Hosepipe bans can put a temporary halt on people using their garden hoses to water their plants and allotments, fill up paddling pools or wash their cars. Water companies have the power to impose ...

Britain could be handed a reprieve from the summer hosepipe ban after enduring the wettest 18 months since records began as reservoirs are full. The country's largest reservoirs are almost ...

For Kate Flounders, an allotment holder whose broccoli and corn have been all but ruined by constant rain in Hartlepool over the winter, the prospect of another hosepipe ban is simply a “kick in ...

However, with longer summers and lack of water in areas hit by hosepipe bans, it's best to hold on until after some decent rain and you can see the grass is growing again. Start off by controlling ...