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Express & Star 26 Apr 10
A major Willenhall road is to be closed for two months while gas mains work is completed. A stretch of Noose Lane will be shut from the 4th of May. The scheme is due to be carried out between the level crossing and Watery Lane.
This has led to fears motorists will be diverted through the housing estate and past people’s homes.
Further gas mains are also planned on Willenhall Road between September and November…
News
Paul Suart B'ham Mail 22 Apr 10
Thousands of homes were left without power after an underground electricity cable cover exploded. A total of 2,479 homes in Kingstanding and neighbouring areas were cut off following the junction box blast which tripped hundreds of fire alarms.
The explosion in Finchley Road was heard for miles around and, despite happening just before 6am yesterday, prompted hundreds of worried homeowners to call the emergency services.
News
Express & Star 23 Feb 10
Utility firms may have to pre-book and pay to carry out roadworks across the West Midlands – and could be fined if they overrun. The West Midlands-wide plans would ensure better regulation of projects to dig up roads in a bid to reduce disruption. Gas, water and power companies would be charged to shut roads across the region and pre-book their time on the highways to avoid clashes. If the Permit Operator Scheme was adopted, it could raise up to £2.5 million a year in revenue for councils…
Business
Graeme Brown B’ham Post 26 Jan 10
A spate of burst pipes after the UK’s freezing weather has sent leakage rates soaring at water company Severn Trent…
Business news
Heating & Ventilating 18 Jan 10
Paul Bennett was serving with the British Army in 2006 on his third tour in Iraq, when he was injured in conflict and underwent extensive treatment, but had to be medically discharged from the army, due to his injuries. He has now received a BEST training award for his determination and success in starting a new career in plumbing and heating helped by Walsall Training centre…
News blog
Cllr Ian Shires 16 Jan 10
Parts of Short Heath were plunged into darkness on Friday night leaving residents with questions as to what could be the cause of a very localised outage…
News
Express & Star 15 Jan 10
The big thaw is causing an increase in the number of burst water pipes, prompting calls to Severn Trent to double…
Business news
The Observer 11 Jan 10
Energy companies have been accused of profiteering by failing to pass on steep falls in world gas prices to consumers at a time when bitterly cold weather means soaring bills for tens of millions of customers. Demand for power during the cold weather has created a recent uptick in gas prices that have otherwise fallen by 35% since mid-2008…
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Express & Star 8 Jan 10
More than 700 shops and homes lost electricity in Walsall town centre on Thursday affecting shops at the Old Square shopping centre. In Wolverhampton more than 5,100 homes and properties were without power for more than two-and-a-half hours after a cable failure. Central Network said both power cuts weren’t caused by the weather, but the biting conditions hampered engineers attempting to repair the faults…
Energy
Mercury 5 Jan 10
The National Grid is warning power suppliers to use less gas after a 30% rise on normal seasonal demand during the cold snap. National Grid (NG) issued a gas balancing alert (GBA) yesterday afternoon, only the second time that the mechanism has been used…