Several other water companies have already introduced hosepipe bans, including Thames Water, Yorkshire Water and South East ...

Wessex Water, which serves most of Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire, as well as parts of Dorset and Gloucestershire, has not ...

A double water-pipe burst has led to road closures in a town. Water could be seen bubbling up and flowing along South Street ...

Britain's Thames Water announced a temporary "hosepipe ban" on Monday, aimed at cutting water usage across large parts of ...

The hosepipe ban will come into effect in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight from 9am on Monday, the company said in a ...

After the driest spring in more than a century, followed by the UK’s hottest June on record, the first hosepipe bans of 2025 have been announced.

Southern Water has become the latest company to bring in a hosepipe ban, to protect rare chalk stream habitat, as England ...

A water company said it would not rule out a future hosepipe ban, despite recent rain and river and reservoir levels "delaying the need for restriction". Anglian Water, which supplies a large part of ...

Suggesting mulching as a way to keep your plants healthy during a hosepipe ban, the experts add: "Adding mulch or compost around the base of plants slows evaporation and helps soil retain moisture for ...

Although the ban will be legally enforceable from 9am on Monday 21 July 2025, Southern Water is asking household customers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to support this action immediately and ...

A FOURTH major water firm has confirmed it will bring in a hosepipe ban following the driest spring in over 100 years. Southern Water is the latest to bring in restrictions for customers following ...

Only by working together can we make sure there's enough water to go around for customers and the environment.' ...