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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Road reopens after burst water main fixed
A busy village road has reopened after a burst water main was repaired. The A600 Tinkers Hill in Shortstown, the main road into the village from Bedford, had been shut since Wednesday but reopened at about 17:00 BST on Friday. Anglian Water confirmed it had fixed the leak. Bedford Borough Council thanked people for their patience - "and Anglian Water for resolving this issue ahead of the weekend". A diversion of about 21 miles (about 35km) had been in place. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Water leak on High Street could take days to repair A421 closed until Monday for old bridge demolition Bedford Borough Council
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Road reopens after burst water main fixed
A busy village road has reopened after a burst water main was repaired. The A600 Tinkers Hill in Shortstown, the main road into the village from Bedford, had been shut since Wednesday but reopened at about 17:00 BST on Friday. Anglian Water confirmed it had fixed the leak. Bedford Borough Council thanked people for their patience - "and Anglian Water for resolving this issue ahead of the weekend". A diversion of about 21 miles (about 35km) had been in place. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Water leak on High Street could take days to repair A421 closed until Monday for old bridge demolition Bedford Borough Council
BBC News
6 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Road in Shortstown closed for urgent water repair work
A busy village road remains closed after a large water leak. Bedford Borough Council said the A600 Tinkers Hill in Shortstown, the main road into the village from Bedford, had been shut since Wednesday. Anglian Water is carrying out urgent repairs, it confirmed. A diversion of about 21 miles (about 35km) is in place. The council said Stagecoach buses 9Aa and 9B were serving Cotton End and Shortstown, looping round and back out through Cotton End to Wilstead and adding up to 40 minutes to the bus services were running up to the lay-by stop on the A600 before the A421 bypass junctions, it added."They will wait for their regular departure time from this stop so residents can access the service from this location," the council said."Please be very careful crossing any roads and junctions on the route to this stop.," Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
