Sign up to the MyTameside newsletter here to keep abreast of what's happening in your neighbourhood For residents of Chestnut Close and Elm Tree Close in Stalybridge, much of their Wednesday afternoon (July 21) was dominated by the sounds of children playing in water.
However, the occasion was not a paddling pool party, and nor was the water welcome — as a burst main flooded several properties on Elm Tree Close.
What makes the situation even more unwelcome is that residents of the Tameside streets say this is the fourth time the main has burst in just three years. READ MORE: Man swimming in water 'refused to get out' before being arrested at Salford Quays However, United Utilities say the pipe in question ‘has not repeatedly burst in the
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