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South East Water hosepipe ban to affect 2.4 million people
South East Water says customers in Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire will face a ban.
July 20, 2026Anger as water supply misery continues for second day
Residents in Kent describe South East Water as "incompetently useless" as supply issues continue.
July 19, 2026South East Water must pay £30.5m for supply failures
Regulator Ofwat confirms this penalty follows three investigations into the water company.
July 14, 2026South East Water announces new chief executive
John Halsall has previously worked for Thames Water, South West Water and Network Rail.
June 22, 2026South East Water boss quits after supply failures
David Hinton faced criticism after outages affected tens of thousands of people in Kent and Sussex.
May 8, 2026Customers failed over outages, water boss tells MPs
Bosses at South East Water are grilled over failures that left thousands without water over winter.
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South East Water hosepipe ban to affect 2.4 million people
South East Water says it is extending its hosepipe ban across Kent to Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire A hosepipe ban has been expanded to cover 2.4 million people across the south of England
Anger as water supply misery continues for second day
Two water stations reopened in Tunbridge Wells on Sunday, with a third opening later in the day Thousands of households and businesses in Kent are experiencing water supply issues for a second day.
South East Water must pay £30.5m for supply failures
South East Water distributing water to customers after thousands of properties across Tunbridge Wells were affected by water disruptions in January 2026 South East Water must spend £30.5m on improvem
South East Water announces new chief executive
South East Water (SEW) has announced a new chief executive designate after its previous boss resigned. The heavily criticised water company said that John Halsall will take over from David Hinton, pe
South East Water CEO David Hinton Finally Resigns
Friday, 8 May 2026 18:30 David Hinton has resigned as Chief Executive of South East Water, stating that his position had become an "increasing distraction" from the company's priority. It's been ann
South East Water boss quits after supply failures
The chief executive of a water company that was heavily criticised after severe supply issues caused misery for tens of thousands of people has resigned. South East Water said David Hinton had decide
South East Water boss to give up bonus after thousands of customers hit by outages
South East Water’s boss said he will forgo a bonus this year after recent outages left thousands of customers without drinking water in Kent and Sussex. South East Water (SEW) chief executive David H
South East Water boss to give up bonus after thousands of customers hit by outages
Bill-payers were left with no tap water, were unable to shower or bathe and could not flush their toilets Removed from bookmarks From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independe
Customers failed over outages, water boss tells MPs
The boss of a water company has admitted to MPs it "failed" customers when severe supply issues caused misery for tens of thousands of people over winter. Some 24,000 properties in Kent and Sussex lo