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Offline Hugo

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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #210 on: January 09, 2025, 01:40:09 pm »
Divers to check out Conwy Valley Railway after floods wash out 2.5 mile section
By following a new 'resilience not resistance' strategy, Network Rail still hopes repairs will be completed quickly


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/divers-check-out-conwy-valley-30738544
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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #211 on: January 11, 2025, 12:23:36 pm »
Fury in North Wales valley where couples declare undying love on 'hidden gem' bridge
People are not happy with what's been done there
Who would do such a poitless thing like that?
Here's just an add on about the bridge itself:-
The present bridge was completed in 1947 at the cost of just £1,500! The graceful suspension bridge might also be called a Love Bridge! Couples have plighted their troth here in the form of padlocks with their names inscribed on them. A count in 2018 revealed there were 40 padlocks.




https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/fury-north-wales-valley-couples-30747979
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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #212 on: January 13, 2025, 11:03:40 pm »
Lovers bridge padlocks removed over safety concern   
Padlocks engraved with couples' names and messages of love were attached to Gower's Bridge over the River Conwy in Llanrwst.

But Conwy council said some locks were recently removed because they "were causing the mesh to rust" which has led to safety concerns.



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8xgy1033xo
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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #213 on: January 16, 2025, 07:13:55 am »
Burst pipe at water treatment works affecting thousands of homes in Conwy
Welsh Water are currently dealing with a burst on a water main at the Bryn Cowlyd Water Treatment Works

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/burst-pipe-water-treatment-works-30791208
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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #214 on: January 16, 2025, 10:36:16 am »
We had an early morning call here in Llandudno, warning of a water stoppage.
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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #215 on: January 16, 2025, 04:03:30 pm »
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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #216 on: January 16, 2025, 05:02:13 pm »
Repairs to a burst main leaving thousands without water may not be completed until tomorrow
'We are rerouting water through our network and tankers are being mobilised to keep as many people on supply as possible'

I was timed out on the previous link but it seems that you'll have to wait until tomorrow before the water is switched back on Steve
Mrs H was in Parc Llandudno this afternoon and some of the shops were closing because of the problem with the water
   
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/repairs-burst-main-leaving-thousands-30796451

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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #217 on: January 16, 2025, 05:05:43 pm »
Sorry Steve but here's the latest update
Water supplies could be off until Sunday for some homes after mains burst in Conwy
Dwr Cymru/Welsh Water has issued a major update


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/water-supplies-could-until-sunday-30799212
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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #218 on: January 16, 2025, 07:29:53 pm »
Worst issue is toilets. Even with three we're getting worried.
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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #219 on: January 16, 2025, 10:27:06 pm »
The water has been off in Colwyn Bay for a few hours now and we have filled some pans with water for the essentials.      Luckily we have a couple of water butts so they can be used for the toilets but let's hope that Wales Water can fix the leaks asap
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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #220 on: January 16, 2025, 10:32:27 pm »
Desperate times calls for desperate measures

'I'm filling up containers in the sea' - people are getting desperate in Conwy water crisis
Can't drink, can't flush, can't shower. Water supplies are off and shops have run out of bottles - and it may go on for days

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/im-filling-up-containers-sea-30800514
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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #221 on: January 16, 2025, 10:39:23 pm »
The compensation homeowners and businesses could receive after Conwy mains burst
Some homes could be without supplies until well into the weekend



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/compensation-homeowners-businesses-could-receive-30799595
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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #222 on: January 17, 2025, 07:30:56 am »
The situation has worsened because the two main service reservoirs will have emptied as well as the trunk mains coming down the valley.  Some smaller distribution zones such as Pydew, parts of Upper Colwyn Bay and the Great Orme have their own service reservoirs so, potentially, could last out a bit longer.

Many lessons need to be learned from this debacle not least around security of supply for such a large distribution area (much increased in extent as smaller, independent sources have been abandoned) which apparently is now entirely reliant on one feeder pipe  routed, for some reason, deep below a stream and only installed within the last 15 years.  Nothing to do with lack of investment or aging infrastructure.

Come back Conway Valley Water Board!
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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #223 on: January 17, 2025, 08:37:51 am »
Quote from: Cambrian on January 17, 2025, 07:30:56 am
The situation has worsened because the two main service reservoirs will have emptied as well as the trunk mains coming down the valley.  Some smaller distribution zones such as Pydew, parts of Upper Colwyn Bay and the Great Orme have their own service reservoirs so, potentially, could last out a bit longer.

Many lessons need to be learned from this debacle not least around security of supply for such a large distribution area (much increased in extent as smaller, independent sources have been abandoned) which apparently is now entirely reliant on one feeder pipe  routed, for some reason, deep below a stream and only installed within the last 15 years.  Nothing to do with lack of investment or aging infrastructure.

Come back Conway Valley Water Board!

Exactly. Who would design a system that leaves tens of thousands of people reliant on just one pipe?
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Re: Everything to do with the Conwy Valley
« Reply #224 on: January 17, 2025, 08:58:53 am »
United Utilities vans from the North of England with supplies of bottled water have been sighted in Craig Y Don this morning.
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