Schools close due to water pump failure

Schools have temporarily closed in Boston due to low water pressure in the town caused by a pump failure.

Anglian Water said the affected area was in Boston and surrounding areas.

Butterwick Primary School, Carlton Road Academy and Haven High Tollfield Campus all announced closures on Monday with a partial closure at Boston College.

Anglian Water apologised for the low pressure and said it was working to get the water back to normal.

A spokesperson said: "We're sorry that customers in Boston are experiencing low pressures this morning.

"This is due to a pump failure following a power outage earlier today.

"Our teams are on site to restart the pumps and we hope pressures should return to normal by this afternoon."

They added: "We'd like to thank our customers for their patience whilst we get things back to normal."

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