The entire Harborough area has seen water pressure fall dramatically as demand has soared during the current scorching hot spell

People across Harborough are being exhorted to use less water after hundreds of villagers ran dry.

The SoS is being sent out by Severn Trent Water after scores of shocked families lost their water in Church Langton and Glooston on Sunday May 31.

The entire Harborough area has seen water pressure fall dramatically as demand has soared during the current scorching hot spell.

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“We’d like to apologise to any customers in the villages around Market Harborough who’ve been seeing some low pressure or even no supply at certain times of the day.

“The problems are being caused by the incredibly high levels of demand for water we’re seeing at the moment,” said a Severn Trent Water spokeswoman.

“Customers across the Midlands are using hundreds of millions of litres more than they usually do.

“The issues tend to be short-lived, usually at times of peak demand.

“We’ve ramped up production of treated water to record levels in response.”

And the Coventry-based water company implored people to leave kit like sprinklers and jet washers – which use a lot of water - well alone as rivers, lakes and reservoirs run dangerously low.

“We’d love it if everyone could ditch the sprinklers and the pressure washers to make sure there’s enough water for the great hygiene we all need at the moment and for drinking and flushing toilets.”

You can find handy water-saving tips at https://www.stwater.co.uk/wonderful-on-tap/save-water/you-can-make-a-difference/.