Westmorland Gazette Grit Watch

UPDATE: Police have been called to 97 accidents in six hours

11:35am Thursday 9th February 2012

Since approximately 5am this morning Police have been called to 97 reported traffic collisions.

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Icy weather: Emergency services stretched under 'extreme pressure'

4:50pm Thursday 9th February 2012

HOSPITALS in South Cumbria and North Lancashire have been put under extreme pressure because of the icy conditions sweeping the region today, Thursday.

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Icy weather: Extra grit supplies available from Cumbria Highways

11:29am Thursday 9th February 2012

EXTRA grit is being offered to parishes and district councils across Cumbria.

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Icy weather: 'Don't drive unless absolutely necessary' warning

10:20am Thursday 9th February 2012

Drivers are being urged to avoid travelling today unless absolutely necessary as back ice cause schaos onhte roads.

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Black ice causes traffic chaos

10:14am Thursday 9th February 2012

BLACK ice is causing rush-hour chaos across South Lakeland this morning.

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Woman 'seriously injured' after crash on A590

12:42pm Thursday 9th February 2012

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UPDATE: severe weather causes disruption in South Lakeland

4:47pm Sunday 5th February 2012

MOTORISTS have been warned by police to take care on roads following snow yesterday.

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UPDATE: severe weather causes disruption in South Lakeland

1:03pm Sunday 5th February 2012

MOTORISTS have been warned by police to take care on roads following snow yesterday.

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Severe weather causes disruption in South Lakeland

6:36pm Saturday 4th February 2012

A CRASH on the A590, near Grange-over-Sands, has forced one lane of the road to close.

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Forecasters warn 5cm of snow on the way

10:12am Saturday 4th February 2012

AROUND five centimetres of snow is due to fall in Cumbria today.

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Traffic accidents following icy conditions

9:27am Friday 27th January 2012

ICY road conditions led to a spate of traffic accidents and road closures early this morning.

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Drivers warned as temperatures plummet in Cumbria

4:44pm Thursday 5th January 2012

Cumbria County Council has urged to be cautious on the county's roads overnight and tomorrow morning as freezing conditions are expected.

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Bowness grit drop-offs 'problematic' for residents

5:10pm Wednesday 28th December 2011

Bowness resident Stephen Bond contacted Gritwatch to highlight issues with grit drop-offs by Cumbria County Council.

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Calls for Kendal Road to be on gritting route

5:06pm Wednesday 28th December 2011

A RESIDENT of Kendal’s Kirkbie Green has called on Cumbria County Council to add the road on which he lives to its gritting regime.

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Lindale residents call for salt boxes

5:04pm Wednesday 28th December 2011

RESIDENTS of Lindale are calling for a vital salt box in an icy part of the village to be replenished.

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Gritwatch: Empty grit box concerns Lindale residents

2:44pm Friday 23rd December 2011

RESIDENTS of Lindale are calling for a vital salt box at an icy part of the village to be replenished.

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Gritwatch: Kirkbie Green concerns

2:42pm Friday 23rd December 2011

RESIDENTS of Kendal’s Kirkbie Green have asked Cumbria County Council to add their road to its gritting regime.

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Dedicated Dales gritter calls it a day

2:38pm Friday 23rd December 2011

A DEDICATED gritter who braved all weathers to keep the roads through remote Dales communities free of snow and ice has decided to call it a day.

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Call for road to be gritted

1:04pm Friday 23rd December 2011

Residents of a South Lakeland village believe it is only a matter of time before someone gets hurt on a ‘lethal’ un-gritted street.

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