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As you are no doubt aware, there was a lorry fire on London Road in St Ives on Tuesday.

The road where a chemical lorry burst into flames still hasn’t been able to reopen after the incident earlier this week.

Emergency services and specialist cleaning teams have been working on reopening London Road near St Ives, Cambridgeshire since Tuesday night (December 1).

The lorry which was carrying a number of chemical barrels exploded into flames, causing significant damage to the surface of the road.

The burnt-out vehicle was only recovered from the scene on Thursday (December 3) as its remaining contents had to be carefully removed.

Once it had been removed the Environment Agency and Anglian Water have been cleaning the drains, while Highways teams began to resurface the road and footpath.

County Cllr Ian Bates has sent the following message:

“Following the lorry fire on London Road, St Ives, Tuesday evening, our highways team have been working with the fire service and police to clean the area and make sure it is safe after the lorry was carrying chemicals.  

The lorry has now been removed, the Environment Agency and Anglian Water have cleaned the drains and our crews have been manning the road closure throughout the night.

Our highways team will resurface the road along with the footpath, there is roughly 70m of road surface and 30m of footpath which need repairing.

Along with the road and footpath, the crews also need to assess and repair the damage caused by the fire to the traffic signals and the street lighting before the road can re-open. We hope the road will reopen by the weekend.”

Cllr Ian Bates, local member for The Hemingfords and Fenstanton, said: “I’d like to thank the emergency services and our highways officers for their hard work on this incident. The road will remain closed while we carry out necessary repairs as the road surface has been damaged from the chemicals. It’s not just the road we need to consider, the footpath, the traffic lights and the street lighting all need to be repaired as they’ve all been damaged in the fire. We’ll carry out the repairs as quickly as we can. A diversion is in place in the area and I’d like to thank all local residents for their patience and understanding while work in underway.”

You can read the full news article using the link below:

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/london-road-stives-closed-weekend-19394598?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Happily, there are no reports of offences and incidents affecting your community, reported to police during the period 21st to 28th November.

Covid-19 Update – Post-Lockdown Tier Announcement:

The Government has announced that the whole of Cambridgeshire will be in Tier-2 Restrictions, the ‘High Alert’ Level, following the ending of the second lockdown on Wednesday, 2nd December. This means that households cannot mix indoors and the ‘Rule of Six’ applies outdoors.

Full details are on the Government website at:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-restriction-tiers-what-you-need-to-know#high-alert

Here is our weekly summary of offences and incidents affecting your community, reported to police during the period 13th to 20th November:

Covid Regulations – Police have continued to receive reports of possible Covid Regulation breaches across the County in the last week. Officers are making regular patrols across Huntingdonshire to ensure that lockdown regulations are being complied with.

Galley Hill Roundabout, Hemingford Grey – Police were called to a collision at the Galley Hill roundabout on Saturday afternoon, 14th November, but fortunately no-one was reported to have been injured. Two cars were moved to the side of the road to await towing away by recovery services. (Ref CC-14112020-0225)

Police Appeal for Witnesses:

Police are still appealing for witnesses following the fatal collision on the A1123 at Houghton Hill, Wyton, at around 1:30pm on Wednesday 11th November, in which a blue Vauxhall Corsa collided with a cyclist.

Anyone who saw the collision, or the car or cyclist in the moments leading up to it, is asked to contact the police using the 101 non-emergency number or the reporting tool on the police web-site, quoting Incident 207 of 11th November.

Here is our weekly summary of offences and incidents affecting your community, reported to police during the period 31st October to 7th November:

Covid Regulations – Police have responded to reports of possible Covid Regulation breaches across Huntingdonshire in the last week. Incidents include large gatherings of people in confined spaces and potential failures to maintain isolation and quarantine. (Refs CC-05112020-0313, CC-06112020-0508)

Hilton – A silver four-by-four vehicle covered in mud was spotted on a remote farm track near Hilton on Saturday morning, 7th November, suspected to be involved in hare coursing. A police patrol responded and Countryside Watch were also notified, but no trace of it could be found when the area was searched. (Ref CC-07112020-0143)

And Finally – New Covid-19 Lockdown Regulations:

The whole of England entered the new Lockdown from Thursday 5th November. We are all asked to stay at home, avoid meeting people and only go out for essential purposes.

Full details of what we can and can’t do are on the Government web-site at:

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus