Preparations are underway to start the next East Lancashire stage of a £1 billion project to upgrade the pipeline which supplies water from the Lake District to the county and Greater Manchester ...

While many parts of the UK are now under a hosepipe ban such restrictions are rare in Lancashire and the North West.

Water firm United Utilities is yet to decide on awarding contracts to businesses linked to the huge £1.75billion Haweswater Viaduct pipeline scheme set to run from the Lake District to Lancashire ...

Water firm United Utilities says activity is ongoing to shortlist business contractors for the huge Haweswater Aqueduct water tunnel scheme, estimated to be worth £1.75billion. Reports over the ...

The region's water provider United Utilities says the new pipeline will mean up to 38m litres of water a day will be added to supplies - enough to serve 90,000 average homes.