Over the last few weeks another Thames Water letter has been landing on door mats, some on houses that are now well versed with the Teddington DRA proposals, others who are hearing about how the scheme affects them for the first time. As a result, here at SOLAR we have had lot of emails from …
SOLAR’s involvement in November’s March for Clean Water in Central London was highlighted in the recent Ham and Petersham Magazine. At the march, thousands of people gathered on the embankment and walked to Parliament Square to call for the (new) Government to step in to provide stronger regulation and guidelines on what a environmentally, sustainable …
The October 2024 round of community events from Thames Water is an attempt to show how the removal of a number of shafts now means that they had listened to the key concerns and have a scheme which should be supportable. As SOLAR this attempted slight of hand fails to address many of our longstanding …
A REDUCTION IN SHAFTS BUT SERIOUS QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED Read More »
In September the Mayor of London announced that Teddington is one of his four new selected open water swimming spots for London. As it set out on the GLA’s website the Mayor will bring together local communities, companies, government agencies, charities and campaigners to develop an ambitious 10-year plan that will see the river at Teddington become a place that is …
Over the last few months, it appears that not one week has gone by without more shocking revelations about the performance of Thames Water. Whether that be in their negotiations with investors, their strained relationship with Ofwat, their seemingly constant discharge of untreated sewage or their failure to meet leak targets. Headlines building on headlines, …
The travails of Thames Water: leaks, dumps and lack of funds Read More »
