Major delay after floods at Grand Prix car park
MOTORISTS experienced long tailbacks on the M1 down to Silverstone as traffic heading to the F1 British Grand Prix were delayed by the venue’s car parks flooding.
Vehicles were being guided into the venue and Silverstone’s Woodlands Campsite will be operating a full wet weather plan for this weekend’s event.
The rain caused delayed journey times across Yorkshire. This was added to in Leeds after a fire broke out at a former bus station on one of the city’s main commuter roads.
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Hide AdThree fire engines and an aerial ladder unit were called out to tackle the fire in Kirkstall Road at rush hour at around 5.10pm yesterday.
Police were forced to close the road while fire crews tackled the blaze.