Homes Flooded

Several homes were flooded when canal locks were opened and water poured into a street overnight. The emergency services were called to Swan Meadow Road in Poolstock after the locks had been opened at around 11.30pm.Large amounts of water poured out of the canal and into the street, getting into up to 12 houses. Simon Connor, crew manager at Wigan fire station, said: “They have caused large amounts of flooding on Swan Meadow Road. The whole of Swan Meadow Road was under water.

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Must have been very distressing for the old people. One has to ask who opened the gates.

the bungalows are on Pool Street...

The lock paddles on the Wigan Flight will have been what was opened and the flight goes through Higher Ince, so some Ince knobheads will have gone down the flight opening all the paddles

Similar happened in September. Houses flooded at Rose Bridge.

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Moorings Close Sept 2016

well they need a good kick up the arse for making all those elderlies homeless...

Absolutely.

vixen
its a good kick from the front not the rear them lot want,if they are caught what happens ,community non appearance service.

from what I hear it's a right mess...

I drove down Swan Meadow Road about an hour ago. No sign of any problems there.

there wouldnt be 23 hours later outside, its the damage in the bungalows thats the issue..........

I didn't know there are bungalows on Swan Meadow Road.

Tonks,again with the pedantry. Pool St, as you well know is where the bungalows are situated.

A couple of months ago I hit a kid with the car on Pool Street.

How did you manage to pick the car up?

I hurt me ribs.

And the child?

I don't know cos he ran off, but I didn't knock him over and there wasn't a bang when I hit him, he sort of used the panel in front of the bonnet to lift himself up and over the bumper and then he legged it, so I think he was alright, but I had two witnesses and I reported it to the police

Good, must be heartstopping for all concerned.

I nearly crapped meself

@Mac wrote:Tonks,again with the pedantry. Pool St, as you well know is where the bungalows are situated.

Why not say that then? Anyroadup, if the locks near Wigan Pier were opened (as it says in the report), I can't understand how the water got across the River Douglas onto Pool Street, because the Douglas has very high banks there (or do we have to take that with a pinch of salt too?).

Don't mention the half a mile distance from Poolstock to Rose Bridge.

the water came down the road, the Douglas has a bridge with a wall either side, apparently it was a torrent....

quit nitpicking, several elderies some bedridden are now homeless thanks to some tossers who don't give a flying ......