Thames Water announces hosepipe ban as dry weather depletes reservoirs

<p>Restrictions to come into effect in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire from 22 July</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/thames-water">Thames Water</a> has announced a hosepipe ban as a record dry spring and summer has severely reduced water supplies.</p><p>Households in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire will be banned from using hosepipes to wash cars or water gardens from Tuesday 22 July.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/14/thames-water-hosepipe-ban-gloucestershire-oxfordshire-wiltshire-berkshire">Continue reading...</a>