Several schools have been forced to close on Friday in the Witney area due to an ongoing incident. Thousands of Thames Water customers in West Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds have faced water shortages or low pressure for nearly two days following a burst on a “critical water main” in Eynsham.

The burst occurred near Oxford Road by Swinford Toll Bridge, damaging a key pipe that feeds the reservoir supplying the region. The pipe has been deemed irreparable, leaving repairs ongoing.