Northern Gas Networks is spreading festive cheer in Normanton this Christmas, by making a £300 donation to Normanton Town Council.
The donation will be used by the council to buy toys and gifts for some of the town’s most deprived children this Christmas.
Northern Gas Networks, has been carrying out essential work outside Normanton Town Hall, replacing ageing metal gas mains with durable plastic ones to ensure the safe and reliable supply of gas to customers in the area.
Haley Mitchell, Customer Experience Area Lead for Northern Gas Networks said,

“We wanted to thank Normanton Town Council and the people of Normanton for the patience and support they have shown us throughout our essential replacement work, and we thought this was a great way to go about it.

“I hope our donation will make a big difference to deprived children in Normanton this Christmas. I was so impressed with the work the council are doing with the children that I’ve volunteered to go back next week to help wrap the presents.”

Engineers from Northern Gas Networks are carrying out emergency work to repair a damaged gas main in Bradford.

The essential work will involve replacing a stretch of old iron gas main with modern, more durable plastic pipes which will ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to hundred’s of customers in the town.

The work is taking place on Thornton Road between the junctions of Listerhills Road and Quebec Street and is expected to take approximately eight weeks to complete.

In order to carry out this essential work safely and efficiently, it will be necessary to install temporary traffic lights on the road.

Michael Burdett, Construction Manager said:

“We’d like to apologise to pedestrians and motorists for any inconvenience caused while these essential repairs are carried out. The safety of members of the public is always our first priority and we’d like to thank everyone for their cooperation.”

Anyone who smells gas should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999.

Northern Gas Networks is investing £90,000 to upgrade ageing metal gas mains in Dunford Road, Holmfirth.

The upgrade will involve replacing approximately 270 metres of metallic gas mains with more durable plastic pipes which will ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to customers in the area for years to come.

The essential gas mains replacement work will start week commencing 6 January 2014 on Dunford Road outside The Phoenix Club and progress gradually towards the town centre. Work is expected to take eight weeks to complete.

Andrew Lambert, Construction Manager working for Amey on behalf of Northern Gas Networks, said: “We are working hard to minimise disruption to residents, businesses and motorists.

“Traffic Management will be installed in two phases. Firstly, from The Phoenix Club as the work progresses down Dunford Road towards the town centre. Traffic will still be able to travel in both directions but will be controlled by two way manually operated temporary traffic lights until phase two is installed.”

“During phase two, vehicles will have access down Dunford Road as far as our work location but there will be no access to Towngate and Victoria Square. In addition there will be no access to Dunford Road from South Lane. Access to Dunford Road and South Lane from Victoria Square and Towngate will remain as normal for the duration of the work. Signed diversion routes will be in place to help motorists.

“Before the work takes place, a letter will be sent to residents, businesses and stakeholders and our Customer Liaison Team will be visiting residents and businesses in the area to make sure that they are aware of the work.

“We will also be holding a drop in session for members of the public at Holmfirth Civic Hall, Huddersfield Road from 5.00pm – 7.00pm on Thursday 5 December. Representatives from Northern Gas Networks, Amey, Kirklees Highways, Metro and First Bus will be available to answer questions about the work

Andrew added, “We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience these works may cause, and thank everyone for their patience and understanding.”

Work is due to start on a major project to replace Corbridge’s old iron gas mains with modern, more durable plastic pipes which will ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to hundred’s of customers in the town.

The work, which will take place on Middle Street, includes replacing 0.5km of pipe and represents an investment of £48,000.

Work is expected to start week commencing 13th January and will take two weeks to complete.

Paul Common, Northern Gas Networks Customer Operations Area Manager for North Yorkshire, said: “Unfortunately the gas mains in this area have reached the end of their useful life and the new plastic pipes that we will be putting in are more durable and will serve the area well for decades to come.

“We’ve been working closely with the council to minimise traffic congestion during this essential work, however there will be a road closure on Middle Street and a diversion will be in place. Access to the Market Place will be via Front Street and we apologise for any disruption this may cause. ”

Northern Gas Networks will be holding a community forum at Room 1, Corbridge Parish Hall on 4th December between 5.00pm and 7.30pm.

Anyone that smells gas should ring the national gas emergency service, anytime, day or night on 0800 111 999.

We are currently experiencing technical difficulties and our phone lines are temporarily out of service. We are working hard to resolve the issue promptly and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Should you have any enquires in the mean time, please contact us on gasconnections@northerngas.co.uk.

Engineers from Northern Gas Networks will be carrying out essential repair work on a gas main on the A643 (near the Armley Gyratory) in Leeds next week.

In order to minimise disruption, initial investigations will be carried out on Monday 25 November and Tuesday 26 November between 8.00pm – 12.00am. Between these times it will be necessary to close the outside lane of the A643 at the junction with the Armley Gyratory.

Our highly skilled engineers will be returning to the area from 8.00pm on Thursday 28 November to commence the essential repair work.

In order to carry out this stage of the work safely and efficiently, it will once again be necessary to close the outside lane of the A643 at the junction with the Armley Gyratory, for the duration of the project. The work is expected to take up to seven days to complete.

Richard Hynes Cooper, Customer Operations Area Manager, Northern Gas Networks, said: “We have been working closely with Leeds City Council to minimise disruption to motorists. “Two teams of engineers will be working extended hours to complete the work as quickly as possible with as little disruption as possible.”

Mr Hynes Cooper added, “We would like to apologise to members of the public for any inconvenience caused whilst this essential maintenance work is carried out.”

You can contact the Northern Gas Networks Customer Care team on 0845 634 0508, option 7. The team is available between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday, and 9am and 5pm on Saturday.

Anyone who smells gas should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999.

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Yarm cricket club has been bowled over thanks to a £500 donation from Northern Gas Networks, the region’s gas pipeline provider.

Yarm Cricket Club was formed in 1814 and will be celebrating its 200th birthday in 2014.

With the help of a grant from the National Lottery, the cricket pavilion has recently undergone a major refurbishment, benefitting from new changing facilities, toilets and showers.

As part of the refurbishment, Northern Gas Networks also connected the cricket pavilion to the gas mains network for the first time.

John Towell, Chairman of Yarm Cricket Club said: “We are extremely grateful for the support we have received from Northern Gas Networks. The money they have generously donated will be used to purchase soft balls and plastic bats for the club’s young cricketers.”

Mr Towell added, “We will also be using the money to train up some of our older members so they can coach the youngsters and pass their passion for the sport on to future generations.”

John Peacock, Head of Connections at Northern Gas Networks said: “We are delighted to support a sports facility that means so much to the local community.”

Engineers from Northern Gas Networks are carrying out emergency work to repair a damaged gas main in Gosforth at the junction with Wansbeck Road, Jubilee Road and Kenton Road.

In order to carry out this essential work safely and efficiently, it has been necessary to install temporary four way traffic lights at the junction. The lights will also incorporate a pedestrian crossing facility.

Jeff Round, Network Officer, Northern Gas Networks, said:

“We’d like to apologise to pedestrians and motorists for any inconvenience caused while these essential repairs are carried out. We hope to complete this work by the middle of the week.

“The safety of members of the public is always our first priority and we’d like to thank everyone for their cooperation.”

Anyone who smells gas should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999.

More than 60 households on one Huddersfield street are being given warmer homes in time for winter, thanks to a new fuel poverty scheme which is now underway.

Work has just begun to extend the gas mains network to 64 properties at Croftlands, Newsome, which were previously without a mains gas supply.

The project, which is being run by Northern Gas Networks and Community Energy Solutions (CES) in partnership with Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing, will see 700m of new gas pipe being laid, with the work expected to be completed by the end of November.

The estimated cost of the scheme, £145,000, will be fully-funded by Northern Gas Networks as part of its on-going programme to tackle fuel poverty across the regions in which it operates.

John Peacock, Head of Connections at Northern Gas Networks, said: “Funding projects like the Croftlands mains extension forms part of Northern Gas Networks’ wider commitment to bringing affordable warmth to communities and individuals in our network area that are affected by, or at risk of, fuel poverty.

“Extending the gas mains network allows those households to access heating systems with lower running costs, greater user control and lower associated carbon emissions, which will benefit both customers and the environment.”

Once gas infrastructure works have been completed at Croftlands, Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing plans to replace the properties’ existing electric storage heaters with new gas central heating systems.

This is expected to cut carbon emissions by an average 1.4 tonnes per year, per property, with householders also set to benefit from savings on their energy bills of approximately £180 per annum.

The Croftlands gas network extension is the latest in a series of similar fuel poor projects successfully undertaken through the partnership between Northern Gas Networks and Leeds-based Community Energy Solutions, which has already helped connect more than 3,500 homes across Yorkshire and the North East.

Chris Sowerbutts, Project Manager for CES, said: “The partnership between CES and Northern Gas Networks has already proven extremely successful in areas such as Wakefield and Leeds and we’re delighted to have extended our assistance into Huddersfield for the benefit of the 64 Croftlands households.”

John Whittington, Head of Investment at Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing said, “We are delighted that Northern Gas Networks and CES are working with us to bring affordable warmth to residents in Croftlands and are very pleased to get the scheme underway. We are working closely with Northern Gas Networks to ensure that the project is carried out with the least disruption as possible.”

For more information about Community Energy Solutions or to see how you or your organisation could benefit call 0113 237 2720.

A £500,000 Northern Gas Networks project to upgrade Dewsbury’s ageing gas network will reach completion on Friday 22 November.
The upgrade involved replacing 1.2km of ageing metal gas mains in the Church Street and Mill Street East areas of the town, with durable plastic pipes which will ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to our customers in Dewsbury for years to come.

Wayne Fisher, Customer Operations Area Manager for Pennines at Northern Gas Networks, said: “I would like to take this opportunity to apologise for any inconvenience caused during these essential works, and thank members of the public for their patience and support throughout.”
If you smell gas please call the National Gas Emergency Service immediately on 0800 111 999.

If you have any questions about the works please don’t hesitate to contact the Customer Care team on 0845 634 0508, option 7. The team is available between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday, and 9am and 5pm on Saturday.

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About Northern Gas Networks

Northern Gas Networks own all the gas mains in the North East, most of Yorkshire and northern Cumbria transporting gas to 2.7 million homes and businesses.

The network consists of 37,000km of gas mains, enough to stretch from Leeds to Sydney, Australia and back.
Our mains replacement programme will see 3,800km of old metal gas main replaced with modern plastic equivalents by 2021.

For more information please visit our webpage www.northerngasnetworks.co.uk

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You can contact the Northern Gas Networks Customer Care team on 0845 634 0508, option 7. The team is available between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday, and 9am and 5pm on Saturday.