Residents in Burbage were without water for at least five hours on Monday evening as a result of a mechanical failure.

The water supply went off shortly after 6pm.

A spokesman for Wessex Water said: “Customers in the Burbage area were without water Monday night following a mechanical failure at a water source.

“Customers were given bottled water and supply was restored by the morning.

“We apologise for any inconvenience caused.”

The problem was fixed by the early hours of Tuesday morning and the water supply restored to homes.