RESIDENTS have been warned not to drink water from their taps after Severn Trent found that it was not "of an acceptable quality."

People living in apartments and houses at Woodhouse Close in Weir Side Court, Lockwheel House and Bridge View House have reported smelling sulphur in their water.

Severn Trent claim that the issue is due to private work being carried out at the apartments.

Bottled water has been handed out to residents by Severn Trent after the problem surfaced on Tuesday.

A Severn Trent spokesman said: “We can confirm that we have issued a do not drink notice to a small number of customers living in an apartment block and some houses, in Worcester after we tested their water supply and found that it was not of an acceptable quality.

“On investigation, we found that the issue was caused by private work carried out at the apartments and was not a result of a problem with our network.

“We’re now working closely with those responsible to get everything back to normal and have supplied everyone affected with bottled water.”

A resident said: "Weir Side Court, Lockwheel House and Bridgeview House all have sulphur smell in the water.

"It was a hot night on Tuesday and we had no drinking water for 8 hours and Severn Trent seem to have no idea what’s going on."