A SKIPTON man has created a meme of himself swimming through a leak in Providence Place after becoming fed up of reporting it.

Dean Majors, a sports massage therapist at The Backman, in Providence Place, said he first notified Yorkshire Water of the leak three months ago and has 'upped the ante' over the past couple of weeks as the leak has got worse.

He said it was even getting into the cellar of properties nearby.

Mr Majors created a number of tongue in cheek memes using himself and his own props to emphasise the increasing depth of the water.

However this morning he was able to give the thumbs up after workmen arrived to fix the fault.

A spokesman for Yorkshire Water said the leak was to be repaired today and had struggled to get to the location earlier because of parked cars in the way.

A further leak in Newmarket Street has also been reported but it is not known if that one is being repaired today.