Burst water main leads to shop and school closures

Carrie Stringer says she had to close her shop first thing on Thursday due to flooding

A burst water main has caused flooding and left schools, businesses and residents with little or no water supply.

Anglian Water said customers in Bourne, Lincolnshire, and the surrounding areas may have low water pressure or no water at all until the problem was fixed.

Bourne Grammar School, Willoughby A Priory Academy and Bourne Westfield Primary Academy confirmed they were closed on Thursday, while one business had to close due to flooding.

An Anglian Water spokesperson said: "We're currently moving water around the network, so most customers' taps should be running as normal soon and we'll be updating our website with the latest."

Carrie Stringer, who owns Stringer's Home Decorating Centre on Manning Road, had to close her shop.

"Even though they had road closed signs on both ends people have been coming round them and driving through," she said.

"It just brings all the water up here and causes some inconvenience.

"Luckily, it hasn't got into the shop."

Residents in Bourne have been left with low water pressure or no water at all due to a burst water main, Anglian Water says

Ms Stringer also said that the flooding "happens every year, maybe sometimes twice or three times".

The water company said the water issues were due to a "burst main", which its team were "working hard to fix as soon as possible".

"We're really sorry for the inconvenience this is causing. Thanks for bearing with us while we get things back to normal."

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