18th August 2025 / 15th August 2025 by Matt Edwards
The Green Party has called for Yorkshire Water to be taken into public ownership after it was revealed the company’s boss was given an extra £1.3 million through an offshore parent company, despite previously claiming it would “not be appropriate” to accept the payment on top of her salary. The revelation comes after a string […]
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16th July 2025 / 15th August 2025 by bradfordgreens
Green councillors on Bradford Council have condemned Yorkshire Water’s decision to impose a hosepipe ban, branding it a direct result of years of mismanagement, ignored repairs and financial priorities that have left the region vulnerable. The hosepipe ban was announced earlier this month (8 July) and came into force on Friday 11 July. Green councillors […]
30th May 2023 / 11th November 2024 by bradfordgreens
An apology from Yorkshire Water’s chief executive over sewage discharges is not good enough according to Green Party councillors on Bradford Council who say they should be apologising for charging people for services they failed to deliver Nicola Shaw apologised because Yorkshire Water had “taken too long” to produce a plan to tackle sewage being […]
16th March 2023 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens
Bradford Council has agreed to demand that Yorkshire Water and the government do more to tackle sewage discharge into the district's rivers following Green Party proposals. Councillor Celia Hickson called on the Chief Executive of Bradford Council to do more to hold Yorkshire Water to account following data that showed the water company had pumped sewage into the River Aire 4,085 times in 2021 - the highest number of any river in Great Britain.
18th October 2022 / 30th May 2023 by Matt Edwards
