Two-kilometre mains replacement will strengthen supplies, reduce leakage and cut the risk of bursts in the North Yorkshire village near Harrogate and York.

Yorkshire Water has started a £766,000 scheme to renew 2km of drinking water mains in Marton cum Grafton, close to Harrogate and York.

The upgrade is designed to improve the reliability of supplies, lower leakage and limit bursts. Ageing pipes in areas prone to failures are being replaced with durable, flexible plastic mains.

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Contract partner OCU Group will carry out the work on Limebar Lane, from the A168 to the junction with Grafton Lane. The programme is expected to take around two months.

Victoria Corbett, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said: "We're investing £406m in upgrading our clean water mains network by 2030, in which we’ll be replacing 1,000km of pipework to enable us to deliver quality and reliable service to more of our customers. We’re just over a year into the programme, and the project in Marton cum Grafton follows a number of other successful projects across North Yorkshire."

Across North Yorkshire, completed schemes include Grassington, Bedale, Settle, Sutton, Hauxwell to Hunton, and Thirn to Thornton.

Work to install new mains has also recently begun in Yedingham, as well as in North Cowton and East Cowton.