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Yorkshire Water says a hosepipe ban is possible in Sheffield without "significant rainfall."

How likely is a hosepipe ban and how to report neighbours

Nine streets set to face disruption under £2m water project are named

Dave Kaye, director of water at Yorkshire Water, urged customers to use watering cans ahead of a heatwave in Sheffield. Inset, low water at Ladybower reservoir near Sheffield.

Yorkshire Water urges customers to 'let the lawn go brown'

Nicola Shaw, Yorkshire Water CEO, turned down two bonuses worth an estimated £430,000 this year due to the company's performance.

Yorkshire Water responds to anger at pleas to use less water

Yorkshire received 66 per cent of the average May rainfall and reservoirs are 62.3 per cent full, significantly below the average 85.5 per cent for this time of year.

Official drought declared amid fears of hose pipe ban

Yorkshire Water has reopened Woodseats Road a day early after complaints from motorists.

Yorkshire Water gives update after closing major road into Sheffield

Roadworks are planned across Sheffield all summer.

18 road closures announced for Sheffield

Cars and vans passed through the roadworks after cones were moved on Woodseats Road

Yorkshire Water issues statement as motorists ignore 'closed' signs

Dramatic photo captured water shooting into the air in city suburb

Under the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025, introduced by the current government, water company executives can face prison sentences of up to five years if found personally responsible for serious breaches of environmental permits, according to DEFRA.

Yorkshire Water subject to new investigations as MP hails sewage crackdown

Yorkshire Water is spending £5m on improving services in part of Rotherham

Roads could be dug up for a year as part of £5m water upgrade

Yorkshire Water says the wet bank holiday weekend was not enough to stabilise reservoir levels in the county. Image shows Baitings Reservoir, West Yorkshire.

Weekend rainfall not enough to increase reservoir levels

Low water at Ladybower reservoir has seen Yorkshire Water launch drought plans as fears grow of a hosepipe ban.

Yorkshire Water responds after first rain in Sheffield for 27 days

Hosepipe.

Watch: Could a hosepipe ban be imposed?

Low water at Ladybower reservoir, which supplies Sheffield, on Friday May 9.

Readers respond to Yorkshire Water launching drought plans

Yorkshire Water is one of three companies to launch drought plans as fears grow of hosepipe bans after England’s driest spring for almost 70 years

Water firm launches drought plans as hosepipe ban fears grow

Temporary lights and roadworks are causing long queues on Glossop Road during morning rush hour.

Roadworks causing gridlock on two main roads and when they should end

Roadworks have started at the junction of Rodney Hill and Loxley Road, Sheffield, as part of a major Yorkshire Water project. Photo: Google

Months of roadworks planned as water pipes are replaced across city

River Rother in 2018

Rotherham Council calls for urgent action to address river pollution

In his speech, Mr Richards voiced strong concerns about the impact of this charge on already struggling households.

MP presents petition in Parliament against ‘unfair’ retrospective water charges

Signs gave been put up by Yorkshire Water warning of blue green algae at Redmires Reservoirs. Photo: Google

Warning over poison, deadly to dogs, at popular Sheffield beauty spot

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Water bills to rise by £123 on average - some households hit harder

Part of the section of Brightside Lane which was closed by a burst water main. Photo: Google

This is when major route from Sheffield to Meadowhall will re-open

A section of Brightside Lane, Sheffield, is closed due to a burst water main. Photo: Google

Burst water main hits major Sheffield to Meadowhall route

A sinkhole along Halifax Road, Hedben Bridge in Yorkshire has turned up on Google as an unlikely tourist attraction and five star reviews.

Watch: Sinkhole becomes 'tourist attraction' with five star reviews

Barber Road, part of the main road which runs through Crookesmoor and Walkley. Photo: National World

Sheffield street closed after water main bursts in freezing conditions

Homes in Sheffield have been left without water. David Kessen, National World

Homes in Sheffield neighbourhood without water, say Yorkshire Water

This is the spot in a Sheffield street where foul-smelling sewage has been trickling for over six months - and becomes a bubbling brook in bad weather.

Watch: Sewage bubbles from street in Storm Bert

Residents in Ashfurlong Road, in Dore, Sheffield, say they have put up with a steady trickle of foul smelling sewage running through their street for over six months.

Foul smelling 'sewage' running through neighbourhood for six months

The incident is in place on Abbeydale Road South, with disruption first reported at just after 2am this morning (Sunday, November 3, 2024)

Yorkshire Water issue update after burst water main closes road

'It is completely unacceptable': MP blasts Yorkshire Water over sewage

Singer slams Yorkshire Water as 'filthy' River Don fails tests

Yorkshire Water must refund customers £36m via lower bills next year.

Yorkshire Water ordered to cut customer bills and refund £36m

The scheme is expected to power up to 89 per cent of the energy used at the adjacent Woodhouse Mill waste treatment works.

Plans for Rotherham solar farm to power waste water treatment site

Yorkshire Water have announced when they hope Sheffield Road Tinsley can be reopened. Pictured are workmen at the scene carrying out repairs to a burst water main. Photo: David Kessen, National World

Yorkshire Water explain when road next to IKEA should reopen

Sheffield Road, Tinsley, was closed after a water main. Photo: David Kessen, National World

Update on road closure following burst water main near IKEA

Sheffield Road in Tinsley is closed due to a burst water main

Yorkshire Water issues update on road closure causing chaos

The incident is in place in the High Green area of the city, affecting people living in the S35 postcode

Burst water main causing water outage in city neighbourhood

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