Meanwhile, Yorkshire Water's ban applies to any home that receives water from the firm. That generally includes the regions of West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and East Riding of Yorkshire, as well as ...

Some caution is needed when you directly compare years when droughts or hosepipe bans have been introduced, as some will be ...

Yorkshire Water has introduced the first UK hosepipe ban of the year. Here is how to check if there is one in your area.

During hosepipe bans, you can usually still carry out these activities using water from a bucket or a watering can, or water that is not sourced from mains water. If you are caught breaking a hosepipe ...

Yorkshire Water has introduced a ban, which will affect more than 5.7million homes in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and North ...

WITH heat health alerts sweeping across England and temperatures set to soar to a scorching 33C this weekend, parents across ...

Scotland and Northern Ireland could see their hottest days of the year, while heat health alerts are in place for many.

A hosepipe ban in the UK means homeowners are not allowed to do some activities including watering plants and filling their swimming pools with ...

Meanwhile, South East Water, which announced its hosepipe ban in Sussex and Kent on Friday (July 11), said "prosecution is a ...

More than 10 per cent of England’s population is under a hosepipe ban with millions more battling drought conditions ...

I'm surprised Yorkshire Water hasn't introduced a hosepipe ban sooner. Spring weather was exceptionally dry; such unusual weather events are now more common. Drastic action to stop further climate ...

Street standpipes were last used in the heatwave of 1976 - but the introduction of a hosepipe ban has paved the way for their ...