Anglian Water

A car driving through floodwater. Picture: Bedford Borough Council

Bedford gullies are a "huge problem" says councillor amid flooding across town

Serious Water Pollution Incidents 2019-2024.

Anglian Water among the top water companies with the biggest number of serious w...

The investment from Anglian Water will pay for new equipment to remove phosphorous from wastewater (Picture: Pixabay)

Anglian Water invests millions to protect three water recycling centres

Environment news. Image: Anglian Water.

Anglian Water rated two stars after 'serious' pollution incidents

The affected area (Image: Bedford Borough Council/@BedfordTweets)

Road in Oakley closed due to burst water pipe

It looks like the whole of Black Tom is affected

Black Tom hit by water leak as Anglian Water fix problem

Discharge is seen flowing into the River Thames at Crossness sewage treatment works in March 2024 (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Ofwat investigating every England and Wales water firm over pollution

Park Lane in Sharnbrook

Road closed for emergency repairs as water main bursts in Sharnbrook

Mr Fuller MP discussing issues with flooding in Great Barford

MP calls for action on sewage issues in Great Barford

File photo of ducks in a park

Sewage spills in Bedford more than trebled in 2023

One of Anglian Water's water treatment works

No hose pipe ban this year says Anglian Water after wettest winter on record

Two new reservoirs are being built to boost water supply

Lynn Hughes

Residents in Leighton Buzzard have complained of sewage in local streams

Call for action as sewage overflows increase

You shouldn't be delayed by anymore than half an hour

Expect EIGHT overnight delays on the A421, Bedford drivers warned

Flood sign. Image courtesy of Falkirk Council

Some residents unable to flush loos or shower as flood water overwhelmed sewers

Bedford River

Discharge of sewerage into Bedford rivers 'particularly bad'

Figures from the Environment Agency show storm overflows were used 172 times within Bedford's local authority boundaries in 2022

Raw sewage released into Bedford's open water more than 150 times

Water providers could owe £800m in compensation to bill payers for ‘unfairly overcharging customers’

Bill payers could be owed £800m in compensation

Yeldon in north Beds

Anglian Water pays £154k fine after sewage discharged into river

Councillor Lucy Bywater (Green, Castle) said: “Members will have no doubt heard the shocking figures over the last year about the levels of untreated sewage nationally.

Bedford residents worried about sewage in waterways claims councillor

Customers can claim a refund if it shows they overpaid their water bill.

How to know if you overpaid your water bill & how to request a refund?

Anglian Water is investing in a huge project to secure water supplies in Ampthill and Woburn

Major project to secure future water supplies in Beds and Milton Keynes towns

Expect delays of up to 30 minutes on A421, from 8pm to 6am until October 31

Bedford drivers should expect delays on A421 and A1

Roff Avenue (Picture courtesy of Bedford Borough Council)

Bedford drivers told to avoid Roff Avenue

A hosepipe (Photo Illustration by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Anglian Water rules out hosepipe ban for Bedford households

The burst water pipe in North Beds

Burst water main on outskirts of Bedford causes concern

Anglian Water is urging you to get in touch if you are struggling to pay your bill

Anglian Water announces £65m support package for Bedford customers facing cost-o...

Mill Hill in Keysoe will be closed tomorrow (Wednesday)

Road in village near Bedford closed due to repairs

Shakespeare Road

Avoid Shakespeare Road in Bedford as workers tackle burst water main

Anglian Water is currently carrying out repairs

Clare Turner

Anglian Water is trying to fix a burst water main

Burst water main causes disruption at Progress Way in Bedford

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Fancy an apprenticeship, earning £13K? Anglian Water is recruiting in Bedford

Drivers are being asked to avoid the area

Road closed north of Bedford due to burst water main

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Bedford's Oakley Road full road closure will be lifted by the end of this week

Oakley Road in Bromham is closed

Road closed in Bromham for a month as Anglian Water carries out works

The road is closed while Anglian Water carry out repairs

Temporary traffic lights in place after water main bursts in Turvey

The Bedford section of the A428 will be closed for a month with diversions in place

Bedford section of A428 to close for a month with diversions in place after dama...

Turvey (Google)

Villagers near Bedford told not to drink tap water

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Flitwick water loss caused by burst main, says Anglian Water

Strange sinkholes appear in Bedford road

A manhole at Highfield Farm, Ravensden overflowed with black sludge

Anglian Water agree to pay £50,000 after a water pollution incident near Bedfor...

Expansion will create 200 jobs in Bedford

'˜Potholed path is giving us '˜nightmares

The pipe being cleaned by the robot at Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire. See Masons copy MNFAT: A water pipe became so clogged up with cooking fat that the water company was forced to call in a giant robot from Holland. The gruesome blockage, caused by congealed fats and oils poured down plugholes, took several days to clear using a special high-powered jet mounted on a remote controlled robot. Anglian Water has now made an urgent appeal for homeowners to stop pouring such substances down the sink, after the equivalent of eight Olympic sized swimming pools full of fat makes its way into East Anglia's sewers each year.

VIDEO: Fat floods sewer pipe

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Major works will improve water supply to two villages

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Breaking: Burst water main hits homes and traffic in Bedford

Campaign launched to keep employees well in workplace

EMPLOYERS are being invited to sign up their firms to a programme designed to keep their frazzled employees firing on all cylinders.

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