Blizzard conditions on the A12 in Essex
Much of the UK was hit by heavy snowfall and bitter winds on Easter weekend creating hazardous conditions on Britain's roads and disrupting parts of the rail network. Even southern England and the East was hit by snow on Easter Sunday. The Met Office issued severe weather warnings as snow showers swept across the region. Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire was shut due to visitors' safety and concerns cars could skid off the road and hit animals. In Norfolk and Cambridgeshire police forces dealt with a number of crashes as motorists struggled with the severe weather. "We've had a number of minor crashes but nothing serious," said a Cambridgeshire Constabulary spokesman. "Unfortunately, we've got a lot of people who can't drive. They see a bit of slushy stuff and don't adapt." In Essex there was only one report of a car having left the road and crashed into a lamp post near to Southend on Sea. The picturesque scenes soon melted away, however, and by midday much of the snow in the south-east had melted [BBC]. But motorists were warned to expect bad driving conditions into Bank Holiday Monday [Sky News]
2 comments:
What is this snow stuff? Having jumped ship from mainland uk to the Isle of Man( the British Isles,not the UK,don't get me started)we tend to have snow pass us by.
Interesing informative blog you have here.
Here's a link for you, political cartoonist,his take on events. What he can say on his blog that he can't for the BBC show he does.
http://garybarker1.blogspot.com/
Boo
Boo, Thankyou for your comments. Sorry to hear snow always passes by the Isle of Man. Or may be you're glad it does. Thankyou for the link to Gary Barker's blog; a very interesting take on topical events. The link has been added to the tvnewswatch side bar.
All the best,
Newsjunky [ed. tvnewswatch]
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