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.
United Utilities lifts boil ban for another 25,000 homes
A further 25,000 customers in parts of South Blackpool and Lytham St Annes no longer need to boil their tap water.
It's expected two-thirds of customers will be back to normal service by the end of the day after an outbreak of cryptosporidium at treatment works in Preston.
United Utilities say customers will be getting compensation - but have yet to say how much. The firm say eradicating the bug from a water network covering 2,500 miles of pipework is a complex process.
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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.