Last updated 08:34, Monday, 08 September 2008

SOME minor roads in Tynedale remained flooded in Monday morning, as the district began mopping up operations after the weekend rainstorms.

Baybridge near Blanchland in flood.

Motorists were warned to drive with great care because of deep surface water remaining on dozens of roads.
On Saturday evening and Sunday morning, police closed the A69 in both directions between the Styford roundabout and the Throckley turn-off because of water sweeping on to the carriageways from adjacent fields.
For a time over the weekend, the A68 between Corbridge and Colwell was also closed.
Some more minor roads were impassable in places, or could only be used by 4x4 vehicles. The Anick Road, between Hexham and Corbridge, was particularly badly affected.
Due to flooding in the Blaydon area, Northern Rail services between Newcastle and Carlisle were not operating on Sunday morning. A replacement bus service was ferrying passengers between stations on the Tyne Valley line. The train service was operating on Monday morning.
Although emergency services dealt with localised floods affecting properties throughout the district, Tynedale appeared to have been spared the widespread devastation caused by the floods in January 2005.
Flood warnings issued by the Environment Agency remained in place along several stretches of the Tyne on Sunday morning. The warnings were:
• Bywell Hall, Bywell Castle and Bywell Castle Cottage, near Stocksfield.
• Properties situated near The Hermitage and Kingshaw Green, at Kingshaw Haugh, Hexham.
• Properties and low lying areas around Bleach Green Farm, The Old School House, Tyne House, Main Road and The Old Station House, at Prudhoe Riverside.
• Properties around Tyne Green, Tyne Mills, Ferry Road, Bridge End and Anick Road, in Hexham.
• Properties and low lying areas around Wellbank, Corbridge.
• Properties and low lying areas around Brigwood, Innerhaugh, Innerhaugh Mews, Radcliffe Road and Middle Lipwood, in Haydon Bridge.
Severe flood warnings were in place at two stretches of the River Pont through Ponteland.