From 7.00pm on Sunday 21st September until 6.00am on Monday 6th October 2025, the southbound carriageway of the A361 between Hopton Road roundabout and Bishops Cannings will be closed to all traffic.
The A361 will be open to northbound traffic heading out of Devizes only.
For vehicles travelling southbound into Devizes, a clearly signposted diversion route will be in place throughout the duration of the work.
The joint venture between National Grid Electricity Transmission and SSEN Transmission has named Denmark-based NKT as the preferred bidder to deliver the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable system for the Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) project.
Wesley Playing Fields is a key green space for the local community, used by residents and visitors alike during the summer months. Following the success of the first community litter pick organised in March 2025, we partnered with Ealing Council to support in maintaining a vital green space for local people.
Through NETS, we are able to refurbish our transformers that have reached end- of- life. This prevents these transformers from being disposed of and minimises the volume of new ones being manufactured in their place.
To ensure the safety of our workforce and the public while this is carried out, traffic management measures will be in place between 8 and 19 September 2025. These will operate on weekdays between 08:00 and 17:30, and on weekends between 08:00 to 17:00. Outside of these hours, the traffic management will be removed. The work will be carried out by Balfour Beatty, on behalf of National Grid.
Teachers at the primary school wanted to restore their outdoor conservation area, which over time had become overgrown and unsafe, and bring it back to life to be used as an outdoor classroom.
The green fingered volunteers teams spent a day at the school, helping to clear some of the layers of overgrown vegetation that were restricting access to the outdoor space.
As part of its commitment to leave a positive legacy in the communities hosting essential infrastructure, National Grid has encouraged applications to its Community Grant Programme from community groups and charities in Stanah and Hambleton.
The fund is available for projects that deliver social, economic, or environmental benefits – such as promoting inclusion, education, health and wellbeing, employability, conservation, and energy efficiency.
This year, National Grid has awarded the following community organisations with grants to improve their facilities:
To ensure the safety of our workforce and the public while this work is carried out, traffic management measures will be in place between 28 August and 5 September 2025 (excluding 3 September 2025, when the British Tour will be taking place) between the hours of 09:30 to 15:00. The work will be carried out by Balfour Beatty on behalf of National Grid.
