United Utilities

The whole school took part in a series of fun interactive workshops to learn more about how the sewer system works

Pupils go round the u-bend Sian Jones

United Utilities

Hundreds of homes left without water Sian Jones

United Utilities

Engineers go underground to boost water quality Sian Jones

United Utilities is bringing tis campaign to the borough

United Utilities set to visit the borough Sian Jones

Donald Dickins from Bickershaw, lives in a Wigan Council property and has been waiting for a pipe fault to be fixed for over a year.

Man plagued by leaking pipe for 13 months can finally take a shower Holly Pritchard

Don’t let festive fun go down the plughole - United Utilities dealt with 47 avoidable blockages in Wigan last year.

Wiganers urged to to keep festive food waste away from plughole this Christmas Holly Pritchard

Water tankers called into Standish

Wigan township homes hit by water pressure issues Charles Graham

West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has tackled United Utilities over the recurrence of the Parbold Pong

MP raises stink as dreaded Parbold Pong returns to West Lancashire Richard Hunt

Michael Bullivant, right with father Stan at the new access path to Worthington Lake

Wigan care homes given better access to beauty spot Sian Jones

Wigan residents are being urged to help out at the activity day

Wigan residents urged to help their local waterway Sian Jones

The work will improve 184km of rivers in the North West

Wigan's sewer network gets £2.5m upgrade to reduce spills in heavy rainfall Gaynor Clarke

United Utilities say the problem is due to a burst on Nel Pan Lane in Leigh

Schools, homes and businesses left without water after burst in Wigan borough Gaynor Clarke

United Utilities said the North West's supply of tap water - which comes from reservoirs in the Lake District - is less than half what it should be at this time of year.

Lancashire households told to save water as region's supply levels run low Matthew Calderbank

The burnt out car next to the monitoring station

Probe into Wigan car blast and blaze next to utilities monitoring station Charles Graham

The water jet at Haigh Woodland Park

Burst water main at Wigan park creates spectacular 60ft geyser Charles Graham

World Drowning Prevention day: More than 20 people have drowned in the UK this week (Photo: FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP via Getty Images)

World Drowning Prevention day: More than 20 people have drowned in the UK this w... Ethan Shone

Sewage in Sycamore Avenue, Hindley Green

Wigan residents endure raw sewage flowing down their street for THREE days Ben Butler

Coun Debbie Parkinson near the sinkholes

Warning as sinkholes appear on busy Wigan path Ben Butler

Some of the litter collected from the sand at Blackpool recently (Picture: Keep Britain Tidy)

'Seeing beauty of sparkling blue seawater undone by litter louts is unacceptable... Michael Holmes

Worthington Lakes

Youngsters putting lives at risk in popular waters in Wigan Ben Butler

The Anglezarke Reservoir with Rivington pike in the middle background, Rivington near Chorley. Picture: Margaret Fowler

Reservoir car parks set to re-open Clare Kelly

Tracey McGovern

Wigan filth-buster Tracey stars in TV show Charles Graham

The latest blaze at Rivington

Wildlife experts’ despair at new Rivington moorland blaze Post reporter

Scientist in the testing labs of United Utilities

Source of water contamination found By The Newsroom

Franklaw Treatment Plant near Garstang

Criminal investigation into water contamination By The Newsroom

Water firm United Utilities revealed a £25 million profits hit

REVEALED: Water crisis costs United Utilities £25m in profits By The Newsroom