Southern Gas Networks began restoring gas to its 608 affected customers on Canford Heath last night.

More than 15,000 litres of water has been removed from gas mains at Canford Heath and engineers have completed the repair to the damaged pipe.

The company says it has been able to reintroduce gas to the network and began restoring supplies to affected customers around Culliford Crescent last evening.

It will be done in phases as engineers need to visit each home to carry out a safety check when they reconnect the gas supply.