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Solution, they are being proactive and working on other solutions, for example last year they bought a redundant china clay pit that they turned into a reservoir and also announced a few months ago that they plan to build a desalination plant on the coast of cornwall. this is a process by which salt is removed from sea water to produce drinking water. there are only a few of these plants across the uk but south—west water say they are now looking at this because extreme weather has shown them ...

A maximum full term in prison. the judge said this young girl, it was an accumulation, the murder, an accumulation of child abuse by kyle bevan. in fact, the day, the evening of the murder, he had even taken pictures and videos of the young girls body. when he sentenced the mother, sinead james, he said that you must have known by the time this death happened that you couldnt trust kyle bevan yet you still let your daughter in his hands. she was sentenced to six years in prison as well. 0ur wale...

With leakage and everything — the water boards. under the rules, you cant use your hosepipe to water your garden, to wash your cars, or to fill ponds and pools. you can use a hose for business reasons, to top up a fish pond, and if pools are needed for medical treatment. anyone breaking the rules could face a fine of up to £1,000. after low rainfall in february, march was one of the wettest on record. despite that, this strategic reservoir for devon is only 69% full. the water level here is d...

If you run that for one hour, that can put through as much water as a typical four—person family would use over two days. customers have been telling me that they pay the highest water bills in the country, and they feel that youve failed to invest in fixing leaks, in building reservoirs, and failed to plan. since 1989, weve had a capital investment programme which is double the amount that weve paid out to our shareholders. were fixing three times the number of leaks now that we were doing in...

Not fit for purpose. dentists say it simply doesnt pay them enough for the work they were due to do. this morning we had the government has just announced it intends to bring forward a dental recovery plan but when that will happen and what it will look like, we still dont know. thank you, dominic hughes. a hosepipe ban is being extended into most of devon from today affecting around 400,000 households. restrictions have been in place for cornwall and parts of north devon since last summer becau...

Around 390,000 extra households have been told they will have to restrict their use of water in Devon to help fill a reservoir ahead of the summer.

South West Water says move will help to replenish depleted water supplies

Appearing on Lorraine, Max Woosey, 13,from Braunton, Devon, said that he missed his tent, and joked that hes not sleeping well since moving back inside because of his parents snoring.

Bookings are booming for the Waverley, the world’s last seagoing paddle steamer, which has just announced its return to South Wales this June to…

Traffic halted during previous strikes by the climate group flowed almost freely at the Westminster event - dubbed The Big One - as activists kept largely to sidewalks.