Headlines: Burst pipes, roadworks and sinkholes
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The massive fountain of water that exploded from a burst pipe in Matson, Gloucestershire, on Wednesday, has seen people flocking to Gloucestershire Live.Bristol Live published a list of neighbourhoods in the city that could see residents parking zones introduced.Bridgwater Mercury announced that there could be a further two months of road closures around Celebration Mile as roadworks continue.
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The Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Minehead, Rachel Gilmour, thanked the parliamentary staff and NHS paramedics who looked after her when she took a fall in the Houses of Parliament.What exactly is the best way to tackle Swindon's Magic Roundabout? One poster on the town's Facebook community noticeboard thinks they have cracked one section, but not everyone agrees.People in Bradford-on-Avon are asking when a sinkhole in the town is going to be fixed? They say it appears to have grown in size and depth.
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'The grass to feed my cows just hasn't grown'
A lack of grass caused by dry weather could leave one farmer facing an extra monthly bill of almost £1,000 for animal UK had its driest spring in 50 years in 2025, according to the Met Office. For some farmers, such as strawberry growers, the conditions have led to bumper yields - but other crops are livestock farmers like Helen Griffiths in Ashleworth, Gloucestershire, it means having to spend more to supplement her livestock's food."The grass growth generally keeps up with the cattle grazing until mid to late-July," she said. "This year, once they'd eaten off the grass that was there, that was it - the grass just hasn't grown." Mrs Griffiths said the lack of rain means the grass her cows and sheep would normally graze on at this time of year is not enough to sustain a result, she has had to dip into her stock of forage - hay and haylage - which would normally be saved for winter, and may have to buy in additional supplies. "I was quoted £30 per round hay bale delivered to the farm, which is quite high compared to previous years," she said."That's nearly £1,000 a month extra just feeding them because the grass isn't growing."Mrs Griffiths said the lack of rain has also impacted straw harvests for winter bedding, as grains have not grown as high as hoped. She added one of her fields which "typically floods" in winter only flooded "a little" in the past year, which she believes also impacted the grass."The weather seems to be increasingly extreme on different ends of the scale and as farmers that's something we have to battle on the frontline for," Mrs Griffiths said she is unsure what the implication may be for consumers."We don't necessarily dictate the prices," she explained. "It's very much down to big supermarkets and the big buyers." Meanwhile, Paul Keene said the sunshine has been "positive" for his strawberries, as it helps them "swell"."It really drives the flavour and we get the best crop ever," he said."When the strawberries are ready and it's a sunny day, we'll be full of customers eager to pick." But Mr Keene said his recently-planted pumpkins are "desperate for water"."We have just irrigated them furiously and a drop of rain would be most welcome," he said."We've got a reservoir full of water that will keep us going. As long as it gets filled up in winter, we're happy," he added.
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13 hours ago
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Thousands gather for Wolverhampton Eid al-Adha celebrations
Eid celebrations in Wolverhampton have been described as "majestic" as 5,000 descended on a city park for prayers and Muslim community gathered in West Park earlier to celebrate Eid al-Adha, known as the "feast of sacrifice".People also attended Jamia Masjid Al-Aqsa, the city's central councillor Sohail Khan said it was an "amazing turnout with a great atmosphere and a brilliant day". "The day has been full of families and laughter, it's been majestic," said Mr Khan. "It's about family, community, praying and meeting people."Eid al-Adha lasts four days and coincides with the later part of the Hajj - the annual pilgrimage to commemorates prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son on God's is Eid al-Adha?Mr Khan said Eid gave people the chance to reconnect with people when life becomes busy."We had people from different cultures together, we had the deputy mayor Paul Singh turn up, and the energy minister from Malawi who was visiting the area," he added. In Birmingham, the Faizan E Diyar E Madina mosque in Sparkhill hosted a dinner for people celebrating Eid away from home."Eid is a time of joy, connection, and togetherness but for many students and professionals living away from their families, it can also feel a little quiet," organisers said."That's why we're coming together to create a space where no-one has to celebrate Eid alone."Some Eid celebrations, including an event at Handsworth Park hosted by the Eden Foundation, have been cancelled on Saturday due to the wet weather forecast."We understand this is disappointing, but the safety and comfort of everyone comes first," the charity said. "May Allah accept all our efforts and grant us a joyful and blessed Eid wherever we are." Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
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13 hours ago
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Hull A63 city centre roadworks on track after delay announced
Highways officials say they are "very confident" a major roadworks scheme in Hull city centre will open next December, National Highways announced the A63 Castle Street project had been delayed by a year due to "extremely challenging ground conditions".Work had originally been due to be completed by spring manager Frances Oliver apologised for the delays, but said the scheme was on track to be completed by the revised date. Ms Oliver said: "It's a really technical scheme and there are lots of different elements."There is really large element of technical design to overcome the ground conditions and, as part of that, we've had to do some slight tweaks to the design," she said."We are really disappointed and we apologise for the delays - we all want to get this scheme finished." In response to a question about congestion, she said they had made some tweaks to traffic control measures as a result of customer feedback and were working with the city council to monitor the the majority of the time, she said there were two lanes of traffic running in each direction, with speed restrictions in place. At the scene - BBC Look North presenter Peter LevyThe A63 Castle Street project has come a long way since construction work started in I visited the site in September, all seemed to be going well, with National Highways telling me the project would be finished by spring this since it was announced in December that it would be delayed by a year I have been swamped with messages from people frustrated at having to sit in traffic jams every bosses cited extremely challenging ground conditions near the Humber as the reason for the delay, but this is of little comfort to the thousands of motorists who use the local road network every be fair, it is a monumental project, and one which should make a huge difference to traffic flow in the city when it finally gets over the finish line. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
