Storm Emma brings disruption to South

Summary

Widespread disruption to rail services
Hundreds of schools closed across South
South Western Railway apologises after passengers stuck on trains
Hundreds of motorists spend night stranded on A31
Ambulance service appeals for 4x4 owners to help staff get to work
Updates from Friday 2 March

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Train operator ends services earlypublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Dorset Police help stuck driverspublished at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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No trains leaving Waterloo Stationpublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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There are no departures currently going from London Waterloo, the busiest train station in the the UK.
Departure boards are blank, and no information on scheduled or delayed services has been given to passengers at the station.
South Western Railway said it was ending all services at 20:00 earlier in the day, but had already advised passengers not to travel.
Southeastern, which operates from Waterloo East, has also advised passengers not to travel.
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Olympian snowboards through streetspublished at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Olympic bronze medalist Billy Morgan, from Southampton, and skier Paddy Graham took advantage of the snowy conditions as they showed off some moves in Essex.
Gritters back out in Oxfordshirepublished at 14:57 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Tractor clears snow from road in Bamptonpublished at 14:37 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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'Multiple accidents' reported on A361 in Chipping Nortonpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Train line between Oxford and Hereford suspendedpublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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What's it like to spend 14 hours stuck on trains?published at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Travellers show "Dunkirk spirit" while stuck on the line between Southampton and Bournemouth.
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Do you recognise this horse?published at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Sue Paz
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A horse has been found “trotting around Sherborne” in the snow and without an owner.
Amy Dick-Read, who rescued the horse, said he was found on the main road between Sherborne and Longburton where it is now being stabled.
“If you know who he belongs to, get in touch,” she said.
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Saints 'monitoring conditions'published at 13:45 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
Southampton FC say club staff are keeping an eye on weather conditions and are liaising with emergency services and the city council before making a decision on tomorrow's match against Stoke City.
A statement on the club website says they will issue an update at 17:00 GMT on Friday.
The match is due to kick-off at 15:00 on Saturday.
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Stranded, but saved by 'social media hero'published at 13:44 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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A round of applause for a very helpful hero who offered his 4x4 truck to anyone who needed help in the snow.
Oliver Blatch came to the rescue of Shane Clothier, who was stranded overnight on his way home from Dorchester.
Mr Clothier said: “I left Dorchester at 15:30 yesterday and arrived at the George Albert Hotel at Clay Pigeon, 10 miles away, at 23:30, after several tows by tractors and 4x4s.
“I abandoned my car at the entrance to the hotel.”
He then turned to social media for help.
“Sherborne News and Views [a Facebook page] offered me a hero in a chap called Oliver Blatch who drove out from Sherborne, pulled me off the entrance and got me back on the road.”
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Accident between Reading and Henleypublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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The white stuff returns to Southamptonpublished at 13:42 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Is this the coolest head teacher in the UK?published at 13:35 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
'Snow day' has inspired some schools to get creative with their snow closure messages. Our favourite is this one from Uplands Primary School in Sandhurst. Could Mr Sherwood be the coolest head teacher in the country? You decide!
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Stranded at Southampton station: 'We're hungry and cold'published at 13:34 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Passengers wanting to get to Dorset are stuck at Southampton station
Train passengers trying to get to Dorset but who are stuck at Southampton station have described their 15-hours-and-counting ordeal as "awful".
They are on a train in the station and able to get on and off, but the trains which broke down overnight have blocked the line to Bournemouth and Weymouth. Passengers say they are "hungry and cold". Some have managed to get taxis in the last hour but others are looking for lifts.
4x4 vehicles transport hospital staffpublished at 13:33 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
South Central Ambulance Service appealed for volunteers this morning to transport its staff to work and there's been a steady stream of vehicles turning up at it's headquarters in Otterbourne near Winchester.
Volunteers have been taking hospital and control room staff, along with frontline paramedics, to and from work.
Managers at the trust say they've been overwhelmed by the response and we spoke to some of those 4x4 drivers giving a helping hand.
Special delivery! By sledgepublished at 13:29 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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Customers of Meonstoke Post Office and Village Stores are able to order supplies by phone or email
A village shop in Hampshire launched a special snow service for customers - delivery by sledge.
Customers of Meonstoke Post Office and Village Stores are able to order supplies by phone or email, before they were delivered to their door by Jasper, 11, and Jed Gibson, 9, sons of shop owner Nell Ravenscroft.
Nell said sledge delivery seemed like a "good idea".
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We live in a rural area and have a lot of older customers so we wanted to make sure they were able to get bread and milk and other essentials without the need to go out on slippery roads.The boys were off school because of the snow so they were happy to help.
Ice skating on frozen roadpublished at 13:17 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
This man was spotted showing off some impressive ice skating skills on a frozen road in Swanage earlier.
Southampton Airport cancellationspublished at 13:07 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2018
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