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United Utilities declare all clear as boil water warning lifted

Tap water Pic: Olly Clarke United Utilities say every home in Preston and the area of Lancashire affected by the boil water warning is now safe to drink their water. After more than a month […]

9 years ago
United Utilities announce compensation details for those affected by boil water warning

Any water from the tap needs to be boiled before being drunk Pic: Dominik Morbitzer United Utilities have announced compensation details for those affected by the boil water warning. The sum will be between £50-60 for each of the 300,000 households affected by the cryptosporidium outbreak. These terms […]

9 years ago
Grimsargh Wetlands new homes plan tabled to fund nature reserve

How the Grimsargh Wetlands may look once the nature reserve is created Plans for 12 homes on the edge of reservoirs in a village on the outskirts of Preston have been described as “an acceptable compromise.” United Utilities has tabled plans for […]

9 years ago
United Utilities lift boil water warning for thousands more Preston households

Water is not safe for drinking or cleaning your teeth with Pic: Mark Lee A raft of further postcodes in the Preston area have been told they no longer need to boil their water. United Utilities have issued an update on homes which are […]

9 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement United Utilities to face £15m compensation bill over contaminated water

Any water from the tap needs to be boiled before being drunk Pic: Dominik Morbitzer United Utilities have accepted that a large compensation bill will be headed their way over the contamination of North West drinking water. Many homes in Preston and across Lancashire are still […]

9 years ago
Boil water warning lifted by United Utilities in number of Lancashire areas

Tap water Pic: Olly Clarke The boil water warning has now been lifted in a number of postcodes in Lancashire. After three weeks without water, some 80,000 homes will now have access to safe water […]

9 years ago
United Utilities keep boil water warning in place as UV rig installation continues

Water is not safe for drinking or cleaning your teeth with Pic: Mark Lee Work to install ultraviolet rigs to help more than 300,000 households in Preston and the surrounding area drink their water once more. More than three weeks has past since United […]

9 years ago
United Utilities boil water warning moves into third week: So what do we know?

Tap water Pic: Olly Clarke As we enter a third week of needing to boil our water in Preston and the surrounding area we examine what we know so far. United Utilities said on Thursday […]

9 years ago
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