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Express & Star 8 Jan 11
Thousands of burst pipes have been dealt with by councils and housing associations in the Black Country and Staffordshire during the last month – with repair bills running into hundreds of thousands of pounds.
In Walsall, the council’s property services department carried out repairs to 50 buildings. Walsall Housing Group carried out 2,000 more jobs than normal in December, with 500 related to burst pipes…
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Express & Star 5 Jan 11
Thousands of pupils are getting an extended Christmas holiday this week – after burst pipes at 10 schools across the region forced them to close.
Willenhall Sports College, in Furzebank Way, which suffered a burst pipe over the holidays, is open only to years 10 to 13. Years 7 to 9 have been given set work to do at home through the college website…
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BBC News 30 Dec 10
Householders and businesses are being urged to check for leaks caused by the cold weather.
Severn Trent Water said checks were particularly important for companies that had closed down over the holidays and could be unaware pipes had frozen…
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Cllr Ian Shires 3 Dec 10
It’s minus 8C outside this morning in New Invention and thanks to the “caring” attitude of Severn Trent residents in the Crab Lane area are resigned to a day without running water. Thanks for NOTHING!
Severn Trent has decided to ignor requests to put off their planned maintenance work in the Crab Lane area of New Invention, Willenhall, which means residents in that area are without running water.
Cards went through doors in the area affected earlier this week announcing that residents should not use things that use water such as dishwashers, washing machines and central heating systems whilst the works are in progress…
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Express & Star 2 Dec 10
Eight homes were flooded and rush-hour traffic ground to a halt after a major water main burst underneath Broadway North and turned the road into an ice rink on Wednesday.
The freezing temperatures split a large pipe sending water gushing along the street and into people’s homes, gardens and garages…
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CommonPeople 5 Nov 10
Five hundred homes in Pelsall had their water supply disrupted on Friday morning after a pipe burst.
The burst happened on a main pipe in Lichfield Road at 3am and South Staffs Water officials redirected the network to ensure supplies to the affected homes…
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Express & Star 29 Oct 10
Walsall Canal is to be dredged in a £40,000 scheme which enthusiasts say will bring the waterway back to life. Work to clear the canal bed, which flows through most parts of the borough, will begin within weeks and take two to three months.
It is hoped dredging will encourage more barges to pass through what supporters say is an interesting but neglected stretch of canal which has fallen victim to fly-tippers. A special vessel will be used for the work…
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Express & Star 15 Oct 10
A butcher with a bucket of water had to come to the rescue of a customer at a Wednesbury hair salon after a water company accidentally cut off supplies.
Residents and office workers were also affected after a neighbouring pub failed to pay its bill in Wednesbury. Helen Evans, who runs Masterkutz in Union Street, was without water since 10am on Wednesday…
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BrownhillsBob 26 Jul 10
The saga of the crumbling Humphries House towerblock in Brownhills has been ongoing for years… concerns were brought into sharp focus this weekend when the water pump that controls clean water supply to all 99 flats within Humphries House failed.
This is a block, you’ll remember, that houses a number of elderly and frail residents, so one would assume that repairs to it would be a priority. This did not, however, appear to be the case…
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Express & Star 26 Jul 10
Families, pensioners and disabled people were given just two bottles of water to use after the water went off in their 17-storey towerblock, it was claimed today.
Residents of Humphries House in Brownhills, which consists of 100 flats, were unable to use their sinks, toilets, showers, baths and washing machines over the weekend…