Southern Water has become the first ever water company to receive the prestigious Order of Distinction award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
A new £13m undersea cable linking the Isle of Wight to the mainland has been completed ahead of schedule by Southern Electric Power Distribution (‘SEPD’), making the electricity supply on the Island more robust and resilient.
Reassurances given after concerns raised that remains of sailors buried in the Royal George Memorial Ground could be disturbed during Southern Water flood prevention work.
Southern Water confirm that work is progressing well at the flood prevention works in Ryde and no human remains were found when the memorial garden was excavated.