Hosepipe Ban

The Severn Trent water company has warned that water restrictions are under review, following the second driest spring since records began. The GMB union has been told that a hosepipe ban was likely in two weeks, though Severn Trent have not confirmed this. The company has 8 million customers and covers...

As has been suspected for a few days, the Environment Agency has today declared a drought in East Anglia. Here’s the Agency’s statement in full: Parts of the Anglian region are now officially in a state of drought, Defra and the Environment Agency announced today. Areas in the South West,...