Work to improve Alsager's sewer network and prevent flooding to homes in the area will get under way in the New Year thanks to United Utilities.
Families who are going away for Christmas are being advised by United Utilities not to get caught out by freezing weather conditions over the festive period.
United Utilities is urging people not to risk a visit from the Sewer Monster instead of Santa this Christmas.
A £1m project to improve the reliability of Sandbach's sewer network is due to restart in the New Year.
The third phase of a major scheme to improve water supplies across Cheshire will start in the New Year.
Water firm United Utilities is putting up for sale a site in Cheshire which was once used as a service reservoir.
Old water pipes in Bootle are being given a new lease of life thanks to United Utilities.
Statement from United Utilities
We continue to make good progress restoring electricity supplies to people left without power following the recent floods.
People returning to flooded properties should take care if floodwaters have risen so high that taps have been under water.
A sound set of results in a challenging economic climate.
United Utilities is donating seven Christmas trees from its Macclesfield Forest to support two Cheshire-based hospices with their annual appeals.
Our engineers are continuing to work alongside the emergency services, the Environment Agency and other partner organisations in response to the major flooding incident in Cumbria.
As we begin the process to restore electricity supplies, we are calling on customers living in the north west part of Keswick to return to their homes.
We have successfully safeguarded our water and electricity assets on the Calva Bridge in Workington following reports it is likely to collapse.
United Utilities will soon be giving Kelsall's ageing water network a modern makeover.
Heavy rain is forecast across our region during the next few days, with a number of extreme weather and flood warnings now in place.
A roundabout has been reopened to minimise disruption during a scheme to deliver essential water to Ellesmere Port.
The northbound side of the A56 Dunham Road will be closed for 10 days to allow essential water mains work to be carried out safely.
Villagers near Cockermouth are due for a much-improved water supply as part of a £75,000 scheme by United Utilities.
A Whitehaven call centre has been named the UK's best utility call centre for the second year running.
After three years of planning and engineering work and more than 4,000 metres of pipe, work on Carlisle's £10 million sewer expansion scheme concluded this week, right on schedule.
Essential sewer repairs will mean the temporary closure of Castle Street in Kendal for up to seven days from Monday November 9.
One of Barrow's most well-known civic spaces is set for a green makeover.
United Utilities' work to improve Kirkdale's water supply is now in full flow.
United Utilities will soon be working in Rostherne as part of a multi-million pound pipe laying project.
Top UK business leaders have seen for themselves how a government-backed green energy technology can be turned into reality - creating employment and reducing carbon emissions.
United Utilities engineers are getting ready to move one of Windermere's electricity substations to a brand new address, and would like residents to know what they're doing.
Long-running road works on the A593 near Ambleside are moving into their final stages.
Representatives from United Utilities and Balfour Beatty have visited a school in Kirkdale to promote safety awareness whilst essential water mains improvements are ongoing in the area.
A scheme to deliver essential water improvements to Ellesmere Port is nearing completion thanks to United Utilities.
United Utilities said today it had brought forward a further £1 million cash injection to install two of the four primary settlement tanks...
Essential work to relieve sewer flooding in Mab Lane, West Derby will soon be entering its next phase.
Philip Green, CEO of North West water firm United Utilities, wins the backing of Tory leader David Cameron for "tap into water' during the North West Conservatives reception at Manchester's Town Hall.
Around 15 houses on Wordsworth Road, near Mount Carmel High School have regularly flooded with sewerage water for years.
A burst water pipe that caused months of disruption to residents is finally fixed.
After months of delays a water pipe that burst several times last year causing disruption to residents water supply on Brownside Road, Burnley is finally being sorted by water giant United Utilities.
Water supply improvements for Kirkdale are in the pipeline thanks to United Utilities.
Improvements to Liverpool's water network are in full flow thanks to United Utilities.
Essential work to relieve sewer flooding in Mab Lane, West Derby is progressing well thanks to United Utilities.
A United Utilities project to reduce water leakage in Crewe continues to progress.
A £35 million project to improve water supplies serving businesses in Liverpool city centre is progressing well thanks to United Utilities.
Householders in St Helens will soon be turning their taps on to even better water supplies thanks to United Utilities.
A joint scheme between United Utilities and National Grid to deliver essential water and gas improvements to Ellesmere Port is progressing well.
The remote Cumbrian farmhouse used in the cult film Withnail & I finally has a new owner.
United Utilities is progressing well with essential repairs to a collapsed sewer in Liverpool.
United Utilities will soon be carrying out improvements to Chester's sewer network.
Cheshire-based water company United Utilities will soon be holding a sustainability fair to encourage employees to be more 'green-minded'.
An ongoing scheme to replace old cast-iron water pipes on Chadwick Street and Hoylake Road in Moreton, Wirral is progressing well thanks to United Utilities.
An ongoing scheme to replace old cast-iron water pipes on Walton Lane, Liverpool is progressing well thanks to United Utilities.
Lancashire lads Jon Horsfall and Graham Entwistle are facing the challenge of a lifetime as they gear up to clamber across the Glacial Parang La Pass near Tibet and climb the 20,000 foot Peak Pari Lungbi in aid of charity.
Young offenders at Thorn Cross Prison in Warrington are getting the opportunity to test out new skills and improve their CVs thanks to United Utilities.
Work to improve the reliability of Knutsford's sewer network is in full flow thanks to United Utilities.
Water firm United Utilities is putting a former pumping station situated in Southport up for sale.
North West teenagers are being targeted by a hard-hitting safety campaign.
Water engineers have been renewing pipes throughout the four corners of Manchester city centre - but they never expected to unearth a four-cornered pipe!
A team of mountain-mad computer buffs has scaled new heights in fund-raising after smashing a charity hiking target by £30,000.
A United Utilities project to reduce water leakage in Crewe continues to progress.
United Utilities' £35 million scheme to replace old water mains in Liverpool city centre with new ones continues to progress.
Water engineers are piping up for Kendal - by changing the proposed route of a brand new water main to avoid disrupting the town centre.
A huge new sewer project near Penrith has finally got under way almost a year after being stopped in its tracks - by the Romans.
United Utilities will soon be replacing old water pipes in Liverpool with modern plastic ones.
United Utilities will soon be holding a public exhibition to outline proposals to prevent sewer flooding in the Great Sankey area of Warrington.
A United Utilities project to reduce water leakage in Crewe will enter its next phase next week.
Now you see them....soon you won't. Overhead power lines will soon be a thing of the past at two West Lakes beauty spots.
Carlisle's Warwick Road is to be closed to traffic for up to six weeks to allow major sewer work to take place.
A £3 million investment by United Utilities is set to make Coniston Water an even higher quality environment for the animal and plant life that live in it.
Twenty-five years ago people used to say that if you fell into the River Mersey you'd probably die of poisoning before you had time to drown.
Research into how aerated showerheads can save water and money has won United Utilities an award.
A United Utilities project to reduce water leakage in Crewe is progressing well.
Engineers working on behalf of United Utilities to replace old water pipes in Liverpool city centre will soon be turning their attention to Clarence Street.
Fun-loving youngsters are being warned to avoid the shocking consequences of playing too close to overhead power lines this summer.
Residents in Barrow might be wondering what's happening to their electricity pylons.
Railway buffs are chuffed after a £1.2 million electricity scheme in Eskdale was adjusted to keep trippers on track.
Cumbrian life-savers are flying high after a Workington safety drive netted them £1,000.
Youngsters at a tiny Cumbrian school got a lesson in road works safety when engineers joined them in the classroom.
They may not look like your typical pot plant - but these boxes contain some of Cumbria's most precious natural habitat.
Electricity engineers have switched off the power to months of temporary traffic lights in Penrith.
Engineers carrying out Carlisle's huge multi million pound sewer improvement scheme have opted to carry out work in the school holiday period - to try to minimse disruption.
Electricity engineers are set to take to the skies as they put top-flight technology through its paces in the south Lakes.
United Utilities has been on site at Huyton since yesterday morning helping with the clean up after a large water pipe burst.
United Utilities has scooped the top national award for responsible business practice - the coveted Business in the Community (BITC) Company of the Year Award.
United Utilities' water bar - made famous across the region during last year's multi award-winning 'Tap into Water' campaign - is making its next stop at Warrington's Walking Day event this Friday (July 3).
A tranquil reservoir near Ulverston is undergoing vital modifications to keep it in tip top shape.
United Utilities and National Grid will soon be working hand in hand to deliver £2m worth of essential water and gas improvements to Ellesmere Port.
Thanks to United Utilities and Morgan Utilities, the Southport Independent Lifeboat Station now has access to a new clean water supply.
United Utilities will soon be replacing ageing water pipes in Bebington, Wirral.
Improvements to reduce water leakage in Crewe are in the pipeline thanks to United Utilities.
United Utilities will soon be replacing old cast-iron water pipes on Walton Lane, Liverpool with new plastic ones.
United Utilities will soon be holding a public exhibition to outline proposals to alleviate sewer flooding in Middlewich.
United Utilities' £7 million scheme to renew an old cast-iron water pipe in Knowsley has been given a seal of approval by Knowsley Borough Council.
United Utilities will soon be making improvements to an old water pipe running along Red Cat Lane, Burscough.
United Utilities will soon be carrying out an engineering project to improve the reliability of Knutsford's sewer network.
United Utilities will be holding two public exhibitions this month to highlight a proposed sewer flooding relief scheme in Great Sankey, Warrington.
First use of biogas to supply UK gas grid
Pilch Lane East, Huyton will be closed by United Utilities whilst sewer pipe repairs are carried out.
United Utilities will be holding a public meeting on Thursday, June 18 to discuss a flood alleviation scheme which is due to start in Runcorn.
United Utilities will soon be holding a public exhibition to highlight a multi-million pound sewer improvement scheme in Sandbach.
United Utilities will soon be carrying out water supply improvements in Southport.
Water company United Utilities is set to unveil its latest plans to help improve water quality in Cumbria's lakes.
Manchester Road, Wilmslow is to be closed this month as United Utilities progresses with a multi-million pound water pipeline project.
An ancient Cumbrian river - left dry by water engineers almost 100 years ago - is set to trickle back to life once again.
A collapsed sewer on Riverside Drive, Liverpool will soon be fully repaired by United Utilities.
The latest phase of United Utilities' £35 million scheme designed to improve water supplies feeding businesses in Liverpool city centre will soon be under way.
Road works might be a motorist's worst nightmare, but for one Carlisle football club they're a dream come true.
Warrington town centre's water mains - laid by the Victorians more than 100 years ago - are being given a facelift for the 21st century.
A TEAM of computer buffs are hoping to put the IT into intrepid for a marathon mountain top trek in aid of some of the world's poorest communities.
Shoppers are being reminded that it's business as usual for traders in part of Carlisle.
United Utilities is carrying out further site investigation work in Middlewich as part of a sewer flooding prevention scheme.
Old water pipes in Wirral are the latest to be replaced with modern plastic ones thanks to United Utilities.
United Utilities' water bar - made famous across the region during last year's multi award-winning 'Tap into Water' campaign - is making its next stop this Bank Holiday weekend.
Drivers using two Carlisle city centre car parks will need to use a new temporary entrance from May 24.
More and more power lines across Cumbria are going to earth as engineers continue their quest to improve some of the region's prettiest views.
Roads in Runcorn will need to be closed as United Utilities progresses with a multi-million pound water pipe replacement project.
Villagers near Appleby could soon have access to mains sewerage for the first time under plans being unveiled by United Utilities.
United Utilities is reminding businesses to stick to agreed limits regarding trade effluent consent after a Warrington business was fined £5,500 for breaking the law.
Visitors and residents in Bowness on Windermere might notice some intriguing equipment at the Glebe next week.
Villagers near Carlisle could soon have access to mains sewerage for the first time under plans being unveiled by United Utilities.
United Utilities will soon be carrying out work to improve the reliability of Audlem's sewer network.
A £2 million investment by United Utilities is set to make the River Eden an even nicer environment for the creatures that live in it.
Families in Warrington and Halton are being warned by United Utilities to be on their guard against bogus callers posing as employees from the 'water board'.
A dramatic photograph of a helicopter spreading seed and fertiliser over a snow-covered Ashway Gap in the Peak District has won top prize in a competition aimed at celebrating moorland restoration in the area.
Cheshire-based water firm United Utilities is embarking on a multi-million pound project to improve water supplies in the Knutsford and Rostherne areas of the county.
Essential work to relieve sewer flooding in Mab Lane, West Derby will soon get under way thanks to United Utilities.
Safety experts are issuing some timely advice to bank holiday gardeners this Spring.
United Utilities will be completing water mains improvement work on Renshaw Street, Liverpool this week.
A road closure in Moorhouse, near Carlisle, is on schedule to be lifted in the first week of June.
Wirral residents are being invited to Moreton Cross to hear more about work United Utilities is carrying out to improve their water supply.
Penrith's Princes Street will re-open to traffic today (April 29) following cabling works linked to a major electricity scheme.
Temporary traffic lights on Carlisle's busy Warwick Road are to be removed from late Monday April 27.
Disabled fishermen are game for success - thanks to a new wheelchair platform at one of the south Lakes' prettiest reservoirs.
United Utilities' £7 million investment programme to renew an old cast-iron water pipe in Knowsley and Liverpool is progressing well.
United Utilities will be replacing old water pipes in Liverpool next week.
United Utilities will soon be replacing an old water pipe on Old Hall Street, Liverpool with a modern plastic one.
United Utilities engineers will soon be working outside Leighton Hospital in Crewe as part of an ongoing scheme to improve water supplies in the area.
United Utilities is returning to Red Lane and Belvoir Road in Stockton Heath to complete the next section of the water firm's ongoing water supply improvement scheme.
United Utilities will be carrying out essential water pipe improvement work on Spencer Street, Liverpool at the end of this week.
A United Utilities employee is in the pink after winning Breakthrough Breast Cancer's 'Fundraiser of the Year' award.
United Utilities is carrying out sewer improvements in Crewe next week.
Cheshire-based water firm United Utilities is embarking on a multi-million pound project to improve water supplies in the Wilmslow and Alderley Edge areas of the county.
United Utilities has donated £2,500 to the Cheshire Wildlife Trust to help teach local schoolchildren about the importance of tree planting.
A United Utilities-led scheme which will help prevent sewer flooding affecting residents in West Derby will soon be unveiled at a public exhibition.
When it comes to fixing water pipes, Steve Robinson has a divine gift.
United Utilities' £35 million water mains replacement scheme will soon be moving on to Berry Street.
A United Utilities-led scheme which will help prevent sewer flooding affecting residents in Runcorn will soon be unveiled at a public exhibition.
Update on burst water main
Motorists in Stockton Heath are being advised to expect more traffic disruption as United Utilities continues its ongoing water supply improvement scheme.
United Utilities is taking the opportunity to carry out some improvement work to the electricity network while water mains are being refurbished on Great Ancoats Street in Manchester.
United Utilities will soon be replacing a length of a 24-inch cast-iron water main as part of its £2.9 billion water quality and environmental improvement programme for 2005-2010.
United Utilities today issues a trading update for the period from 1 October 2008 to 27 January 2009. Current trading is in line with the group's expectations.
More than 1,000 customers in South Lakeland are set for a £750,000 boost to their electricity supplies, vastly reducing the likelihood of power interruptions.
When it comes to acting green, pupils at Havannah Primary School in Congleton could teach us all a thing or two.
Villagers near Bootle are set to get access to mains sewerage for the first time - thanks to a major new project by United Utilities.
Plans for a groundbreaking £125 million Liverpool-Manchester water pipeline have moved a step closer, with the appointment of the lead contractor for the project.
Belvoir Road in Stockton Heath will soon be closed by United Utilities as part of the water firm's ongoing water supply improvement scheme.
Residents in Grange over Sands are set for improvements to their water supply.
United Utilities engineers are making good progress with the sewer repair work on Worsley Road in Salford.
Now you see them....soon you won't. Overhead power lines will soon be a thing of the past at one Lake District beauty spot.
United Utilities engineers will be going underground at Pope Lane in Penwortham from next week (Monday, 26 January) to improve water supplies for local people.
Engineers upgrading Maryport's sewer network are getting ready for the critical next stage.
A United Utilities Project Engineer is thanking Runcorn residents for their patience when a multi-million pound water mains replacement scheme caused disruption over the festive season.
Residents of Prescot Street will soon be reaping the benefits of an improved water supply thanks to United Utilities.
After six months of digging, water giant United Utilities is putting the lid on Blackburn's biggest ever hole.
United Utilities will be closing Moss Road, Congleton to all through traffic as a part of its ongoing £1.5 million scheme to tackle sewer flooding problems.
A man was found dead near Radcliffe after a suspected attempt to cut down power lines.
A groundbreaking 'natural' playground is to set to bring wonder to break time at Rochdale's Newhey Community Primary School.
A remote Cumbrian farmhouse - made famous in the cult 1986 film Withnail & I - is to be sold at auction.
36,800 properties in Greater Manchester were without power this morning, following a fault on an overhead power line.
Villagers near Ambleside are set to get access to mains sewerage for the first time - thanks to a major new project by United Utilities.
Power supplies have been restored to all 36,800 properties in Greater Manchester that were without power this morning, following a fault on an overhead power line.
United Utilities will be replacing old water pipes in Fence Lane, Congleton with modern plastic ones.
Engineers are taking a leaf from medical textbooks to perform keyhole surgery on Barrow's sewers.
Warrington-based water firm United Utilities is urging its employees to 'go green' as part of an environmentally-friendly travel scheme
As vital water mains replacement work hits some of Manchester's main traffic routes, United Utilities has opened a visitor centre for locals to drop in.
A £35 million scheme by United Utilities to improve water supplies for shops and businesses in Liverpool continues to progress.
£20 million upgrade for Carlisle's sewer network
Improvements to sewers in Rainford will soon get under way thanks to United Utilities.
Fourteen schools across Cheshire are taking on an exciting year-long eco-challenge, to become greener, leaner and cleaner for 2009.
Householders in two Carlisle villages are set to get access to mains sewerage for the first time - thanks to major new projects by United Utilities.
Water supplies to approximately 9,000 properties across the Rock Ferry, New Ferry and Higher Tranmere areas of Wirral will have to be shut off this evening.
Engineers upgrading Maryport's sewer network are getting ready for the critical next stage.
With plunging temperatures in many parts of the North West, some as low as -7, United Utilities is urging people to take care of themselves, their homes and their water supplies.