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Schools shut as lack of water supply hits town

BBC Three white vans with the blue and green Severn Trent water logo are parked on a road in front of a metal gate.BBC
Severn Trent Water said supplies had been reconnected in Leamington

Several schools have been forced to close and homes and businesses were left with no water after supply problems in Leamington Spa.

Six primary schools and the 1,000-pupil Campion School closed.

Severn Trent Water said it was aware some customers in the CV31, CV32, CV33 and CV34 areas of Warwickshire had been experiencing problems, but added at 09:30 GMT supplies had been reconnected.

A spokesperson for Campion School said it was closed due to "health and safety" concerns.

Four primary schools and the 1,000-pupil Campion School closed due to a water outage

Clapham Terrace Primary, Sydenham Primary, Shrubland Street Community Primary, Whitnash Primary School, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School and St Anthony's Catholic Primary School all said they had shut.

Severn Trent vans could be seen parked at the bottom of Campion Hills on Thursday morning.

A statement on Campion School's website said: "Campion is closed due to health and safety as there is no water supply at the school.

"Severn Trent are working on the problem and we will update you as soon as we have any more information."

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