Unless you live locally, you never hear further from the MSM on developments, ie today's paper. tomorrow' fish and chip wrapper.
'The Canal and River Trust, which manages the reservoir, said on Friday afternoon that it had received calls from worried residents - as heavy rain fell in the area.
A spokesperson for the Canal and River Trust said: "We want to assure everyone that the reservoir is near-empty after more than a billion litres of water have been pumped out.
"Water levels are many metres below the dam wall and therefore there is no risk to residents.
"In fact there is only a small amount of water left in the centre of the reservoir to keep the local fish stock alive.'