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Highfield Road was closed after a water leak damaged the road surface

Road due to reopen after water damage

Yorkshire Water has warned residents this bank holiday weekend.

Yorkshire Water issues reservoir safety warning for the bank holiday weekend

Gawthorpe Water Tower

Fresh push to save water tower as £1m repair bill looms

Carr Bridge Park.

Privatised water system failures exposed

Gawthorpe Water Tower,

Hope for Gawthorpe Water Tower as structural survey planned

Yorkshire Water is reminding families, children and young people to stay safe around water as schools break up for the summer holidays and warmer weather continues across the region.

Yorkshire Water urges people to stay safe as school holidays begin

Yorkshire Water is set to begin a £1.6m investment in Notton to reduce sewage discharges into Owler Beck, a tributary of the river Calder.

Yorkshire Water invests £1.6m to improve Owler Beck

Gawthorpe Water Tower

Hope for Gawthorpe Water Tower as owners open door to external funding talks

Lifesaving skills at Pugneys Country Park.

Learn essential life-saving skills with Wakefield's Water Safety Week 2026

Possible road disruption as £1.2m mains replacement scheme starts at Fairburn

Hedgehog rescued from Wakefield water chamber by Yorkshire Water technician

Gawthorpe Water Tower

Race to restore water tower before 100th anniversary

Jo and Kallum will be on hand to help Yorkshire Water customers in Wakefield tomorrow.

Yorkshire Water’s bill support roadshow coming back to Wakefield

Council to roll out flood warning sensors as risk from extreme weather grows

Nostell and Wragby mains replacement reaches halfway point

Nostell and Wragby £2.1million mains replacement reaches halfway point

Yorkshire Water is hosting a bill support drop-in in Wakefield to help customers understand if they can reduce their water bills and receive immediate financial support.

Yorkshire Water drop-in event to support Wakefield customers with bills
Yorkshire Water is hosting a bill support drop-in in Wakefield tomorrow to help customers understand if they can reduce their water bills and receive immediate financial support.
Leanne Clarke

Yorkshire Water bills will rise by 6% from April, adding £34 a year for most households

How Yorkshire Water’s bill rise compares with other UK water firms

Average household water bills in Yorkshire are set to increase.

Yorkshire Water bills to rise to 'deliver better service' for customers

Yorkshire Water will support 250,000 households with bill reductions, debt relief, and payment plans by April 2026 (Photo: Rui Vieira/PA Wire)

Yorkshire Water to help 250,000 households with bills – how to apply

Work is underway to fix the burst water main.

Road closed in Wakefield after water main bursts

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Yorkshire Water delivers over 200 projects including wetlands at South Elmsall

Mains replacement work continues into 2026 with a £0.5m investment at Silkstone Crescent, Wakefield.

Yorkshire Water to begin work on £500k mains replacement in Wakefield

Booth Wood Reservoir near Rishworth earlier this year.

Yorkshire hosepipe ban has been lifted

Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire

Column : Yvette Cooper : Stronger powers to tackle water bosses

Ambrose Greenfield, of the Forgotten Flora project, oversees the delivery of wetland wildflowers to Birkdale Farm in the Howardian Hills.

South Elmsall wastewater wetland donates plants to North Yorkshire charity

Yorkshire Water investment due to start at Woolley and Crigglestone

Road closures and diversions as Yorkshire Water starts £819K replacement work

Gary Gerrard's three-bedroom terraced house suffered huge damage after it was sprayed for over an hour and a half by water from a burst mains water pipe. SWNS

Burst mains water pipe in Wakefield causes £10,000 damage to property
A landlord has been left with £10,000 worth of damage to his property after a water pipe exploded.
Leanne Clarke

The burst water main caused 'serious' water damage to a nearby house.

WATCH: Video shows huge water main burst which caused chaos in Crigglestone

The utility company Yorkshire Water has encouraged customers to save water where possible. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Yorkshire Water thanks customers as water usage drops 100 million litres

Yorkshire Water has issued a ban on the use of hosepipes from today.

‘Don’t ring 999 to report someone using a hosepipe’, urges West Yorkshire Police

Yorkshire Water’s hosepipe restrictions begin today

Yorkshire hosepipe ban: List of things you are NOT permitted do

Yorkshire Water says temporary usage restrictions possible as reservoir stocks fall.

Yorkshire Water declares hosepipe ban - date hosepipe ban begins

A hosepipe ban across Yorkshire will come into effect on July 11.

Hosepipe ban: All you need to know as Yorkshire Water announces restrictions

Yorkshire Water said that without significant rainfall soon, temporary usage restrictions are a possibility.

Hosepipe ban looms in West Yorkshire as reservoir levels drop further

Following a burst on a clean water main on Painthorpe Lane, Crigglestone Yorkshire Water is providing a shuttle bus to replace bus services impacted by a closure on the road.

Road disruption in Crigglestone for 'a couple of weeks' due to burst water main

Yorkshire Water has issued an update on its water resources following a declaration of drought by the Environment Agency on Thursday, June 12. Picture: Yorkshire Water

Yorkshire Water issues update following declaration of drought

Hosepipe.

Watch: Could a hosepipe ban be imposed?

Data released by the Environment Agency shows sewage spills in Wakefield waterways in 2024. Picture: Scott Merrylees

Environment Agency: New data shows sewage spills in Wakefield waterways in 2024

Plans to graze horses on land previously used to treat sewage have been rejected over concerns for animal safety.

Horse grazing scheme at former sewage works rejected over animal welfare fears

(Photos: Pexels)

Water bills to rise by £123 on average - some households hit harder

Yorkshire Water and its service partners Morrisons Water Services (MWS) are currently fixing a burst water main at the junction of Hardwick Road/Ackworth Road, Pontefract,

Delays as three-way traffic lights in Pontefract due to burst water main

A sinkhole along Halifax Road, Hedben Bridge in Yorkshire has turned up on Google as an unlikely tourist attraction and five star reviews.

Watch: Sinkhole becomes 'tourist attraction' with five star reviews

Temporary lights are in place. (Generic Getty photo)

Traffic disruption in Pontefract as emergency works take place on major road

A campaign, aiming to improve period dignity, was shared to students at Outwood Academy City Fields received.

Yorkshire Water campaign helps Wakefield school with period education

Yorkshire Water has started work on a £4.8m investment to reduce storm overflows into Applehaigh Beck and Hessle Beck.

Yorkshire Water invests £4.8m in Wakefield area to reduce storm overflows

Work is due to begin on a £4.9 m investment by Yorkshire Water to reduce storm overflows and discharges from Park Hill Farm and Eastmoor combined sewer overflows (CSO).

Three-way traffic lights as Yorkshire Water start work in Eastmoor

An artist's impression of the wetland planned at South Elmsall

Yorkshire Water given green light for wetland to reduce sewage discharges

The Latest annual figures show water companies in England spilled sewage into our waterways 464,056 times in 2023.

Jon Trickett MP: Cleaning up our water system

Yorkshire Water invests £4.9m to improve Bridge Road storm overflow, Horbury

Yorkshire Water invests £4.9m to improve Bridge Road storm overflow in Horbury

The Met Office has placed a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms in the north of England

Wakefield Council issues weather warning as thunderstorm set to hit

Swimming in the reservoirs is not allowed, with visitors being encouraged to remain vigilant around the water. Reservoirs can pose a risk to life, through cold water shock, operational equipment under the water, hidden currents and other dangers.

'Do not swim in reservoirs' urges Yorkshire Water

Discharge is seen flowing into the River Thames at Crossness sewage treatment works in March 2024 (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Ofwat investigating every England and Wales water firm over pollution

(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Water bills are going up across the UK - what it means for you

Yorkshire Water have apologied to customers who are still experiencing either no water or low pressure.

Ossett Academy closes and residents without water due to burst pipe

Ash Grove Primary Academy pupils learned about different types of sewer blockages and built and programmed LEGO robots.

LEGO robots used to teach Ash Grove pupils about sewer blockages

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