Bass Lane closed tomorrow, 8.30am to 9am
Bass Lane in Summerseat will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday) from 8.30am to 9am to allow heavy machinery access to deal with flooding issues. Please avoid the area at that time.
Bass Lane in Summerseat will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday) from 8.30am to 9am to allow heavy machinery access to deal with flooding issues. Please avoid the area at that time.
Special one-off bin collections (brown and grey bins) will be carried out tomorrow (Tuesday) for those worst affected by the weekend's flooding.
Nearly all roads and bridges affected by yesterday's flooding have now re-opened as the clear-up continues.
Volunteers have opened a function room at the Grant Arms in Ramsbottom.
Latest updates on the numerous flooding incidents that have hit the borough today.
Pilkington Way in Radcliffe is closed following a fire near the Asda store - please keep away from the area.
Radcliffe Civic Suite and Holcombe Brook Primary set up as rest centres for those affected by flooding.
Please avoid centre of Ramsbottom. Bridge St closed to vehicles and pedestrians. Radcliffe also badly affected, and some main roads to Bury closed (Dumers Lane and Bury Road). Also, please take care when out and about, and give the emergency services room to do their work
Motorists are being urged to avoid parts of Summerseat for the time being due to flooding. Of particular concern are Bass Lane and Rowlands Road. Emergency services are on site tackling the problems caused by rising river levels.
Staff from Bury Council and the emergency services are dealing with multiple incidents of flooding across the borough.
More work will take place in the new year to tackle flooding in Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom.
Residents are being reminded that most bin collections will be a day earlier than usual over the Christmas and New Year period.