Live reports: Flooding causes havoc with road and rail in…
Flooding is continuing to cause havoc with road and rail travel with many major highways under water and numerous train services delayed or cancelled.
Prime Minister David Cameron spent the morning in the Devon resort of Dawlish, which has seen its railway track destroyed, cutting off the rail link between Cornwall and the rest of the country affecting train services for around six weeks.
No trains are running between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot in Devon with buses replacing trains. The…

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Call for lower fares during railway chaos
wdnews@b-nm.co.ukTrain companies should lower fares to help people affected by the floods, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said yesterday.Inspecting the damage to rail tracks at Dawlish in Devon, he said: “People’s rail travel is getting affected. I want train companies to help them by reducing their fares.”He denied the Government had been slow to respond to the flooding but said he recognised that people “were angry”.And he said he was hopeful that Network Rail (NR)…

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Why romance should never become a chore
Putting the bins out, making the bed and putting the toilet seat down have emerged as acts hopeless modern men consider to be romantic. Researchers found that while old favourites such as a candlelit dinner or buying flowers are still on the list, helping with chores or even looking after their children to give their other half a break are also among the more modern “romantic” actions. Ironing , putting washing on and vacuuming are also on the list.
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Bid to launch 'Lorry Watch' in second town
A town in Wiltshire looks set to become the second in the West to encourage volunteers to stand guard at a bridge and report lorry drivers who break weight restrictions.Councillors in Westbury are calling for volunteers interested in signing up to the ‘Lorry Watch’ scheme to register their interest, in the hope of replicating the success of the project in nearby Bradford on Avon.For the past two years volunteers have stood sentry over the medieval Town Bridge, the only road crossing point of the…
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