DOZENS of properties were left without water after a leak in Unsworth.

United Utilities said that the leak happened in Parr Lane in the early hours of Friday and lead to some properties in the BL9 and M45 postcodes with no water, or having poor water pressure.

Mersey Drive Primary School and Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School closed for the day as a result.

United Utilities repaired the leak on Friday afternoon.