Many residents in Flimby are without water this afternoon.

United Utilities has confirmed there is an issue and engineers are on site.

A spokesman said he was waiting for an update to discover what the problem was and how many properties were affected. 

A team of United Utilities engineers are on site repairing the problem which may be causing an issue.

"We’re really sorry for any inconvenience this has caused and will get this fixed as quickly as we can."

This story will be updated as soon as possible