Loss of gas supply in Northwood – Statement 1
Gas supplies to around 500 properties in Northwood have been affected after water entered the local gas mains. The water is believed to have come from a burst water main which in turn, damaged a ...

National Grid launches School Power – a new online education programme to inspire primary school children about science and technology
• National Grid volunteers going back to the classroom to inspire a new generation of engineers • The new free online education programme will be available to all primary schools to ...

National Grid reaches for the sky in Thurrock
Engineers will be at work up above as National Grid carries out an essential upgrade to its overhead electricity lines in Thurrock. This vital work forms part of National Grid’s ongoing mission ...

Improvements in the pipeline for Hinckley
A £250,000 project to improve the gas supply in Hinckley is due to start next month. On Tuesday 06 April work will start on the renewal of the old cast iron gas main that runs along Upper Bond ...

National Grid to provide more information on Hinkley Point Connection Project
National Grid has announced plans to hold a series of events to further explain the background to its proposals for a new overhead electricity line between Bridgwater and Avonmouth. The first ...

National Grid Appeals Refusal of Planning Permission at Flat Farm, Tirley
National Grid today (Friday 26 February) submitted an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate against the refusal of planning permission for a Pressure Reduction Installation (PRI) at land adjacent to ...

National Grid starts new phase of £2million gas mains upgrade in Wealdstone.
The latest phase of essential gas mains replacement work in Wealdstone will begin on Monday 01 March 2010. This work forms part of National Grid’s £2million programme to replace the ...

Public consultation draws to a close
National Grid is reminding residents in south Suffolk and Essex that they have until 28 February to comment on proposals for a new overhead electricity transmission line between Bramford, near ...

Court of Appeal decision on National Grid’s gas metering contracts
National Grid is disappointed that the Court of Appeal has today dismissed its grounds for appealing against a judgement made by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in April 2009. We are however ...

Big load on the road from Stafford to Sale
Electricity transmission company National Grid is advising motorists, businesses and residents that an abnormal load is due to be moved from Stafford to Sale this weekend. A new supergrid transformer ...

Cub Scouts get scientific with National Grid in Warwick
Over 100,000 Cub Scouts have been issued with Activity Packs since National Grid began its sponsorship of the Home Safety Badge in 2007. To celebrate this milestone, National Grid invited Cub Scout ...

National Grid launches public consultation
National Grid will be launching a public consultation on Monday (22 February) about proposals to connect Centrica’s proposed new power station at King’s Lynn to the national electricity ...

Live Eastenders has National Grid ready for action
National Grid’s experts have been delving back in the records to predict what effect the live edition of Eastenders could have on electricity demand on the night. The “pick up” in ...

Big loads on the road in Kent
Electricity transmission company National Grid is advising motorists, businesses and residents that abnormal loads are due to be moved in Kent over the weekends of Friday to Monday 19/22 February and ...

National Grid invests in essential 21st century gas main revamp in Sunninghill
National Grid is replacing gas mains in Sunninghill to ensure people in the area continue to enjoy safe, secure and reliable gas supplies in future years. Existing iron gas mains will be replaced ...