats down their sinks and drains. Managers of all takeaways, restaurants and catering establishments in Corby are invited to the official launch of the scheme at The Raven Hotel, Rockingham .... click for more | |||||
| We have electricity - A green solution to an oily problem! : 4 March 2008 Anglian Water has applauded Suffolk County Council and Living Fuels decision to team up with a green and cost-effective way of disposing of used cooking oil.Many householders are confused about the correct way of disposing of cooking oil, and often pour it down the sink. As a result, the blockages caused by fats, oils and grease in sewers cost Anglian Water more than £5 million a year.This exciting initiative will allow households to dispose of cooking oil the correct way at their local .... click for more | |||||
Painting the town – and all that jazz – for WaterAid!: 12 February 2008“Come on babe – why don’t we paint the town?” They did not need much persuading to do just that at the All That Jazz WaterAid Ball on Friday, raising thousands of pounds for the charity.With encouragement from the MC for the night – the ‘Voice of the Balls’ himself, National Lottery commentator Alan Dedicoat – 300 Anglian Water, suppliers, contractors and their guests .... click for more | |||||
| Community action makes for a cleaner Cobholm: 11 February 2008 Local residents from Cobholm in Great Yarmouth did their bit for the environment on Saturday by holding their first ‘Cobholm Island RiverCare Clean-up’. The dyke system at Cobholm is a notorious hotspot for illegal littering and fly-tipping which, apart from being an eye-sore to local residents and walkers, posses a significant threat to wildlife. Cobholm Island RiverCare Group was established to help raise awareness and tackle the problem. Co-ordinator of Anglian .... click for more | |||||
| Flood alleviation project starts in Cleethorpes: 8 February 2008 Work is due to start by Anglian Water on a £250,000 project to enhance flood alleviation in Ormsby Close, Cleethorpes. An underground surface water storage system which consists of about 65 meters of 675mm diameter pipe will be constructed. The work will begin on 12 February, 2008, and will last for about four weeks. The work will require the partial closure of the road on Grainsby Avenue between Ormsby Close and Middle Thorpe Road. However, every effort will be made to minimise .... click for more | |||||
| Town food outlets sign up to scheme: 1 February 2008 A scheme to collect fats, oils and grease from restaurants and takeaways in St Ives and convert it into biodiesel was successfully launched in the town on Wednesday, 30 January. The venture launched by Anglian Water, Huntingdonshire District Council and J & H Bunn, the licensed operator who will collect the fats, oils and grease twice a month, has already sparked a great deal of interest with more than a dozen town businesses signing up and many more expected in the weeks .... click for more | |||||
| Fat lot of good down the drain: 25 January 2008 A scheme to collect fats, oils and grease from restaurants and takeaways in St Ives and convert it into biodiesel is being launched in the town Where: Golden Lion Hotel, St Ives When: Wednesday, 30 January Time: 10.00am Information: There will be a short presentation followed by a .... click for more | |||||
| Norwich South MP visits treatment works: 23 January 2008 Rt Hon Charles Clarke, MP for Norwich South, has toured Anglian Water’s Whitlingham Wastewater Treatment Works to find out how Norwich’s wastewater is treated. He also learnt about the issues that Anglian Water faces in relation to climate change and growth. Mr Clarke met Anglian Water’s Chief Operating Officer, Peter Simpson, at the works on Friday 18 January for a discussion about the future of the region and the challenges that will need to be met for .... click for more | |||||
| Great Yarmouth sewer improvements under way: 23 January 2008 Work has just begun on a £1 million scheme by Anglian Water to renovate sewers in Great Yarmouth. The work will take until April to complete. Five kilometres of sewers, mainly in residential streets near the town centre, will be improved using a modern relining technique which cuts down on the amount of excavation needed and therefore the amount of disruption to road users and residents. The technique involves feeding a resin-soaked sock along the sewer, using existing manholes .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water urges suppliers to make Anglian Water has set a significant challenge to its top 50 suppliers - that they baseline their carbon footprint and develop a strategy to adapt by March 31, 2009. The challenge was set at a unique climate change summit - entitled "Climate Change - The Supply Chain Challenge" held by Anglian Water today (Thursday) in Huntingdon. By the end of the day 500 separate pledges making a commitment to change were received from more than 100 delegates present. Anglian .... click for more | |||||
| Flood alleviation project starts in Westcliff: 9 January 2008 Work is due to start by Anglian Water on a £686,000 flood alleviation project on the Chalkwell Esplanade, Westcliff-on-Sea. The work will start on Monday (14 January) and is due to last for about three months. An underground sewerage storage system which consists of about 230 metres of 1500mm diameter pipe will be included. The work will require the partial closure of the road between 47 and 75 Chalkwell Esplanade, however every effort is being made to minimise disruption to .... click for more | |||||
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| Anglian Water gives best deal for customers : 19 December 2002 Anglian Water today announced that it would not be outsourcing its pumping stations and networks operations to external contractors. This decision follows a programme of competitive tendering of Anglian Water’s operational efficiency with other companies, to ensure customers and other stakeholders are getting the best value for money. The extensive evaluation concluded that the best deal for customers and stakeholders lies within the company and that no real value could be added by .... click for more | |||||
| Strong environmental peformance for Anglian Water : 27 November 2002 AWG, the parent company of Anglian Water, today announced its interim results for the six month period to 30 September 2002. Anglian Water, which provides water and wastewater services to more than five million customers in eastern England and Hartlepool, saw turnover up 2.0 per cent to £364.0m although pre-exceptional operating profit was down 3.1 per cent to £143.3m. Anglian Water has also produced record results for drinking water, bathing water and river water .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water switches to 'green' electricity : 27 November 2002 THIS MONTH, Anglian Water has turned to green electricity for 5,500 of its sites across the east of England. As a further example of its commitment to the environment, the company has switched to Southern Electric’s green energy scheme, in a two and a half year deal worth £15 million. For the next two and a half years, electricity for most of the company’s 5,500 small to medium-sized buildings and pumping stations will originate from 100% renewable/enviromentally friendly energy .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water scoops gold : 13 November 2002 Anglian Water’s innovative community project to help residents and voluntary groups look after their local river environment, won the Gold Award in this year’s Green Apple Awards. The ‘Adopt-a-River’ project was commended for its innovation in working with customers and their communities. The ‘Adopt-a-River’ project works alongside Anglian Water's Rivercare programme, which will see £200 million invested over a five-year period, 2000-2005, to improve river water quality across the Anglian .... click for more | |||||
| Stoke Ferry playgroup opens new premises : 24 October 2002 A group of Metering Customer Service Representatives from Anglian Water has just proved that many hands do make light work, by teaming up to transform the premises of the Littleoaks Playgroup at Stoke Ferry. The Metering Visit team, who normally work alone, got together to help the pre-school, which had already been donated a large but old mobile cabin from Carter Cabin Hire from Kings Lynn. The Anglian Water team, along with volunteer parents, moved the cabin onto its new site at the St .... click for more | |||||
| New school provides learning ground for Anglian Water students : 24 October 2002 A team of Anglian Water employees has shown it takes brains as well as a brawn to create a garden worthy of one of the region’s newest and most high-tech schools. The 26 team members, all studying for their Certificate in Management have been working with Cromwell Park Primary School in Huntingdon to design an educational wildlife garden and seating area. The garden will take shape between Tuesday and Thursday this week as landscaping, planting, seating and even a life-sized chessboard are .... click for more | |||||
| Cadets on air with new equipment : 9 October 2002 Air Cadets from across the UK are to benefit from radio equipment given by local water companies and the Environment Agency for the Anglian Region. The Cadets’ urgent need for radio equipment has been met with a donation of three base stations and over 250 mobile radios. The Air Training Corps provides both academic and practical training to young men and women aged 13 to 22 years. Radio communications is a large part of that training but does require for them to have access to radio .... click for more | |||||
| Science Week at Rutland Water : 11 September 2002 As part of National Science Week, Anglian Water is hosting a science extravaganza at Rutland Water on 16 and 17 September. Around 600 students from schools in Rutland and the surrounding counties will be joining in practical aspects of environmental and physical sciences related to the hydrology, engineering, biodiversity and recreational aspects of the reservoir. Anglian Water’s education officer Alison Rogers is organising the week with the local Lincolnshire & Rutland Education .... click for more | |||||
| Flushed with success : 6 August 2002 The first toilet in East Anglia to be flushed with recycled rainwater has just been plumbed in at the revolutionary EcoTech centre at Swaffham. To celebrate the installation, Anglian Water is holding a water efficiency day at the centre on Monday 12 August, with a complete water butt kit on offer to the first 100 local gardeners for only £15. The EcoTech centre is an award winning environmental education and visitor centre, with the largest wind turbine in the UK. EcoTech .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water committed to getting best value for customers : 31 July 2002 Since privatisation in 1989, Anglian Water has become one of the most efficient water companies in the country, providing excellent quality water and wastewater services to customers in the eastern region and Hartlepool. In order to take advantage of the growing market in outsourced services and continue to improve its efficiency while maintaining customer service levels, Anglian Water has announced its intention to competitively tender and outsource parts of its operations over the next 5 .... click for more | |||||
| Drink Up! It's National Drink Water Day : 17 July 2002 It’s a warm day – perfect for that very British cup of tea. But did you know that on a day like this, a glass of good old-fashioned water is one of the best things you can drink? And with this Wednesday being the UK’s first ever ‘National Drink Water Day’ the National Kidney Research Fund says it couldn’t be a better day to change your habits and hence look after your kidneys. Sara Rowland from Anglian Water said: “We fully support the National Kidney Research Fund in trying to get across the .... click for more | |||||
| Mixed news for Osprey project : 12 July 2002 For the second year running, an osprey pair has returned to Rutland and laid eggs, as a result of Anglian Water’s osprey translocation programme. This is encouraging news for the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust and Anglian Water, since ospreys mate for life and return year after year to the same nest to breed. Although the birds successfully hatched a chick this year, there are growing concerns that the recent bad weather may have hindered their efforts and that the osprey .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water maintains high standard of drinking water quality : 10 July 2002 Anglian Water customers enjoy some of the best quality water in England and Wales, according to a report issued by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) today. More than 200,000 individual drinking water tests were carried out on samples taken at reservoirs, treatment works and customers’ homes by Anglian Water during 2001. Of these, 99.64 per cent were compliant with the regulatory standards. Anglian Water was one of two companies to be rated in the top category for three of the four .... click for more | |||||
| Satellite tracking reveals Ospreys are up to new tricks : 4 July 2002 A female osprey released in 2001, as part of the Anglian Water translocation project, is currently breaking all the osprey rules by being in Scotland when she should, theoretically, be in West Africa. Her movements have been tracked by satellite ever since she left Rutland Water on 3 September last year. She has shown some unusual migration patterns, including staying for the winter in Portugal, never even reaching Africa. Both Anglian Water and the staff and volunteers at the .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water promotes wind energy : 18 June 2002 The first wind turbine on an Anglian Water site is to be erected on Tuesday 18 July at the wastewater treatment works in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. East Lindsey District Council approved planning last year and construction by Ecotricity who primarily funded the project began earlier in April this year. Construction of the two turbines is nearly complete with the first turbine and blades being installed today. The second will be erected on Thursday and both turbines will be ready to .... click for more | |||||
| Best bathing water results for Anglian Water region : 31 May 2002 The 2002 summer season looks good for the Anglian Water region with an increase in the number of designated bathing waters and the highest number of ‘Blue Flag’ awards ever. Over a quarter of the Blue Flags flying on the English coastline this year are in the Anglian Water region, which has just a tenth of the country’s designated beaches. The 12 Anglian beaches that have been awarded Blue Flags have all met guideline water quality standards as well as 25 other beach management .... click for more | |||||
| AWG preliminary results 2002 : 29 May 2002 Anglian Water Services Ltd, part of awg plc, has today announced its preliminary results for 2001/02 and has shown a strong financial performance. Anglian Water made an operating profit of £305.4m (£283.4m in 2000/01). Investment for the period increased to £264.4m (£263.0m in 2000/01). Other successes throughout the year include: · being successful where it matters most to customers - drinking water quality. Anglian Water continues to produce drinking water to an excellent standard as .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water bucks trends by saving £1.4 million in transport costs : 22 May 2002 While East Anglia is seeing an increase in traffic on the regions roads, Anglian Water has shown that managing Transport in a more sustainable way brings financial, as well as environmental savings. By reducing fuel consumption, offering alternative schemes to company cars and encouraging drivers to reduce their mileage, the company has saved nearly £1.4 million over the last year. The contribution to less congested roads is important locally but also on a global scale. CO2 .... click for more | |||||
| High hopes for more Osprey chicks at Rutland Water : 10 May 2002 Following the successful fledging of a single chick in 2001, hopes for more breeding pairs of ospreys in England have been raised with the arrival of a female bird at Anglian Water’s Rutland Water. This builds on last year’s success for the project, which is a partnership between the Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust and Anglian Water. With as many as five male ospreys flying over the reservoir in recent days, a female has finally appeared to pair up with last year’s male osprey who .... click for more | |||||
| Record numbers on beaches in good beach guide for Anglian Water : 29 April 2002 The number of beaches in the Anglian Water region recommended in the Good Beach Guide has more than doubled this year, largely thanks to Anglian Water’s continuous investment programme. According to this year’s report by the Marine Conservation Society, a total of 24 beaches in the Anglian Water region have made the grade. “We are absolutely delighted with this latest publication,” said Paul Glass, coastal investor manager for Anglian Water. “This reflects the success of our .... click for more | |||||
| Ospreys return to Rutland Water : 5 April 2002 Hopes for more breeding pairs of ospreys have been raised this week at Anglian Water’s Rutland Water, with the return of the year’s first osprey to the reservoir. An adult male was seen for the first time this year on Tuesday morning and has since been seen preparing its nest in readiness for the return of its mate. The bird was released as an eight week old chick in 1997 and first returned in 1999. Since then it has made the hazardous 4,500 km journey to West Africa each .... click for more | |||||
| Paying water bills gets easier : 3 April 2002 Anglian Water and the Post Officeä have teamed up to provide free, improved payment facilities for customers paying their water bill. · Customers who pay their Anglian Water bill at the Post Office can now do so completely free of charge. · Water saving stamps have been replaced by a new, safer card system from 1st April 2002. Customers who previously bought water saving .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water employees do the walk of life : 13 March 2002 To mark World Water Week – 16 to 22 March, Anglian Water and the Environment Agency have joined forces with the charity, WaterAid to raise awareness of the plight of over two-thirds of the world population who live without access to clean water. One toilet flush uses as much water as an average person in the developing world uses for a whole day’s washing, cleaning, cooking and drinking. This compares to 135 litres used by an average person in the UK. We are lucky to be able to .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water turns toner into aid : 13 March 2002 Staff at Anglian Water based in Huntingdon raised over £3,500 last year for charity by simply donating rubbish. The money was raised when staff sent nearly 600 used toner cartridges to ActionAid, a registered charity that converts the cartridges into cash for its aid programmes. Simply by recycling two inkjet printer cartridges enables ActionAid to buy teaching materials for five children in Ethiopia. Anglian Water has collected 1,555 cartridges since 1997, which would .... click for more | |||||
| Youngsters learn their lessons on crime : 7 March 2002 Event: Citizenship and Crime Project Where: Thurleston High School, Ipswich When: Thursday 14 March, 11.30am (for courtroom drama) What: Photo and interview opportunities with students Contact: AWG press office 0870 600 5 600Thurleston High School 01473 464545 Ipswich youngsters are taking part in lessons on crime and citizenship, thanks to The Howard League for Penal Reform and business sponsor Anglian Water. A .... click for more | |||||
| AWG soars up environmental : 27 February 2002 An average score of 99 per cent placed AWG fourth overall – up from 29 last year - and the third best performing utility. Anglian Water, an AWG company, was named number one water company in England and Wales. A company’s environmental performance is an increasingly important factor for investors. The BIE ‘Index of Corporate Environmental Engagement’ assesses companies’ success in measuring and improving impacts on the environment. AWG has dedicated itself to environmental .... click for more | |||||
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| Fat chance for sewers this Christmas: 16 December 2003 Fat from turkeys and other festive foods could create problems for householders and the environment over the Christmas period. If every household in the Anglian Water region poured the fat from a turkey down the drain on Christmas day it would mean over 500,000 litres of fat would solidify in the sewers. Anglian Water has warned that anyone pouring hot turkey fat down their sinks this Christmas could be risking spending Boxing Day unblocking their drains. Hot liquid fat is .... click for more | |||||
| Interim Determination of K: 1 December 2003 Anglian Water Services today announces the withdrawal of its application for an Interim Determination of K (IDoK). At the same time Ofwat has withdrawn its counter notices. Initially, an IDoK was sought to allow for investment in items such as sewer flooding to be brought forward and for the company to cover greater than expected increases in construction costs, which were not anticipated in the last price review, set in 1999. Following discussions with Ofwat, Anglian Water has concluded that .... click for more | |||||
| Interim Determination of K: 12 November 2003 Anglian Water Services Limited, part of AWG Plc, is disappointed by Ofwat's draft interim determination and takes issue with a number of the conclusions drawn. We will be presenting Ofwat with further evidence in the coming weeks as part of the on-going process before a final decision is made on 11 December. .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water applies for an Interim Determination: 3 October 2003 Anglian Water Services Limited, part of AWG Plc, confirms that it has applied to Ofwat for an Interim Determination of K (IDOK). If approved, it would allow for funding for investment in sewer flooding to be brought forward and for the company to cover greater than expected increases in construction costs, which were not anticipated in the last price review, set in 1999. Other items relating to the application are:-
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| AWG Plc Trading Statement : 1 October 2003 AWG Plc is today issuing a statement on trading for the six months ended 30 September 2003. Anglian Water Services (AWS) The regulated water and wastewater business, AWS, has continued to outperform the regulatory settlement, particularly in respect of capital expenditure. It has also made good progress against service delivery targets in the first six months of the current financial year, and is in line with management expectations.In Ofwat’s overall performance .... click for more | |||||
| Interim Determination of K : 12 September 2003 Anglian Water Services Limited, part of AWG Plc, has notified Ofwat of its intention to apply for an Interim Determination of K (IDOK). If successful, this will allow the company to increase prices in real terms in 2004/5. Ofwat will issue a draft decision for consultation in November and a final decision in December this year. The application, which is provided for in Condition B of its operating licence, primarily relates to Changes to the Notified Index (related to .... click for more | |||||
| A sustainable future for Anglian Water customers : 1 September 2003 As part of Ofwat’s periodic review of prices, Anglian Water today announces its draft business scenarios for 2005-2010. In the three scenarios requested by Ofwat, Anglian Water has identified future investment options and proposed a preferred strategy to improve services to customers, cater for growth and, most importantly, to ensure that the underlying infrastructure, particularly the pipes and sewers, is properly maintained. The company believes that this programme would need .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water saves even more water : 29 July 2003 Anglian Water has the lowest water leakage rate in the country according to the latest report published by Ofwat (the water regulator). The company’s leakage rate at the moment stands at 5.2 cubic metres per kilometre of water pipe per day, almost half the industry average. Anglian Water operates in the driest region of the country, receiving half the national average rainfall of England and Wales, making it important to reduce leakage as much as possible. Over the last year Anglian .... click for more | |||||
| Second nest of chicks confirms Osprey colony at Rutland : 7 July 2003 A second pair of ospreys have successfully hatched at least two chicks at Rutland, the Anglian Water Osprey Project confirmed today. And with the first nesting pair now known to have three chicks, the partnership project between Anglian Water and the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, could not have hoped for better news. All four parents are ospreys that were translocated from Scotland in a project that is now in its eighth year. Both females are young, only two and three years .... click for more | |||||
| World Water Week : 17 March 2003 To mark World Water Week, 16 to 22 March, Anglian Water and the Environment Agency have joined forces with the charity, WaterAid to raise awareness of the plight of over two-thirds of the world population who live without access to clean water. One toilet flush uses as much water as an average person in the developing world uses for a whole day’s washing, cleaning, cooking and drinking. This compares to 135 litres used by an average person in the UK. We are lucky to be able to take water for .... click for more | |||||
| Ospreys are back home : 3 March 2003 As predictable now as the changing of the clocks, ospreys have arrived back at Rutland Water after wintering in Africa. Two males arrived on Sunday and a total of three have been seen this week regularly flying at the reservoir. Although it is early in the year, anticipation is high as one of the males spotted at the weekend is the same one who occupied the nest platform on the Lyndon Reserve for the last two years. This nest is visible from hides on the reserve. Now in it’s .... click for more | |||||
| Royalty crowned in Ghana : 24 Febuary 2003 Anglian Water employee, Dawn Osko Steer was officially crowned ‘Queen Mum’ for the village of Sumsei during her recent visit to Ghana. “They draped me in a beautiful cotton robe called Kenti and decorated me with native handpainted jewellery,“ says Dawn. “At the end of the ceremony they insisted I took my gifts back to England. They were very poor and had practically nothing, yet their generosity was truly overwhelming,” recalls Dawn. This was the tradition in the village of .... click for more | |||||
| Riverbank blitz : 20 February 2003 River water quality in the East Anglian region has improved by nearly 50 per cent in the last decade thanks to Anglian Water’s multimillion-pound investment programme. Volunteers from March in Cambridgeshire did their bit too by joining Anglian Water’s rivercare concept. More than 50 volunteers including the Mayor of March, Councillor Bernard Keene were involved in a litter-pick along one and a half miles of the riverbank starting by the town bridge in March on Sunday 13 April. Anglian Water, .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water joins the battle against bogus callers : 27 January 2003 The battle against bogus callers and distraction burglaries gains momentum this week as Anglian Water signs up to a new initiative called the National Cold Calling Protocol. The Protocol is sponsored by the Home Office and gives a standard procedure to be followed by utility company personnel when visiting customers’ homes. All too often, customers are conned by bogus officials who, by claiming to be from ‘the water board’, get invited into a house where they can then steal money and .... click for more | |||||
| WaterAid Christmas raffle : 15 January 2003 Anglian Water raised over £2000 by selling raffle tickets this Christmas, for the company’s chosen charity, WaterAid. The worshipful sheriff of Norwich and former Norwich City Footballer Bryan Gunn, will draw the winning tickets on Wednesday morning. WaterAid is an independent charity set up by the British water industry in 1981. It is the UK’s only major charity dedicated exclusively to the provision of safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene promotion to the world’s poorest people. .... click for more | |||||
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| Anglian Water accepts Final Deternination: 21 December 2004 Anglian Water has today accepted Ofwat’s Final Determination for water prices and investment during 2005-2010. We are pleased to note that our customers will receive the lowest bill increases for water and sewerage in the country (7% compared to an average of 18%). The average Anglian Water bill will rise by just £19 over the five years, from £294 to £313, compared to the national average increase of £46. Our customers will also benefit from a £1.4 billion .... click for more | |||||
| Fat chance for sewers this Christmas: 21 December 2004 Fat from turkeys and other festive foods could create problems for householders and the environment over the Christmas period. If every household in the Anglian Water region poured the fat from a turkey down the drain on Christmas day it would mean over 500,000 litres, or 5,000 bathfulls of fat would solidify in the sewers. Anglian Water has warned that anyone pouring hot turkey fat down their sinks this Christmas could be risking spending Boxing Day unblocking their drains. Instead, .... click for more | |||||
| Water for Wildlife: 20 December 2004 Surveys have shown that water voles have disappeared from more than 89 per cent of the sites they occupied just 60 years ago. But not for long… Anglian Water has joined forces with The Wildlife Trusts, the Environment Agency and many other water companies in a new initiative called 'Water for Wildlife', a project to safeguard wetland habitats. Andrew Brown, Anglian Water’s Biodiversity Manager and Chairman of the Water for Wildlife Steering Group said, “ This project is .... click for more | |||||
| No hosepipe bans for over a decade: 16 December 2004 Anglian Water has for the second year running reduced leakage in the region. A report published today by Ofwat (regulator for the water industry) shows, that Anglian Water still has the lowest water leakage rate in England and Wales. This is despite a 10 per cent rise in the number of leaks caused by the extremely dry summer and increased demand last year (summer 2003). Andrew Mackintosh from Anglian Water said, “Over the last year Anglian Water has invested over £17.5 million and .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water's response to Ofwat's final determination: 2 December 2004 Anglian Water confirms that it has received Ofwat's final determination. The company will now review the detail of the document before making further comment in the coming weeks. Anglian Water has until 1 February 2005 to officially respond to Ofwat. .... click for more | |||||
| 'Mountain of the Spirit' comes to Peterborough: 24 November 2004 Alan Hinkes, the UK’s leading high-altitude mountaineer, is calling for people to join him in WaterAid’s Challenge 8000, a sponsored event to scale the height of the tallest mountains in the world…on climbing walls. Over 30 volunteers from Anglian Water, Cambridge Water, the Environment Agency and the public hope to climb a massive 8,163 metres. This is equivalent to the eighth highest mountain in the world, Manaslu - also known as the ‘Mountain of the Spirit’. .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water begins £1.2 million project in Louth: 22 November 2004 Anglian Water’s £1.2 million project, designed to reduce flooding in the Upgate and Gospelgate areas of Louth, will start on 29 November 2004. Anglian Water, in partnership with Amec will undertake the construction, due for completion in August 2005. Initial investigation and preparation work will involve the road closure of Gospelgate from the junction of Upgate to George Street until 25 April 2005. The project has two main .... click for more | |||||
| Management changes at Anglian Water: 15 November 2004 Anglian Water Services today announces the appointment of Peter Simpson as Chief Operating Officer. In this post he will be responsible for day-to-day operational business. Peter (37) joined Anglian Water as a graduate trainee in 1989. He has worked in a range of operating and general management roles in Anglian Water and AWG’s international water businesses. Roy Pointer, currently Chief Executive of Anglian Water, will become Deputy Chairman in anticipation of .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water achieves best bathing water quality in England: 11 November 2004 Anglian Water is the only water company in England to achieve 100% compliance in mandatory Bathing Water quality according to a report published by the Departments for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) earlier this week. All of the 46 bathing waters passed the mandatory standard of the Bathing Water Directive. This pass rate has now been achieved in Anglian Water’s region for 6 out of the last 8 bathing seasons – a track record unrivalled by any other water .... click for more | |||||
| New wastewater scheme for Aldeburgh & Thorpeness: 28 October 2004 A major new wastewater treatment scheme, costing over £7 million, is about to begin in Aldeburgh and Thorpeness. From the 1 November 2004, Anglian Water and contractors, Laing O’Rourke, will begin working at Thorpeness and Leiston Road. As this part of Suffolk is in an area of outstanding natural beauty, as well as a vital area for nature conservation, Anglian Water has undertaken a very detailed design process, involving stakeholders such as English Nature and the RSPB. .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water tops the service charts: 28 October 2004 Anglian Water scored top marks in serving its customers according to a report produced by industry regulator, Ofwat. The company came first– for the second time in five years - in the overall service performance league table of all water and sewerage companies in England and Wales. Highlights from the 2003-04 report include: · lowest leakage in the UK · excellent drinking water quality .... click for more | |||||
| Food for thought: 26 October 2004 Anglian Water has teamed up with the RSPB to launch the innovative ‘Fat Trap’ in Eastern England as part of the campaign for ‘Feed the Birds Day’. Feed the Birds Day marks the clocks going back and the approach of winter. The RSPB is calling on people to fill a feeder and put out fat, rich food to make life a bit easier for our feathered friends. The reusable Fat Trap is designed to encourage customers to collect and dispose of kitchen oils and fat rather than tipping them down the .... click for more | |||||
| AMP4 alliance partners: 18 October 2004 Anglian Water Services, part of the AWG group, has signed contracts with a number of consultants and contractors to deliver a large part of its capital programme for up to 10 years. Those companies, who will collectively provide design and construction capabilities through an integrated alliance, are:
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| A cleaner river - you can bank on it !: 13 October 2004 Local residents and community groups will be taking to the riverbank in Bedford this weekend to rid the area of rubbish. Volunteers from the Muddy Puddle Divers Club in Bedford will be helping to remove some of the shopping trolleys and other pieces of rubbish which end up spoiling our river. The Viking Kayak Club will also be on hand to clear litter from the reeds and shallows. With support from the Environment Agency and the Fire Service the clean up should be a big boost to the .... click for more | |||||
| Sewer project at Mablethorpe: 5 October 2004 Anglian Water is investing over £400 thousand on installing first-time sewerage in two small residential areas at Quebec and Golf Roads in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. Construction began on 4 October 2004 and is due for completion by January 2005. Anglian Water is working closely with the local residents to address any concerns and keep disruption to a minimum. Some traffic management will be in place but access for residents will be maintained at all times. Construction in the Quebec .... click for more | |||||
| Fly-fishing season's big event at Rutland Water: 1 October 2004 Expert fly-fishermen from six countries will battle it out next week at Rutland Water in the climax of the six-month long Anglian Water - Fulling Mill International Final fishing championship The event’s final runs from 5 to 6 October, and brings 24 teams of experts from France, Belgium, Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England to compete together at Rutland Water. These six-man teams are the winners from the original 135 teams who have been fishing eliminators and national finals .... click for more | |||||
| We all know it ... but do you do it? National Drink Water Day 2004: 24 September 2004 Research shows that one in four of us don’t drink enough water. Water is the most valuable ‘nutrient’ for the human body and only by regularly drinking enough water can we get rid of concentrated toxins in our bodies. Today you will lose at least two litres of water from your body – through going to the loo, sweating and just by breathing. But will you drink enough water to replace it? Sunday 26 September is ‘National Drink Water Day’. Anglian .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water complete roadworks 7 weeks ahead of schedule: 10 September 2004 Anglian Water and their partnering contractors, Barhale are pleased to announce that the B1145, in Mileham (near Swafham) in Norfolk, is now open to all traffic. All residents are advised to take care when entering or exiting their properties, as the road will continue to be used by large construction vehicles. A combination of innovative technology and long working hours enabled the speedy completion of this work. Anglian Water would like to thank road users and residents .... click for more | |||||
| Swaton to get £1million sewerage system: 9 September 2004 Anglian Water is investing over £1million on installing first-time sewerage in the village of Swaton in Lincolnshire. Construction begins on 13 September 2004 and is due for completion by March 2005. Anglian Water is working closely with the parish council and local residents to address any concerns and keep disruption to a minimum. While there will be no road closures, traffic management systems will be in place on the B1394 (the main road through the village) and on West End .... click for more | |||||
| New boats for disabled anglers: 20 August 2004 During National Fishing Week, Anglian Water will be launching two brand new boats specifically designed for anglers fishing from wheelchairs. One boat will be launched at Rutland Water and one at Grafham Water - Anglian Water’s biggest reservoirs. The boats are designed to overcome the difficulties that fluctuating reservoir levels pose for disabled anglers when boarding traditional fishing dinghies. The boats are supplied by registered charity, the Wheelyboat Trust. .... click for more | |||||
| First Rutland, then Wales, next the world!: 20 August 2004 .... click for more | |||||
| Sewer repair work planned for Canvey Island: 19 August 2004 Anglian Water is to carry out essential repairs to a collapsed sewer in Long Road, Canvey Island. The work will commence at approx. 10am Monday 23 August and is anticipated to take 8 weeks to complete. Anglian Water’s contractors will be working over the weekends during this time to complete the repair as quickly as possible. While the work takes place, a short section of the A130 Long Road, east of its junction with Thorney Bay Road, will be closed. A clearly signed .... click for more | |||||
| British Bird Watching Fair at Rutland Water: 19 August 2004 All the attractions of an English country fair, with a focus on conservation and, this year, a Peruvian flavour. The British Bird Watching Fair is the biggest nature fair in the world, with over 17,000 visitors flocking every year to enjoy a long weekend of activities in the beautiful surroundings of Rutland Water. But it’s not just for bird enthusiasts, or conservationists. There’s plenty to make it a family event, with food marquees, arts and crafts, childrens .... click for more | |||||
| A tale of two reservoirs: 18 August 2004 In what is believed to be a UK first, Anglian Water is to ‘twin’ Rutland Water with Tinajones Reservoir in Peru. Anglian Water was asked to ‘twin’ the two sites so that their Rutland Water experience could inform conservation, access and recreation plans in Peru. Working in partnership with the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, Anglian Water has created an internationally important conservation site that attracts up to one million visitors a year. To .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water's response to Ofwat's draft determination: 5 August 2004 Anglian Water has received a draft determination of price limits that includes investment plans for 2005-2010 from Ofwat, the economic regulator for the water industry. This is the latest stage in a process that ends on 2 December 2004. The draft determination appears to be very tough and demanding and will be looked at in detail in the coming weeks before a formal response is given to Ofwat on 15 September. .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water appoints Director of Asset Management: 19 July 2004 Anglian Water announces the appointment of Chris Newsome as Director of Asset Management. Chris joins Anglian Water on 1 September from Yorkshire Water, where he held a number of senior managerial positions, most recently as Head of Investment. Chris is a Chartered Civil Engineer and graduated from Loughborough University of Technology. Whilst at Yorkshire, Chris completed an MBA at Manchester Business School. The appointment follows a search that included candidates from several companies .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water appoints Susannah Clements as HR Director: 19 July 2004 Susannah graduated from Churchill College, Cambridge in 1984 and began her career as a systems engineer with IBM. After completing an MBA at the London Business School, she joined Dent, Lee, Witte as a consultant and in 1991 became a Senior Consultant, Change Management with Price Waterhouse. After two years with English Nature as an Internal Consultant, Susannah joined Pizza Hut UK working in a number of HR roles, most latterly that of HR Director. Susannah then moved to .... click for more | |||||
| Best ever water quality on tap: 7 July 2004 Tap water in the Anglian Water region is the best it has ever been, according to the Drinking Water Inspectorate’s Annual Report launched today. Last year 99.7 per cent of the of 235,570 tests carried out on the water supplied to customers’ taps passed all the national and European Union standards Clive Harward, Head of Water Quality for Anglian Water, said: “We watch over our water treatment processes 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to make sure that the water our customers .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water brings the money flooding in: 14 June 2004 Last year, Anglian Water raised more than £65,000 by organising fundraising events in the Anglian Water region for the company’s chosen charity, WaterAid. This is a massive £15,000 higher than the fundraising target of £50,000. Various events, from quizzes to golf and fishing competitions were held throughout the year. WaterAid is an independent charity set up by the British water industry in 1981. It is the UK’s only major charity dedicated exclusively to .... click for more | |||||
| New Addition to the Osprey Colony at Rutland Water: 10 June 2004 The male osprey from this year’s incubating nest at Rutland has given the game away that at least one chick has hatched in his nest, 60 feet up in the tree tops. Earlier this week, his behaviour suddenly changed, from that of provider of fish and part-time incubator, to celebratory flights and displays over the nest. He also was seen showing off his offspring by apparently bringing other Rutland males to fly over the nest, instead of fending off their attentions as .... click for more | |||||
| A day at the Seaside - the Hallmark of a British Holiday: 4 June 2004 This summer a record eighteen Blue Flags will be flying along the coastline of the Anglian Water region. The Blue Flag awards are co-ordinated by ENCAMS and are considered to be the premier accolade for the coastal tourism industry across Europe. Blue Flags will grace resorts stretching from Cleethorpes to Southend, on beaches which passed the stringent ‘guideline standard’ for water quality while also meeting 25 other beach management measures. Additional good .... click for more | |||||
| AWG Plc announces Preliminary Results for year ending 31 March 2004: 2 June 2004 AWG Plc, the parent company of Anglian Water today announced it's Preliminary Results for the year ending 31 March 2004. To read the full release, click here. .... click for more | |||||
| A sustainable future for Hartlepool Water customers: 7 May 2004 As part of Ofwat’s periodic review of prices, Anglian Water, the parent company of Hartlepool Water, today announced its final business plan for 2005-2010. Future investment for Hartlepool has been proposed to improve services to customers, cater for growth and, most importantly, to ensure that the underlying infrastructure, particularly water mains, is properly maintained. We still need to invest around £7 million between 2005 – 2010 to maintain high service .... click for more | |||||
| A sustainable future for Anglian Water customers: 7 May 2004 Anglian Water customers are set to see the benefit of an investment programme of £1.8 billion over the next five years and experience some of the lowest bill increases in the country if its proposal to the industry regulator, Ofwat, is approved. Anglian Water believes it needs to strike the balance between maintaining its infrastructure, coping with the region’s growing population and improving the environment, while minimising increases in customers’ bills. For an average .... click for more | |||||
| Osprey breeding season at Rutland Water is off to a flying start: 27 April 2004 With six male and two female ospreys flying at Rutland Water, hopes are high for another successful summer for the Anglian Water osprey project. Last year’s female osprey, who produced 3 chicks, has rejoined her mate after a winter apart. A second male, who fathered two chicks last year, is also back, but still waiting for his special female. She is special because last year, at just two years old, she was the youngest known osprey in the world to produce .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water appoints a Director - Regulation: 19 April 2004 Anglian Water announces that Jean Spencer is to join the company as Director – Regulation in May 2004. Jean is currently Head of Regulation at Yorkshire Water. A qualified chartered accountant, Jean began her career at Grant Thornton in 1981. In 1984 she joined the Audit Commission, leaving in 1989 to join Yorkshire Water since when Jean has had a number of roles, initially as Regulatory and Accounting Controller and then Chief Internal Auditor. She played a key role in changing .... click for more | |||||
| Industrial Action Suspended: 25 March 2004 Following further discussions between Anglian Water and Trade Unions (UNISON, GMB, Amicus and TGWU) the proposed industrial action planned for 30 March 2004 has been suspended. This follows a commitment to joint discussions which will include the company’s market testing programme and associated pension provision. Roy Pointer, Anglian Water’s Chief Executive said; “We are disappointed to have reached the possibility of industrial action. However, we are keen to find a .... click for more | |||||
| A cleaner local river? - you can bank on it!: 25 March 2004 On Saturday 27 March, residents from Norwich will be doing their bit for the local environment by joining in Anglian Water’s ‘rivercare’ concept. The group will be clearing litter from the banks of the River Wensum at Train Wood (behind Halfords superstore) - and more volunteers are welcome. Anglian Water has teamed up with the environmental charity, Encams, (who run the Keep Britain Tidy campaign) and the Environment Agency to support local residents and community groups to ‘adopt’ a .... click for more | |||||
| Customers dig deep to provide safe water in Africa and Asia: 9 March 2004 Anglian Water would like to thank its customers who, over the last four years, donated more than £227,000 for the charity WaterAid. The generosity of customers in the East of England will help over 15,000 people in Africa and Asia gain access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene education – a fundamental service that, in this country, we all take for granted. Donations have poured in to WaterAid’s Customer Appeal, in response to the appeal leaflets included in the envelopes .... click for more | |||||
| Community clean up of River Wensum: 28 January 2004 On Saturday 31 January, residents from Norwich will be doing their bit for the local environment by joining in Anglian Water’s ‘rivercare’ concept. The group will be clearing litter from the banks of the River Wensum at Train Wood (behind Halfords super-store) and more volunteers are welcome. Anglian Water has teamed up with the environmental charity, Encams (who run the Keep Britain Tidy campaign) and the Environment Agency to support local residents and community groups to ‘adopt’ a .... click for more | |||||
| Norfolk Woman joins WaterAid trip to Malawi: 8 January 2004 The daily struggle to find safe drinking water in Malawi will be experienced first-hand by Norwich based Stephanie George, a scientist with Anglian Water. Stephanie is travelling to Malawi with the charity WaterAid in January. With crumbling water infrastructure and widespread disease, Malawi is a long way from her home in Norwich, Norfolk. During her trip to Malawi, Stephanie will spend a day living the life of a family in Salima where people have to live .... click for more | |||||
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| When talking turkey can be a fat lot of good!: 19 December 2005 As the kids tuck into their Christmas dinner spare a thought for your drains - and the environment! Over the festive period 10 million turkeys will be eaten in this country and hundreds of thousands of litres of fat will be produced. We use 25 per cent more fat in our cooking at this time of the year – which could end up poured literally down the drain. The warning from Anglian Water is – watch what you do with this unsavoury by-product – it’s a fat lot of good pouring .... click for more | |||||
| Be waterwise . . . even in winter! : 12 December 2005 It is important to remind everyone to be water wise in winter – not just the summer months. Overall, rainfall during 2005 was close to average and resources used by Anglian Water are within their normal operating range for the time of year. But rainfall during the winter months is needed to restore reservoirs and groundwater levels before next summer. Collette Nicholls, Anglian Water Media Manager, said: “We operate in the driest part of the country. However, we always .... click for more | |||||
| Hangover cure on tap: 1 December 2005 With Christmas parties looming, hangovers are likely to be part of the festive season for many of us. We all know the dangers, but too many of us will get merry on sherry, feel numb after rum and cross the line with mulled wine. So how can you avoid waking up to find your tongue’s been traded for a hairbrush? Anglian Water can help! You can benefit from drinking water during the three main stages of a night of revelry - while you’re out, once you’ve staggered home, and the morning .... click for more | |||||
| Wrap up well this winter: 25 November 2005 A sudden cold snap can freeze water pipes in the home or workplace, causing thousand of pounds of damage and a lot of distress. Anglian Water’s simple tips cost little to put in place but could make all the difference:
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| Treatment plant decision a first for new urban corporation: 21 November 2005 The decision to approve a planning application for Anglian Water’s biggest current capital investment in wastewater has proved a milestone in more ways than one. A planning application for a £35million extension to the Tilbury Wastewater Treatment Works was the first to be passed by the newly formed Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation. Not only is it Anglian Water’s biggest capital investment wastewater project, it is also a mark of the importance the company .... click for more | |||||
| Grimsby to benefit from £3.3million water quality project: 16 November 2005 Work is about to start on the multi-million mains replacement and relining scheme, the long-term benefits of which will include higher water quality standards. The first phase to replace 4km of old cast iron main begins on November 28. The second phase in which 38km of mains in Grimsby will be relined is due to start at the end of February. Anglian Water Media Manager Collette Nicholls said: “Our engineers have worked closely with the local highways authority to ensure any .... click for more | |||||
| Bogged down by toilet abuse: 15 November 2005 With World Toilet Day on Saturday 19 November, it’s a good time to think twice about what you flush. The purpose of this day, according to the World Toilet Organization, is to promote the user’s rights to a better toilet environment and to be aware of your duty towards keeping your loo clean and healthy. Anglian Water says that the loo is just the starting point of a journey which could see your unwanted waste ending up in the environment. Last year more than 60 per cent of .... click for more | |||||
| “I’m from the Water Board” – Don’t You Believe It!: 14 November 2005 Anglian Water is stepping up the fight against bogus callers with a week-long campaign across the region beginning November 21. It highlights the misery caused by criminals conning the elderly and vulnerable out of thousands of pounds in cash and treasured possessions. The campaign, Always Doubt, Keep Them Out, includes Anglian Water’s new Spot the Bogus Caller Challenge featuring a pair of twins in Anglian Water uniform. They look identical in everyway but with one .... click for more | |||||
| Wrap up well this winter: 14 November 2005 It’s just a few weeks since we were all sitting out in the sun, confident that we wouldn’t actually be getting a winter this year. Then, out of the blue, came a cold snap that saw most of us scraping the ice off our car windscreens this morning. So if winter is now here with a vengeance, it’s perhaps time for a reminder of how we should protect homes from burst pipes. A sudden cold snap can freeze water pipes in the home or workplace, causing thousand of pounds of damage and a .... click for more | |||||
| Road closure - Coast Road, Walcott: 10 November 2005 Anglian Water engineers working to install a new sewerage system at Walcott in Norfolk will be closing Coast Road in the village for a period of 4 weeks, commencing Monday 14 November. The £2.2 million project will make a significant difference to the lives of people in the village, who currently rely on septic tanks and cess pools. Anglian Water has worked closely with local Parish Councils to minimise disruption during the course of the scheme, which is due for completion by .... click for more | |||||
| Scaling new heights for charity: 9 November 2005 On 11 November, volunteers at 14 indoor climbing walls across the nation will be climbing in relays to raise money for WaterAid. Locally, more than 35 Anglian Water employees will be scaling the Peterborough Climbing Wall. David Cooke, Anglian Water’s Director of Water Services and Chairman of WaterAid’s Anglian Regional Committee will launch the climb at 11am. Called Challenge 8000, the event attempts to recreate the record-breaking achievement of Alan Hinkes - .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water - bathing water to boast about: 9 November 2005 For the seventh time in nine years, Anglian Water has met all of the tough Government targets set for bathing water quality. That means you can swim in the sea safe in the knowledge that the company has achieved one hundred per cent compliance with mandatory water quality standards at the 43 designated bathing beaches along our coastline. Anglian Water has also seen an increase in the number of beaches that can claim blue flag quality water, with eighty three per cent passing .... click for more | |||||
| Better safe than sorry – beware bogus callers: 3 November 2005 Impostors posing as water officials are causing misery for vulnerable people who fall for the con and find themselves robbed of life savings and treasured possessions. Anglian Water together with Cambridgeshire Police, Trading Standards, Age Concern and Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service were invited to give advice at a Distraction Burglary Awareness Day for local residents yesterday, Wednesday November 2. The event was held at the invitation of High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire Simon .... click for more | |||||
| Road closer – Norwood Road, March: 1 November 2005 Norwood Road in March is to be closed to through traffic from November 7 to 21 January to allow Anglian Water to complete a £345,000 water main replacement. An existing 12inch diameter water main is being replaced with modern plastic piping to reduce the likelihood of bursts and leaks. The closure will be between the junction of Norwood Road with Hundred Road and the junction of Norwood Road with Elm Road. A local route for diverted traffic will be signposted. Access for .... click for more | |||||
| Multi million pound project to improve water quality: 31 October 2005 Anglian Water is to invest £3.8 million pounds on improving drinking water quality in, and around, Harleston, South Norfolk. The work will involve replacing nearly 40 kilometres of cast iron pipes, and also includes the nearby villages of Redenhall, Needham and Wortwell. The scheme will commence at the beginning of November 2005, with work starting in the town centre in January 2006. The project is due for completion by March 2007. Dan Baker, Media Manager, said: .... click for more | |||||
| Your water is safe in our hands: 27 October 2005 A report published today (Thursday 20 October) by the industry regulator OFWAT looks at how well water companies have managed their resources. It shows that Anglian Water is meeting all of the tough targets set Despite covering an area of Britain with the lowest average rainfall, Anglian Water has not had to introduce any restrictions such as hosepipe bans since 1991. As well as keeping leaks and bursts to a minimum, the company also proactively encourages customers to .... click for more | |||||
| Success for pupils’ playground plans: 27 October 2005 A group of volunteers has been making the most of the fine weather, transforming a school playground over the half term holiday. Pupils at Danesholme Junior School in Corby, Northants, can now enjoy a new outdoor theatre, activity trail, wall mural and sheltered quiet seating area. After months of planning by the School Council, which is made up of two children from each class, the work has been done with help from Anglian Water staff who have volunteered their time as part of the .... click for more | |||||
| Water supply in Woodhall Spa gets a boost!: 21 0ctober 2005 Work has just started on part of a £1million scheme by Anglian Water to improve the water supply to people living in the Woodhall Spa and Kirkby on Bain areas. The old mains between Woodhall Spa and Kirkby on Bain, which are prone to bursts, are to be replaced with new much stronger and robust pipe resulting in a much improved service for local people. Anglian Water Media Manager Collette Nicholls said: "The work in Kirkby Lane to replace the old mains is essential and will .... click for more | |||||
| Response to concerns over Bird Flu: 20 October 2005 Staff from Anglian Water and the Rutland & Leicestershire Wildlife Trust are keeping a close eye on wild birds at Rutland Water, amid concerns over the possible spread of Avian Influenza. Extra monitoring is not being introduced at this stage, but the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has asked staff to be on the look out for any unusual behaviour or unexpected deaths. Media Manager for Anglian Water, Dan Baker, said: “winter migration to Rutland is .... click for more | |||||
| Anglian Water and Cambridgeshire County Council unite to combat flooding: Wednesday 19 October 2005 Work in Doddington is already well under way to address su | |||||