Residents without water to receive compensation

THOUSANDS of residents in Devon who were left without water will receive £200 compensation after a burst pipe affected supplies, a local MP has said.

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South West Water (SWW) said on Tuesday that around 9,500 properties in the West Devon area were still experiencing a loss of water supply or lower water pressure than usual, after the mains leak on Sunday.

Fred Thomas, Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, said in a series of social media posts on X that all water supplies would return “first thing” on Wednesday morning.

He said he had spoken to SWW chief executive Susan Davy and “demanded a clear timeline” on the efforts to restore the water, and was told the pipe was now fixed.