Filling a paddling pool using a hosepipe is banned. Yorkshire Water say “you can use a bucket to fill it up, but please make ...

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

Businesses will be allowed to use a hosepipe if it is directly related to a commercial purpose. There are restrictions on using a hosepipe if not for those essential commercial needs – so using a ...

A list has been issued of activities that are not permitted as hosepipe restrictions came into force in Harrogate and the rest of Yorkshire during the current drought.

Temporary hosepipe restrictions are now in force in Yorkshire following the driest and warmest spring for 132 years, which led to the region being declared in drought.

Yorkshire Water has said they are working 24/7 to fix leaks and look after the water supply, adding that the reservoir levels ...

A ban on using hosepipes and sprinklers has been announced in Sheffield and South Yorkshire with fines of up to £1,000 - here ...