Schools forced to close as homes left without water in OIdham

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Schools were forced to close with homes left without water in Oldham. United Utilities have been assessing the issue which has been revealed as a burst main in the Lees area.

Saddleworth School and St Thomas' Leesfield C of E Primary School were both forced to shut their doors today (October 11), with pupils told to stay at home.

A number of homes are also thought to have been affected in the area with no water or low water pressure. In an update on Wednesday afternoon, United Utilities said that the issue was started due to a burst main on Hartshead Street, in Lees.

It is not clear how many properties were affected. READ MORE Police bust huge 'badging factory' and uncover £800k worth of fakes READ MORE News and headlines from across Greater Manchester here Saddleworth School was forced to remain closed due to a different, non-related water issue for a second day on Wednesday, however said they would be reopening on Thursday (October 12) as engineers managed to restore the water supply.