WATER has been restored to a Worcestershire village after a major leak caused a local school to close and shelves to be emptied.

The village of Inkberrow lost its water supply after a pipe on Withybed Lane burst, prompting an apology from Severn Trent Water.

To get supplies back on for the village, Severn Trent moved water around its network and injected water directly into the pipes.

A Seven Trent Water spokesperson confirmed today that the supply has been restored to all customers that were affected.

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Following the burst main, the spokesperson also said the road needs to be repaired to "get everything back to normal as quickly as possible".

They said: “The repair of the burst main which caused supply interruptions in Inkberrow has now been completed and supply has been restored to all customers who were affected by this burst. 

“We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused while we worked to fix this burst.

"Our team will now reinstate the road surface and get everything back to normal as quickly as possible.”

A statement from Glenn Duggan-Seville, headteacher of Inkberrow Primary School, confirmed the school had to close yesterday due to having no running water.

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Mr Duggan-Seville told parents the school had to close on Wednesday. The school reopened today (Thursday).

As well as the school, The Old Bull pub also had issues with water. A staff member for the pub said that the pressure was incredibly low.

Amber Evans, a staff member at The Forge Shop, on High Street, said the shop had almost entirely sold out of bottled water yesterday.