Greater Manchester is officially said to be in a state of 'prolonged dry weather' - one of just four regions across the country not declared to be in drought.
The Manchester Evening News has reported on low water levels at a number of reservoirs in the region, as recent extreme heat led to national weather warnings and record temperatures, including at Woodhead Reservoir near Glossop. And we told how residents said incredibly low water levels at Jumbles Country Park, near Bolton, reminded them of summers in the 1970s and 1990s, when similarly low water levels plagued the region.
But as hose pipe bans are introduced in other areas of the country, despite the weather turning cooler and patches of rainfall here and in other areas, Greater Manchester has escaped the restriction with water supplies from Cumbria not said by United Utilities to be affected.
