Loss of water supply shuts school
Alert goes out that children should not attend the site today
Robin JenkinsChief Cheltenham Reporter
Taps at Gotherington Primary School ran dry this morning
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A school near Cheltenham is shut today because it has no water supply.
Gotherington Primary School tweeted that it was closed "due to a loss of water" and said it would update parents throughout the day.
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The school is based in The Lawns in the village, which is near Bishop's Cleeve.
Gotherington Primary School
Gloucestershire County Council said there was no water supply to the locality. It said Severn Trent Water was working to fix the problem and the school expected to be open tomorrow.
A Severn Trent Water spokesman said: "Customers in the Gotherington area should see their water supplies return to normal this morning after a fault with a piece of kit resulted in some customers having low pressure or no water.
"We know how difficult it is to be without water, especially first thing in the morning, and we're really sorry for the inconvenience this has caused.
"The pump that had failed is now back up and running and customers should see water back in their taps this morning."
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