Latest updates - Tavistock road closed for second day after landslip
The incident was first reported at around 9.47am on Thursday, May 13
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A road in Tavistock is still closed this morning following a landslip there.
Ford Street was shut off to traffic in both directions at around 9.47am yesterday (Thursday, May 13) after emergency services received reports that debris and soil had fallen onto the road during the wet weather which battered Devon.
As of 8.20am today, the road in the town remains closed while work is carried out at the scene.
Tavistock landslip: Road still closed and repairs ongoing at the scene
Traffic has been stopped from using Ford Street following the incident on Thursday morning
15:43, 14 MAY 2021
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It is still unclear when a road affected by a huge landslip will be reopened to traffic more than 24 hours after the incident happened.
Latest updates - landslip in Tavistock forces road closure
Devon and Cornwall Police are at the scene after numerous reports of soil and detritus on road and motorists are being told to avoid the area
Police are warning motorists to avoid a Tavistock road after a landslip.
Officers were alerted at around 9.47am today after several calls from locals about debris and soil on Ford Street.
The soil appears to have come from a private dwelling and the street has now been shut for assessment.
A diversion has been put in place, taking traffic along Chapel Street.
A spokesperson for Tavistock police said: We received a number of calls this morning of soil and other debris on the road.
Dramatic pictures show aftermath of sudden landslip that s rocked Tavistock
Ford Road has been closed since around 10.30am due to a huge landslip which has caused slow traffic and bus diversions in the area
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Dramatic pictures show the aftermath of a sudden landslip that has forced a road closure in Tavistock.
Ford Street has been closed since around 10.30am this morning as heavy rain continues to batter most of Devon and Cornwall.
Police were alerted to the landslip at around 9.47am today after several calls from locals about debris and soil on Ford Street.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 - 9:21 am
The following editorial was submitted by St. Lawrence County Legislator James Reagen, who represents Ogdensburg.
Fifty years ago, I opened a book in the Ogdensburg Public Library and learned that a British soldier bayoneted a 16-year-old boy just a block away on Ford Street during a battle in Ogdensburg during the War of 1812.
The book introduced me to the unique role our community played in American history. Later, I learned about how native American warriors from Fort La Presentation raided frontier villages in the Mohawk Valley during the war between England and France for control of North America.