Bottled water on offer for second day after burst main

Water supplies have been restored to the majority of residents in a Somerset village after a burst main was fixed.

Bristol Water said the main in Brent Knoll burst at about 10:45 BST on Friday and had to be isolated for repairs to be made.

The firm confirmed that most of the 1,400 properties affected had their water supply back by Saturday morning. But warned people "may find a delay due to the time it takes to repressurise the system".

A water collection station at the Watchfield Inn, Highbridge, has been reopened on Saturday for any customers who still need bottled water.

The burst water main was near the A38 by junction 22 of the M5.

A Bristol Water spokesperson said on Friday they were working Highways England to fix the issue and had to temporarily close a lane of traffic.

They said: "We're sorry for any inconvenience caused and customers can find the latest updates on the incident page on our website."

The spokesperson added that bottled water was delivered to vulnerable customers.

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