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BBC News
24-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Sunken bridge reappears in dry spell at Llwyn-Onn reservoir
An old stone bridge which was submerged during construction of a reservoir a century ago has made a rare appearance following a record dry bridge, thought to date from around 1800, has laid beneath the water of Merthyr Tydfil's Llwyn-On reservoir since 1911, according to Coflein, the National Monuments Record of the two-arched structure has re-emerged during other dry periods, including in July 2022 and April Resources Wales (NRW) said March was the driest since 1944 and, as further warm, dry conditions returned in May, Wales received only 59% of its expected rainfall, making it one of the driest three month periods on record. NRW has said the majority of Wales' river flows were currently low or exceptionally low, while Welsh Water and Hafren Dyfrdwy have reported lower levels in some reservoirs than would be expected at this time of Drought Liaison Group, including NRW, water firms, the Welsh government, Met Office, Public Health Wales, farming unions and local authorities, has stepped up monitoring across the nation amid consumer advice to not waste water.
BBC News
08-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Repairs to Edinburgh's historic North Bridge delayed again to 2026
An over budget project to refurbish a historic bridge in Edinburgh is facing a fresh delay. Work on the Category A-listed North Bridge began in 2018 to help safeguard its long-term was estimated the project would cost £22m but it is now thought the bill for the overhaul will be at least £85m after years of City Council last year said work would be completed by November 2025 but has now pushed this back to spring 2026. Contractors found the bridge in a much worse condition than expected when work began to repair or replace its 6,300 steel impact of the Covid pandemic and ensuring the bridge is capable of taking any future tram lines in the city have also been blamed for the delays and cost overruns. The North Bridge was built in 1897 - by the same firm which built the Forth Bridge - - as a city centre link between the Old and New last major refurbishment was in 1933 and some areas of the structure have not been accessed since the bridge had been completed. In November last year, the City of Edinburgh Council told BBC Scotland that a total of £72.5m had been spent on the project to date with the estimated final cost expected to be £ council also said that it was expected to be finished by November this year. Now it is expected the work will be substantially completed by spring next year and fully finished by the summer. Cllr Stephen Jenkinson, the council's transport convener, said: "When we installed scaffolding to gain access to areas not worked on for 125 years it became clear very quickly that more repairs would be required than initially anticipated. "This has impacted on the length and the cost of the project as well as other factors such as the Covid pandemic and cost of rising inflation."We know that these works have taken longer than we had initially anticipated, and are grateful to the local business community, residents and commuters for their patience."
