Finding the chase and cutting to it

When the hosepipe ban was brought in on the 11th July, it was a bit of a shock. Anglian Water were the old incumbent in the East of England, and despite very low rain fall, we get few hosepipe bans. The last one was between the 5th April and 14th June 2012! The current Temporary […]

My 6th podcast was all about resource management over the baking hot summers. While the heat waves were happening in the East of England, our local news channel asked residents what they’d like to see happening. More than a few people asked this question: we’re on an island, surrounded by sea, can’t we just use […]

A drought has been declared here in the UK. At least officially. What does that mean, when do such declarations get made and is there an end in sight? There is no definition of what a drought is. A sustained period of no rain, seems vague. Yes, we have had several ‘heat dome’ situations in […]

Like many, we got the email saying we were getting a smart meter to replace our old meter. As you know, I’m a big fan of smart meters, giving people the ability to see their usage as they are actually using it. But, I do think it was badly done when it came to energy […]

It’s the last day of May and as I was lazing in bed this fine Saturday, I heard the Radio 4 programme of the time telling me hose pipe bans were likely to be introduced as much of the country is “in drought”. I live in the part of England that is declared as “semi-arid”. […]

My rental properties were all on rated water bills: this is where a guess is made on water usage based on the number of people living in a property. So, this was a little frustrating at the time, but when I bought a house, this was one of the things I really wanted and got […]