Tag Archives: snow
Battling the snow
I’ll confess I’m finding the bad weather a little tedious. There are a few reasons for this. First, the fact that it gets cold every year in this country really shouldn’t be a lead news item for days on end – but somehow it is. Second, it makes me talk about it so I become [...]
Weekly wrap-up, 8 December
I will never tire of using the same snow related photo for such posts. I want it to become a cliché for the blog, in just the same way that snow becomes the tired and clichéd news item whenever it happens in this country. In fact, I’ve not that much Wandsworth-related to write about. I [...]
Wandsworth gritting update
The council is providing has an update page that has the latest information, but I thought you might be interested in some of the details from an update I’ve received. The council has been gritting almost continuously since early morning on New Year’s Eve. The priority roads have been gritted six times since then, other [...]
Before the snow and ice
Last February I wrote a few posts about how Wandsworth had dealt with the snowfall. They seemed (surprisingly to me) well received and, as the country braces for some more cold weather I thought it might be worth repeating what happened, and what will happen again. Wandsworth dealt with an abnormal snowfall admirably. At a [...]
Fixing Wandsworth’s streets
The council is currently undertaking a thorough inspection of the borough’s roads. You may have noticed the condition of some roads has significantly deteriorated. This is largely down to the severe weather we suffered all the way back in February. You might think this was a long time ago, but in some cases the effects [...]
My last post on snow. Again.
Perhaps it’s just that I love using the snow picture. Perhaps it’s because I rather liked the snow. Perhaps because it’s a bit of trumpet blowing. Whatever it is, I’ve just been reading the council’s report on their response to the recent weather and I’m still impressed with what we achieved. The task was enormous, [...]
A last post about Monday’s snow (?)
I can’t promise this will be a last word about the snow. The council is continuing to get through an astounding 500 tonnes of grit a day and is starting to move its focus onto the pavements. However, I came across one blog detailing the change in the public mood during the snow which seems [...]
After the snow
Now life in London is getting back to normal in London after the heavy snow it’s worth worth reflecting on the events. I’ve always been a bit cynical about the way the country will grind to a halt following a bit of snow, but I have to say that the past couple of days have [...]
It’s snowing!
It can’t have escaped anyone’s notice that we’ve had some heavy snow in London. While it is always bizarre that London grinds to a halt when there’s a bit of bad weather, one thing it does seem to have done is put a smile on a lot of people’s faces – perhaps because everyone has [...]
