MayorWatch

There’s a common misconception that once something has disappeared down your plughole it’s gone forever. I can vouch from first-hand experience that this is not the case, having gone into the Victorian sewers under London on a fair few occasions. Just because you can put things … [Read more...]

People would be forgiven for wondering why “rainy London” has just got a brand-new desalination plant, something more commonly associated with the sun-scorched Middle East or southern Spain. Well, "rainy" London is less rainy than you might at first think. It gets half as much … [Read more...]

Here’s a curious, if earthy, one to ponder next time nature calls: Thames Water, London’s water and sewerage company - and producer of renewable power. Most people know about the first bit. Fewer, however, are aware that we also generate electricity, and lots of it, from our … [Read more...]

Citizens Advice (CAB) says its South East bureaux have seen a 36 per cent rise in enquiries about water and sewerage debt problems between April and June this year compared to the same period last year. That’s a big increase in anyone’s book, reflecting the tough economic … [Read more...]

Before we get stuck into this issue, let’s be clear: the last thing we want to do is be in conflict with the bottled water sector. We’ve always said that the goal of our London On Tap - www.londonontap.co.uk - campaign is simply to promote the quality of Thames Water’s tap … [Read more...]