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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Paige Oldfield

Families left without running water for more than two months forced to shower in GARDEN

Families in Oldham have been left without running water for months – forcing one man to take showers in his GARDEN.

Residents living in Weeder Square, Shaw, say they are still waiting to be connected to a main supply 10 weeks after their water source dried up. The houses usually draw water from a nearby well.

The families have now gone more than two months without running water – leaving them no choice but to live off bottled water provided by United Utilities. Jean Mulhall, 88, says she has been prescribed anxiety medication over the ordeal following a decline in her mental health.

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