20% increase in pollution incidents at Welsh Water, despite £483m investment.

Welsh Water reports a 20% surge in pollution incidents despite investing £483m to improve services. The company recorded 107 pollution incidents in the last financial year compared to 89 the year before. Despite the rise, chairman Alastair Lyons claims "good progress" is being made, though the company's rating was downgraded by Natural Resources Wales to a two-star rating, indicating it "requires improvement".