Residents have welcomed what is thought to be the first hosepipe ban in the UK.
Youlgreave Waterworks, which supplies water to the village of Youlgreave in North Derbyshire, introduced the ban after a two-month spell of dry weather.
Residents of the village, which has had its own water supply since 1829, are being asked to conserve water where possible and report any suspected leaks.
Signs put up around Youlgreave read: “The pumps are in operation for up to five hours a day to compensate for reduced flow from the spring, which will need at least two weeks of continuous rainfall to make a difference.”
