28 May 2019
Guardian ‘Thames CEO fired. A source said the Thames board and employees were embarrassed by being singled out by the regulator Ofwat as one of the country’s worst water companies. It had the worst record on leaks in 2017-18. Earlier this year, the watchdog ordered Thames to “substantially rework and resubmit” its “unconvincing” plans to tackle leakage and […]
11 May 2019
Thames Estuary Partnership ‘The Living Thames wins Best Long Form film at the Charity Film Awards’ please help us distribute it. We would like to say a big thank you to all of you for your wonderful support in helping us win the long form category at last week’s Charity Film Awards! We are so incredibly […]
09 Apr 2019
Wet wipes are reshaping the banks of the Thames to create a “Frankenstein foreshore” warn campaigners. New survey data published by volunteer group Thames21 found that in Barnes, West London, a ‘Great Wet Wipe Reef’ has swelled to 50 metres wide, 17 metres long and a metre high – almost a metre larger than a year […]
26 Mar 2019
The Living Thames film The Thames Estuary Partnership’s film has been shortlisted in the finals of the Charity Film Awards and the winners will be announced on Friday 26 April. One of the prizes is the People’s Choice Award, which goes to the finalist with the most votes and it would be great if you […]
19 Jan 2019
Amy Pryor, Thames Estuary Partnership: ‘After 2 years of filming, editing and endless encouragement, the Thames Estuary Partnership’s 1 hour film of the Living Thames is completed and has just been shortlisted for the Charity Film Awards. Sir David Attenborough introduces the film, and Chris Baines presents through a journey from Teddington to the sea […]
10 Jan 2019
EA & Defra ‘2015 pollution killed dozens of fish – Defra ‘Thames Water has been fined £2million after raw sewage polluted two Oxfordshire streams, killing almost 150 fish. The sewage also flooded a nearby garden. Judge Peter Ross, at Oxford Crown Court on 21 December, ruled the incident in 2015 as a high-end, category three […]
19 Dec 2018
Thames Water to tackle climate change and future flood risk by creating £60million of green spaces Thames Water will partner with stakeholders and local authorities to fund £60 million of surface water management (SWM) schemes including green spaces, removing hard, impermeable surfaces such as concrete and asphalt in areas most at risk of flooding. The project […]
12 Dec 2018
Thames Water has signed a £1.4 billion, five year Revolving Credit Facility with the interest rate tied to sustainability performance – outperforming an Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) benchmark will result in a lower interest rate. The company is the first UK corporate to tie the interest rate it will pay on the RCF to […]
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