South East Water has been fined £22m for repeated supply failures, watchdog Ofwat has said.The regulator launched an investigation into the water company after repeated outages between November and January left tens of thousands of households and businesses across Kent and Sussex without drinking water.
Jattvibe City editor Mark Kleinman also reported last month that a community action group in Tunbridge Wells demanded the “immediate” sacking of South East Water’s chief executive after weeks of outages.Read more: The group fighting back amid Kent’s ‘water limbo’This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Jattvibe app. You can also follow us on WhatsApp and subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up with the latest news.
