I'm a journalist working as the Northern Producer for Channel 4 news. robert.windscheffel@itn.co.uk
Joined May 2011
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It’s 2332 days since I did my first report for @Channel4News looking at water pollution and sewage releases.
It’s 2332 days and counting and still no water company CEO has done an interview with us.
In that same time they’ve earned
£42 million
(very approx figure)
Jun 12
Growing anger on Isle of Wight over sewage releases
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Growing anger on Isle of Wight over sewage releases
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Breaking. Labour and Reform have both confirmed their candidates for the Makerfield Byelection.
Labour has confirmed Andy Burnham
Reform has confirmed Robert Kenyon
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The Chief Exec of South East Water has finally resigned. He was coming under increasing pressure from customers, MP’s and shareholders. This was him a couple weeks ago not answering our questions
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A petition calling for a referendum on the future of the water industry has reached 100,000. It will now be "considered for debate in Parliament"
@Feargal_Sharkey @watervole3 @ashsmith43 @WindrushWasp
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A petition set up by water campaigners @ashsmith43 and @watervole3, backed by @Feargal_Sharkey calling for a referendum over the nationalisation of the water industry has almost reached 50,000 signatures.
Apr 7
Water campaigners call for referendum amid sewage dumps and rising bills
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The @CommonsEFRA and @amcarmichaelMP didn’t seem too impressed with the answers they got from South East water boss today.
He didn’t want to answer ours !
Apr 14
The boss of South East Water, David Hinton, has admitted to MPs that recent outages have "failed" customers in the South East of England.
We asked him how long it will be before he gives up his job - and whether he’s committed to being transparent and accountable. He refused to respond.
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Apr 14
The boss of South East Water, David Hinton, has admitted to MPs that recent outages have "failed" customers in the South East of England.
We asked him how long it will be before he gives up his job - and whether he’s committed to being transparent and accountable. He refused to respond.
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23 Jun 2025
Has United Utilities been illegally spilling sewage into Esthwaite Water in the Lake District. An investigation by @mattstaniek and @windrushwasp show what they believe are around 20 times when sewage has been pumped into the protected site.
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23 Jun 2025
United Utilities responded by denying there’d be any spills from the Esthwaite emergency overflow since 2017. They provided some material which they say backed up their claims that it hadn’t spilled.
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23 Jun 2025
Following our piece and the work carried out by @mattstaniek and @windrushwasp the chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
@amcarmichaelMP says he’ll be writing to the Chief Exec of United Utilities
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23 Jun 2025
"It's difficult for anyone to have confidence in what these people are telling us at the moment."
Alistair Carmichael, chair of the Environment Select Committee, tells @krishgm the culture in the water industry has to change.
Read and watch:
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15 Nov 2024
Well I’ve taken a step into another social world. Might still keep an eye on here. But I’ll also be on
@robwindscheffel@bsky.social
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25 Oct 2024
“We’ve been punished enough”
The 30 year agony for the family of Lindsay Rimer in the hunt to find her killer. The teenager was murdered in Hebden Bridge in 1994.
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24 Oct 2024
Breaking: Lucy Letby has had an application to appeal a single count of attempted murder refused.
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24 Oct 2024
Haven't there been calls for @northernassist to improve for a while.
There's been meetings, plans, warnings, new management.
I think people just want the trains to run when they say they're going to run.
24 Oct 2024
This level of service can’t continue,
@northernassist.
This is to give you notice that I will be calling an urgent meeting of the Rail North Committee to require an urgent plan to restore an acceptable level of service.
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8 Oct 2024
Water companies have been ordered to return £158m to customers via lower bills next year after missing key targets on issues like pollution.
See below for how @Ofwat rated each water company ⬇️
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18 Sep 2024
The @CleanIlkley campaign group has written to the Chief Executive of @EnvAgency to ask why they pulled out of a conference this weekend aimed at improving water quality.
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18 Sep 2024
With @CleanIlkley @MattStaniek @AlistairBoxall @ofwat @YorkshireWater @WildFishCons @RiverActionUK @sascampaigns @YorkshireWater @Jamie_Woodward_ all attending it's a great chance to actually discuss and find solutions.
Come on @EnvAgency - it's good to talk.
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5 Sep 2024
‘Water executives will no longer get away with polluting’, says Environment Secretary
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