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Motorists in Hampshire have been urged to take care on the roads after heavy rain led to several incidents of flooding and surface water.
Police are working with the fire service and local highways authorities to close roads affected in areas including Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton and the New Forest.
In the Basingstoke area, officers said they'd had reports of flooding and high surface water on the B3440 Whitchurch to Overton road, the A339 at Wolverton, Stockbridge Road at North...
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Professional drivers urged to get training up to date
Professional drivers across the county are being urged to take part in a first aid course, or risk losing their licence.
St John Ambulance launched the new scheme to give drivers the skills and confidence to provide first aid in emergency situations on the road. The move comes as statistics reveal that 81 per cent of those required to complete the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), an EU directive, have not yet started.
Drivers risk on-the-spot fines and an...
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St John Ambulance launched the new scheme to give drivers the skills and confidence to provide first aid in emergency situations on the road. The move comes as statistics reveal that 81 per cent of those required to complete the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), an EU directive, have not yet started.
Drivers risk on-the-spot fines and an...
Whitchurch bridge renovations put on hold
Plans to revamp a railway bridge in Whitchurch has been pushed back after protected wildlife was discovered living nearby.
Work was set to start in early August as Network Rail plans to create a new freight line for goods coming out of Southampton. But after discovering dormouse homes the company has to apply for a special licence from the Government to disturb the area.
In a statement, the company said: “Network Rail has rescheduled the road closure which is needed to re-build the...
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Work was set to start in early August as Network Rail plans to create a new freight line for goods coming out of Southampton. But after discovering dormouse homes the company has to apply for a special licence from the Government to disturb the area.
In a statement, the company said: “Network Rail has rescheduled the road closure which is needed to re-build the...
Passengers shun ticket machines
Train ticket jargon is causing stumped passengers to shun ticket machines in favour of buying from staff.Train companies are being asked to simplify the ticket machines as Basingstoke was found to be one of the worse stations for ticket office queuing times.
Watchdog Passenger Focus found that even when ticket machines stood empty passengers wanted to talk to staff when buying their tickets.
As a result, nearly half of queues for tickets at Basingstoke Station are longer than three...
Roads disruption avoided thanks to quick thinking council
More than 300 days worth of disruptions on Hampshire’s roads have been avoided, the county council has claimed. Gas works and structural improvements cause delays and misery each year but thanks to good management this has been largely avoided. This has been achieved through working closely with utility companies and service contractors to ensure work schedules can be carried out at the same time.Over the 12 months to June 2010, council figures show more than 300 days of disruption has...
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