Roads closed in Gloucestershire due to flooding, Jan 9

Roads closed in Gloucestershire due to flooding, Jan 9
Flooding is still causing problems for motorists across Gloucestershire this morning. The following roads are closed.

A417 Maisemore, both ways between The Rudge and A40
A417 closed in both directions between Maisemore and Over Roundabout, Gloucester, because of flooding.

B4213 Haw Bridge Tirley, both ways between Ham Road and Wick Lane
B4213 Haw Bridge closed in both directions between Tirley and Apperley, because of flooding.

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Wednesday: Latest traffic, travel and weather updates for in and…

Wednesday: Latest traffic, travel and weather updates for in and…
A quiet start to the day on the roads and the weather seems to be behaving itself for most of the day at least.
There are no major problems on the roads and rail to report this morning.
If you are having problems on your journey to work tweet us at @BathChron when it is safe.
So far this morning all trains through Bath Spa Station are running on time although flooding between Swindon and Bristol Parkway is causing to delays to that service.
A dry and bright start to the day is promised but heavy… – Read More.

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Author: ChronReports
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Region battered by a 'perfect storm' of rain, high tides and…

Region battered by a 'perfect storm' of rain, high tides and…
The worst of the battering from storm surges, freak waves, tides and floods could well be over as the West wakes up this morning – after another day taking a pounding from the elements.Weather forecasters are predicting the rest of this week will be ‘quieter’, as floods ease and the stormy seas calm.Yesterday saw another day of a huge storm surge sending 40ft waves pounding the Dorset and Somerset coasts, with Chesil Beach, Lyme Regis and the famed Jurassic Coast bearing the brunt of a…

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Author: Western Daily Press
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Latest traffic, travel and weather updates for Tuesday

Latest traffic, travel and weather updates for Tuesday
6.15 update: Bath Chronicle reporter Liza-Jane Gillespie reports traffic queueing all the way back up Lansdown Road because of roadworks.
5.50pm update: There is queueing traffic on the A362 in Buckland Dinham which is partially blocked by an accident near Down Lane.
4.15pm update: The 17.08 service from Bath Spa Station to Gloucester has been cancelled.
2.15pm update: Traffic is queueing on the M4 motorway near Bath.
An overturned vehicle blocked the westbound carriageway earlier between Bath… – Read More.

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Author: ChronReports
http://www.somersetguardian.co.uk/Drink-driving-elderly-motorists-rise/story-19930283-detail/story.html