P502 Teletext 502 Dec30 20:44:50         —————————————————————————————  NEW YEAR DEBUT FOR UNITED The UK's first combined electricity, water, and telecommunications utility company comes into being on January 1. It has been created with the takeover by North West Water of regional electricity group Norweb. With a turnovjt of more than £2.5bn and a market capitalisation of more than £3bn, United Utilities will be among the 50 biggest companies in the UK. ——————————————————————————————————————— Financial headlines 500 City index 501 HAVE YOU SEEN FAMILY FINANCE? p540 Next CityJndjx Shares Family Finance