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A hosepipe ban is now in force across large parts of Sussex.

The country has seen multiple heatwaves throughout the summer and very little rainfall, with the period between November 2021 and July 2022 being the driest eight-month stint since 1976.

During July, the South East has only seen eight per cent of average rainfall for the month, and the long term forecast for August and September is for similar weather.

And the demand for water this summer has broken all previous records, including the Covid lockdown heatwave.

South East Water has introduced a hosepipe ban (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

South East Water, which supplies much of East Sussex and parts of

This is where hosepipe ban is now in force across Sussex