A hosepipe ban in Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Image Credit: Sky News, Large swathes of Hyde Park in London have dried-up
United Kingdom, The Gulf Observer: The restriction is the first to be put in place in the region since 2012.
The officially-named Temporary Use Ban also prohibits the filling of paddling pools and the cleaning of walls, windows, paths and patios.
South East Water has also announced a ban for its customers in Kent and Sussex from 12 August.
Meanwhile Pembrokeshire in Wales will also be hit by a hosepipe ban from 19 August.
Parts of England have seen the driest July in records dating back to 1836, following the driest eight-month period from November 2021 for the country since 1976.
