A road in Swanage will be closed tonight to repair a bad water leak.

Queen's Road will be closed for three to four hours tonight from 5pm to fix the issue.

A spokesman for Purbeck Police said: “Wessex Water has reported a bad water leak in Queen's Road, Swanage near it's junction with High Street, opposite The Cross. They will require an emergency road closure to affect a repair.

“The road closure will be introduced at 5pm this evening. The works to repair the leak are estimated to take between three and four hours.”

He added: “The closure will necessitate this one-way road becoming two-way for egress purposes.”