Pipe ban lifted

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09:30AM, Monday 08 December 2025

THE hosepipe ban has now been lifted.

Thames Water introduced it in July, following the hottest summer on record, but water resources have now recovered after a period of above-average rainfall.

The water supplier says it also used “innovative technology and data” to find and fix leaks faster.

Currently, leakage is at its lowest ever level on the Thames Water network, down 13.2 per cent since 2020.

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