Hosepipe ban announced for Kent and Sussex amid ‘record water demand’ South East Water has asked households in Kent and Sussex not to use their hosepipes from July 18. Mathilde Grandjean ...

Hours later, South East Water announced it too would bring in a ban, affecting 1.4 million of its customers in Kent and Sussex.

UK Hosepipe ban announced for Kent and Sussex amid ‘record water demand’ South East Water has asked households in Kent and Sussex not to use their hosepipes from July 18.

The move comes after Yorkshire Water announced a hosepipe ban would apply to the region from Friday in an effort to protect supplies as the UK faces more dry weather in the coming weeks. South East ...

Demand for drinking water in Kent and Sussex has reached record levels since May - with the ongoing warm and dry weather, we’re all using far more water than usual South East Water ...

South East Water said the ban means customers in Kent and Sussex will not be able to use hosepipes for activities such as watering gardens and washing cars, windows and patios, or filling swimming ...