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GLOUCESTERSHIRE has been heavily hit by flooding following some prolonged and torrential downpours over the last few weeks.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE has been heavily hit by flooding following some prolonged and torrential downpours over the last few weeks.

FLOODING has continued to hit the area this week after Storm Henk.

ROAD closures across the area have been issued due to flooding. 

More heavy rain is forecast by the Met Office and Environment Agency says river levels are set to peak on Tuesday into Wednesday

SEVERAL disposable barbecues and a large quantity of tiles have been thrown into Strouds waterways. Pete Kinsella sent us these pictures of several disposable barbecues which were thrown into the canal by Stanton’s Bridge in Bowbridge, Stroud at the weekend. The items appear to have been thrown off the bridge and have landed in the water on the opposite side to the towpath, making it impossible for litter-pickers to reach. Efforts are underway to get the litter removed. And on Frida...

These pictures were taken at Edge Common and Severnleaze Lane on Sunday afternoon. An SNJ reader who spotted the dumped rubbish said: "It was the worst fly tipping Ive seen up at Edge Common and Severnleaze Lane - mile after mile of carpet, then a fridge." The littering comes just days after a large quantity of rubbish was found in a layby in Standish. Discovered on Thursday by a Stroud District Council neighbourhood warden, such was the quantity of rubbish that needed clearing, the war...

The discovery of fly-tips in a ditch in Standish has been greeted with anger. One of Stroud District Councils neighbourhood wardens was forced to call in reinforcements, such was the quantity of rubbish that needed clearing. Katie was in #Standish lay-by today clearing out the ditch! After seeing how much was there she had to call in reinforcements ��#Help Andy & Simon & Katie managed together, to remove the fly-tips from the ditch! �� Myself and Simon will be return...

Motorists have been left stranded after ignoring stop signs on flooded roads in Gloucestershire. Fire services used a dinghy to rescue a motorist from a vehicle stuck in deep water in Albright Lane, Bromsberrow, despite it being signposted as closed. Rain and rising rivers left routes impassable in Wotton, Bromsberrow, Tewksbury and other areas of the county, but drivers fancied their luck. Police have warned drivers not to risk roads that are flooded or clearly marked as closed. The ...

Motorists have been left stranded after ignoring stop signs on flooded roads in Gloucestershire. Fire services used a dinghy to rescue a motorist from a vehicle stuck in deep water in Albright Lane, Bromsberrow, despite it being signposted as closed. Rain and rising rivers left routes impassable in Wotton, Bromsberrow, Tewksbury and other areas of the county, but drivers fancied their luck. Police have warned drivers not to risk roads that are flooded or clearly marked as closed. The ...