Unusual items found in drains

YORKSHIRE WATER ISSUES WARNING OVER FESTIVE PERIOD

- By TOM KEIGHLEY

Fats, oils and grease blockages are said to spike over Christmas A shopping basket found by Yorkshire Water

A COLLECTION of bizarre items found in Yorkshire's drains are being used to warn people not to flush waste this Christmas season.

Yorkshire Water has issued a gallery of unusual finds in its sewers.

The water company's customer field services team is said to be working around the clock during the holiday tending to blocked drains, sewer overflows and removing objects causing an issue. People have been urged only to flush poo, wee and toilet paper down their toilets in order to avoid issues.