'Too little too late!' Residents annoyed as burst pipe leaves homes without water

Residents and businesses have spoken of their frustration after a burst water main left roads flooded and homes without water in Bury. Locals say the pipe began leaking on Hornby Street in the early hours today (August 18).

It has seen a stream of water running down through the subway running underneath Peel Way to Parsons Lane near the Tesco superstore, leaving the roads flooded. Pedestrians were seen having to wade through puddles with cars sending spray flying across streets.

Donna Ball, executive director at Bury Council said on Twitter the issue was affecting 'many homes and businesses.' She said she anticipated 'normal business' by lunchtime.

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However, the issue has been ongoing for a number of hours now as United Utilities posted an update at 3.30pm to say 'repairs to the burst' are still underway. One business close to Bury Town Centre said their premise had no water during it's opening hours.

On social media, the business said: "Too little too late! 5am I reported no water, still none when we closed at 2.30pm, had to bucket water in from the shop [for] staff so we could boil it to wash pots and hands. No water brought even though reported and rang two times to say still no supply! Water is essential!"

One person told the MEN: "It's horrid walking through this - you'd have thought it's been pouring with rain. Hopefully they get this fixed sooner rather than later."

While one resident said: "It's been off since around 6am this morning when I got up - at moments we had dirty water at low pressure before we turned the tap off. We've had to nip to the retail park to get bottles of water. When will it be fixed? It's