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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Thomas

Southern Water accused of ‘failure’ after burst pipe leaves homes without running water on Christmas Day

Local MP Helena Dollimore, has called out Southern Water over “failures” - (Press Association Images/Press Association Images)

Some homes in East Sussex were left without running supply on Christmas Day after a water main burst earlier this week.

Southern Water staff have been working day and night to fix the burst water main in Hastings since Tuesday, and were still working to resolve the issue as of Boxing Day.

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