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BBC News
06-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Hundreds of Kent properties still have no water for fifth day in a row
A company says it still cannot provide a "specific time" when water supplies will return to about 500 properties which have experienced issues for the fifth day in a Wednesday, South East Water said up to 3,000 customers in Whitstable, Seasalter and surrounding areas had no water or low pressure due to the recent residents in the affected areas told the BBC how they felt "defeated" by the situation. The company told customers it was "very sorry" and said its teams had worked throughout Saturday night. "We know how distressing and frustrating it is to be without water and have specialists across the business supporting the work being done," it added. The company said although it had removed the trapped air from its pipes, the work was "extremely difficult and time consuming" and about 500 properties would continue to have supply issues through to Sunday added the leak on Canterbury Road, Whitstable, outside The Two Brewers pub, was fixed on Saturday night under a road closure. "Diversions will be in place to safely guide traffic around the affected area," the company added."There are five tankers pumping water into the local area so some customers may see intermittent supplies." Two bottled water stations have opened: a drive-through at Sainsbury's, Reeves Way, Chestfield, Whitstable, CT5 3QS, and a walk-in service at 129C Faversham Road, Seasalter, Whitstable, CT5 4SD.
The Sun
05-07-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Nescafe shoppers fuming due to shortage of nation's favourite frothy coffee on supermarket shelves
COFFEE fans have been left fuming due to a shortage of some of their favourite products on supermarket shelves. Nescafe has confirmed it's having supply issues with its Frothy Coffee range, including the fan-favourite Cappuccino. The disruption means shoppers might not see their go-to coffee back on shelves until August. Disgruntled shoppers asked the coffee brand: "What's happened to all the lovely Nescafé sachets? The shelves are bare in every supermarket I know…help!" Another said: "Well done for asking this question! I've also been missing them as enjoy a decaf cappuccino almost daily! And I'm craving one now. I wondered where the he'll they'd gone (sic)." Nescafe said "unforeseen circumstances" were causing stock issues across the whole range. A spokesperson told The Sun: "We are sorry to say that we are facing a short-term disruption to the production of our Nescafé frothy coffee range. "We're working hard to get consumers' favourite products back on shelves as quickly as possible. "We currently expect to be back to full availability from the beginning of August, although you should start to see some of the range, including Cappuccino, back on shelves sooner." There are 15 items in the Nescafe Frothy Coffee range. They include Caramel Latte, Cappuccino, Vanilla Latte, Double Choc Mocha and KitKat Latte. They have an RRP of £3.44 for a pack of seven sachets. It comes after Nescafe axed one of its coffee pods earlier this year, leaving some fans "gutted". The coffee giant discontinued its Dolce Gusto New York Morning Blend pods in the spring. A customer service agent told shoppers: "Unfortunately it wasn't as popular as others in the range, so it's been discontinued. "But we'll surely let the team know you'd like to see it back." Meanwhile its parent company Nestle revealed in April it had hiked the price of some of its chocolate and coffee. The Swiss company, which also owns KitKat and Nespresso, said it had raised prices by 2.1% overall but for some items the hikes were in the double digits. It blamed the surging prices of coffee beans and chocolate for the increases. "Despite the significant level of the increases in many markets, the actions were implemented with limited customer disruption," Nestle said.
