Drivers using a Tavistock unofficial car park were forced to wade through fast flowing water on Wednesday (April 10) after continuing heavy rain overwhelmed a stream.

Tavistock Town Council, which owns the site, acted fast to unblock a culvert under the access to Pixon Lane open space when the stream using the drainage overflowed its banks, across the entrance and onto Pixon Lane.

A council spokesman said: “The council attended and tried to rod from the other side of Pixon Lane open space entrance but there appears to be a blockage the other end which could not be shifted.

“The approach, with the rain subsiding was to let the water levels settle slightly. It is now at a manageable level where the depot team are returning to pump out this section which is holding excessive water, which means that hopefully they will then be able to gain access to the culvert entrance to clear any arisings causing the issue.”

The council team later removed a blockage from the pipe below the road and fitted a grate to stop large items falling in in future.