Up to 2,000 homes and businesses were hit by water supply problems in Ellesmere in the latest utility misery which has affected the market town.

Water bills in Shropshire are set to rise in line with inflation, but will be among the lowest in the country over the coming year.

A flood action plan helped to ensure Shrewsbury remained open during this year’s floods when water levels in the town peaked at almost 14.5ft, officials said today.

Letter: At a time when everyone should be seeking to improve efficiency and savings, Severn Trent still has a long way to go.

Residents living on the Lake Vyrnwy Estate have launched a petition to support businessman Rhys Jones who has put in a bid for the area’s 125-year lease.

Utility suppliers across Shropshire are struggling to cope under the weight of customer demands as the big freeze continues to grip the country.

Severn Trent Water today came under fire for taking two years to repair a leak outside a Shropshire school.

More roads in Oswestry have been closed because of work being carried out by Severn Trent Water.

Severn Trent today issued a plea to customers in Shropshire to use less water after experiencing the driest seven-month start to a year for more than eight decades.

The weather has been kinder to reservoirs in the Midlands and Mid Wales during July, but families still need to conserve water supplies.

Shropshire will not be hit by a hosepipe ban despite reservoir levels falling during the driest period in the UK for 80 years, a water giant said today.

Investigations were being carried out today into a burst mains pipe which left several homes without water and a road closed for more than 12 hours.

Traffic was brought to a virtual standstill in Newtown today after a major water leak closed the main road through the town.

Recession-hit businesses cutting their water use amid the downturn will now cost Severn Trent around £10 million, instead of the £20 million predicted last year.

Severn Trent customers will see their bills drop by an average of £13 in the next five years after the company agreed not to fight a ruling from the water watchdog.

More than 500 Shropshire people were without water for more than four hours on Christmas Day after a major leak. It is believed water main burst as it thawed following the big freeze.

Water giant Severn Trent is to spend £27,000 to protect its sites with a revolutionary crime-fighting liquid made by a Shropshire firm, following nearly £1 million worth of burglaries and thefts.

Oswestry will face months of roadworks next year as half the town gets new water mains.

Oswestry is unlikely to get its old water supply back, despite pleas from townspeople to buy it in from the previous reservoir supply, a Severn Trent boss has said.

Motorists in Shrewsbury are to face a number of roadworks next year as key town centre roads are shut and areas closed off for a variety of urgent works.

Households across Shropshire will have the lowest water bills in the country with a £13 drop in the average bill to £291 by 2015, following a decision by Ofwat.

Water giant Severn Trent, which serves Shropshire and Mid Wales, today announced a 22 per cent hike in profits to £188 million for the first half of the year.

Oswestry’s tap water should start tasting better by the middle of this week, bosses at supplier Severn Trent Water have promised residents.

Severn Trent bosses have vowed to make improvements so Oswestry residents can ditch their filters and bottled water in favour of water straight from the tap after complaints about its quality.

Severn Trent bosses have vowed to make improvements so Oswestry residents can ditch their filters and bottled water in favour of water straight from the tap.

Thousands of householders in parts of Shropshire received water with double the required amount of fluoride following a blunder by Severn Trent, it emerged today.

Householders in Shropshire and Mid Wales could see their water bills fall by about eight per cent during the next six years under the regulator’s proposals.

Severn Trent today announced a six per cent drop in profits to £273.5 million after cash-conscious customers cut down on the amount of water they use.

North Shropshire villagers woke up this morning to find a “river” flowing down their street after a water main burst, affecting hundreds of properties.

Water giant Severn Trent, which supplies households in Shropshire and Mid Wales, today announced a planned hike in bills of £12 a year by 2015, a rise of four per cent.