Boil water notice lifted for thousands of homes
Thousands of homes have had the boil water notice lifted by United Utilities. It is after a three week ban after an outbreak of the parasitic bug Cryptosporidium.
Boil water notice: Has your postcode been cleared?
More than 250,000 residents are still having to boil their water, and United Utilities say they must check their postcode on their website.
Customers can also call a freephone number on 0800 912 7241.
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300,000 Lancashire homes still boiling tap water
300,000 homes in Lancashire are still boiling their tap-water more than two weeks after an outbreak of the parasitic bug Cryptosporidium.
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Water tests under way as 'boil water' warning continues
Hundreds of thousands of people in Lancashire have been warned to continue boiling tap water.
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What is Cryptosporidium?
Click here to find out more about Cryptosporidium and how it may affect you.