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Tag Archives: Burst water main
Customer care? With Thames Water, all you get is an AI shrug
After the Teevan Road burst main, when residents in Addiscombe went to fill the kettle or take a shower yesterday, this is the sort of response that they got from a privatised utility company that pays £1m ‘golden hellos’ to … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Business, Thames Water
Tagged Addiscombe, Burst water main, Croydon, Lower Addiscombe Road, Teevan Road, Thames Water
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In a drought, Addiscombe suffers flood thanks to Thames Water
PHOTOSTORY: pictures by iC reader THOMAS AELBRECHT. Words by our failing utilities correspondent, JR HARTLEY The road had already been dug up. August, after all, is when so many roads get dug up. It’s supposed to help reduce disruption. But … Continue reading
Emergency water depot set up at Ikea – but only for car drivers
The car park at Ikea off the Purley Way is being used as an emergency depot for those across Croydon, Mitcham and Streatham who have been without water supplies since a main burst on Mitcham Common yesterday. By 6pm last … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Thames Water
Tagged Burst water main, Mitcham, Mitcham Common, Thames Water, Watneys Road
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Burst main affecting water supplies to 18,000 households
Up to 18,000 households across Croydon and three other boroughs have been affected by a burst water main today “on a field” near to Watneys Road, which borders Mitcham Common. Homes have encountered reduced water pressure, or no supply at … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Thames Water
Tagged Burst water main, Mitcham, Mitcham Common, Thames Water, Watneys Road
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