DaveWhitfield published Remember when it was hot? 11 photos from the 1976 heatwave in...

The weather doesn't seem to know what it's doing at the moment - but 40 years ago everyone was sweltering in the same summer heat.It was the worst drought for 250 years.From May to the end of August 1976, the heatwave made headlines as people were warned not to sit out in the sun and not to waste water.Hosepipes were banned from May onwards.Read more: Is a six-week heatwave really on its way for Nottingham?Bathers wearing cut-off jeans were banned from Nottinghamshire swimming pools, after...