⏩ The Gloucester Start: Tuesday January 7th
Bins behind | Floods aftermath | Traffic jam ranking
Morning and welcome to Tuesday’s Start. It was a wet and wild one yesterday with flooded roads prompting all sorts of issues. Flood alerts still remain in place and we’re expecting more freezing weather. Here’s today’s bulletin.
🌊 Flooded roads caused havoc much of yesterday, with some blaming poorly maintained and uncleared drains for many of the problems. Cirencester Road in Brockworth was badly hit, the A417 from the M5 into Gloucester was closed early on and police were compelled to warn that homes were being put at risk by drivers going too quickly through floodwater. - BBC Gloucestershire
⚠️ Flood alerts remain in place this morning and freezing temperatures are on the way. - Live updates from Gloucestershire Live
📢 Severn Trent has issued advice to customers in the event of flooding and freezing temperatures, with more cold weather sticking around. - Gloucester News Centre
♻️ Bin collections are behind schedule in some parts of Gloucester. The city council has updated people on the latest days and times to put them out for ‘mop up crews’ to come and empty them. - Gloucester City Council
⛅ Today’s weather: Bright and cold. This morning starts with a yellow weather warning in place for ice and snow until 10am, although the chances of precipitation are slim.
🗳️ Gloucester MP Alex McIntyre will propose today that domestic abuse victims should be entitled to paid time off work to seek help. He’s introducing the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill in the House of Commons. - BBC Gloucestershire
🚨 Police arrested 244 people on suspicion of domestic abuse offences - six of them on Christmas Day - across the county throughout December. - Gloucester News Centre
👮 A woman in her 70s whose windows were smashed on Christmas Day is believed to be a victim of mistaken identity. She was inside the Podsmead Place property when every ground floor window was broken at about 10.15pm and was left terrified. - Gloucestershire Constabulary
📉 A gloomy 2025 has been predicted for Gloucestershire by economic commentators. They fear the county could experience zero growth during the year, thanks to rise in employers’ National Insurance contributions. - BBC Gloucestershire
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🚦 How bad is Gloucester’s traffic congestion, really? It’s the 202nd worst city in the world for time lost to jams - that’s how bad. Traffic data experts Inrix have produced their annual global ranking of 900+ cities and the time spent in queues in each. Gloucester drivers lost 40 hours last year. Istanbul is the world’s worst with 105 hours lost. - Inrix
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