Outages in Kent and Sussex this week became the latest in a long list of breakdowns in the UK’s creaking water system. Harry Cockburn asks how Britain can solve its utilities crisis
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Outages in Kent and Sussex this week became the latest in a long list of breakdowns in the UK’s creaking water system. Harry Cockburn asks how Britain can solve its utilities crisis
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‘It’s pretty grim’: Tunbridge Wells residents struggle through several days without water – again
Water restored to most Kent and Sussex homes after six days’ disruption
What happens when the taps run dry? England is about to find out | Aditya Chakrabortty
Thousands of properties in Kent and Sussex left without drinking water for the sixth day running
17,000 properties in Kent and Sussex remain without water for the fifth day
Ofwat says ‘significant’ water supply failures caused ‘major’ disruption for hundreds of thousands of customers
‘Not only is the infrastructure depleted, but the leadership is rubbish,’ local MP says
The water firms argued they wanted to hike bills after Ofwat’s decision left them unable to meet regulatory requirements
Around 24,000 households in the Kent town have been left without a water supply for four days
