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Claire Wheeler, wearing a t-shirt, leggings, a cap and odd socks, stands at the open glass sliding door of her house. There are shoes and clothes piled up by the doorway and a pile of sandbags just outside the door.

'My house has flooded twice in the last 18 months'

The long-term Thursby resident says she has "never seen anything like" recent flooding in the area.

A van which has a sign on it reading Water for the North West in the foreground, with workers in hi-vis standing behind it. There is a blue pipe coming out of the ground which is stretched out on to the grass behind.

Five months of water mains work begins

United Utilities warns the work may be disruptive as the five-month upgrade gets under way.

Highway maintenance with a road closure sign

Road closures to take place on A596

Multiple sections of road will be closed during the night from Sunday to Wednesday 26 July.