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16/05/2012
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water backs on the job learning for new apprentices and graduates
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is backing Adult Learners’ Week (12 – 18 May) and recruiting at least 30 apprentices, trainees and graduates who will undergo training in structured development programmes.
04/05/2012
John Warren appointed non-executive director of Glas Cymru
Glas Cymru, the “not-for-profit” owner of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, announces that John Warren is today joining the Boards of Glas Cymru Cyfyngedig and Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig as a non-executive director.
04/05/2012
Monmouthshire pupils tap into big water savings
Pupils from Monmouthshire have proved that they are top of the class when it comes to saving water after the surprisingly dry start to the year– and winning a well earned break as a result.
04/05/2012
Herefordshire pupils tap into big water savings
Pupils from a school in Hereford have proved that they are top of the class when it comes to saving water after the surprisingly dry start to the year– and won a well earned break as a result.
30/04/2012
May Bank Holiday birds and beasts at Elan Valley
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s Countryside Rangers are offering visitors the opportunity to enjoy bird and beast themed events at Elan Valley this May Bank Holiday weekend.
30/04/2012
TV’s Iolo urges people in Wales; ‘help us stamp out river pollution’
TV wildlife presenter Iolo Williams is urging Welsh walkers, anglers and waterway users who see sewage pollution in rivers and streams to: “See it, report it, and Welsh Water will stop it.”
25/04/2012
Welsh Water provides flooding alleviation for Gresford
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is investing £200,000 in a scheme that will help to alleviate flooding and also deliver environmental benefits to the village of Gresford.
23/04/2012
‘Safari Sundays’ starting at Elan Valley
You don’t need to go on an expensive long haul holiday to enjoy an exciting wildlife safari this April – not when you have the Elan Valley Estate on your doorstep.
19/04/2012
Pentraeth Area in Anglesey, Affecting Pentraeth, Benllech, Red Wharf Bay and surrounding area
We have planned work to renew mains on our water distribution network on the A5025 & B5109 in the Pentraeth area of Anglesey which may affect over 1500 of our customers. This work is due to take place on Thursday 26 April between 10pm to Friday 28th April at 4am. We have delivered cards to all properties which will be affected by this work, giving advance notice that water supplies will be interrupted during these times. We apologise for the inconvenience this essential work may cause, and assure people that we will work as quickly as possible to complete the job and return the system to normal. Anyone needing to speak to us about this work should call us on 0800 052 0130 quoting reference number 92690034. All senior staff involved in this work will carry a Welsh Water identity card, showing their photograph, and they will always show this for inspection. Under normal circumstances it should not be necessary to enter your home. If you have a concern, or a caller produces an ID card and you would like to verify their identity, please ring our Bogus Caller Hotline on 0800 281 141 – calls are free from a UK landline. The line is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
11/04/2012
They liked the water team so much - they baked them a cake!
A team of Welsh Water workers has been presented with a ‘thank-you’ cake by Carol and Bryan Manley from Rumney in Cardiff. The cake, iced with the message “Well done boys - great job,” was given to the team as a gesture of thanks on behalf of residents in Trelawney Avenue and Crescent where, they have been working for nearly three months.
11/04/2012
Ebbw Vale school pupils mark World Water Day
Ebbw Vale youngsters have marked World Water Day by learning about the problems that some people around the world face with lack of access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation and realising how lucky they are.
10/04/2012
Enjoy April at Elan Valley
April showers won’t be able to put a damper on the variety of spring activities on offer from Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s countryside rangers at Elan Valley Estate.
10/04/2012
Welsh Water shines spotlight on free education facilities
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has shone the spotlight on its free educational facilities in north Wales during an exclusive after-hours lesson for Gwynedd teachers.
02/04/2012
A ‘dam egg-citing’ Easter at Elan Valley
The countryside rangers at Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s Elan Valley Estate have an ‘egg-citing’ range of activities in store for families this Easter.
29/03/2012
Gilfach Goch pupils get experimental with science
Local youngsters have taken part in a ‘mini science experience’ in a bid to learn more about the earth and the environment in which they live.
26/03/2012
Elan Valley plays host to the best of bicycles and crazy creatures
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s Elan Valley Estate is inviting visitors to take a trip back in time to view the best of bicycles from the past and to create crazy creatures this coming weekend.
26/03/2012
Reach for the stars at Llyn Brenig
Budding astronomers and planet gazers are invited to revel in the wonders of the starry skies for a pleasant surprise at Llyn Brenig this coming weekend.
26/03/2012
Llantrisant pupils get experimental with science
Local youngsters have taken part in a ‘mini science experience’ in a bid to learn more about the earth and the environment in which they live.
20/03/2012
Shirenewton pupils reap the rewards of recycling expertise
A new partnership has led to a group of Shirenewton youngsters becoming the first to take part in a recycling lesson to learn more about the local environment and ways that our resources can be reused.
19/03/2012
Local pupils get experimental with science
Local youngsters have taken part in a ‘mini science experience’ in a bid to learn more about the earth and the environment in which they live.
15/03/2012
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water laboratory investment to create 50 new jobs
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is to create 40 new high quality jobs in Newport and a further 10 in north Wales at new ‘state of the art’ laboratory facilities. The not for profit utility is creating a new water quality laboratory in the former HSBC building in Tredegar Park, Newport, which will be operational at the end of this year. A smaller laboratory at Bretton, near Broughton, has just become operational. Dŵr Cymru is investing £8.6million creating these new facilities.
14/03/2012
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water graduate programme pays off
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s continued commitment to recruiting high-calibre graduates is paying off as graduate Alex Herridge helps the company retain a prestigious environmental standard. Alex, who joined the utility business on the Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water Graduate Programme in 2009, compiled and evaluated information from across the entire water company to confirm ongoing reductions in its carbon footprint and successfully retain accreditation for Welsh Water from the Carbon Trust. Alex has subsequently been appointed as a member of the company’s energy team, and will continue to monitor and report on Dŵr Cymru’s carbon reduction programme.
01/03/2012
Welsh Water’s Sally launches African village after trip to Zambia
A Dwr Cymru Welsh Water employee has brought the flavour of Zambia back to Wales, as she recounts her experiences of her recent trip to the country with the charity WaterAid, at the opening of the new African village at the company’s Cog Moors Education Centre, near Dinas Powys, and taking part in its launch of the new water cleanliness lesson.
