Snowy trip down to Winchester Crown Court

It's no secret to us all that it snowed today, every inch of Winchester ground was covered in white fluffy snow. But, the news never sleeps, and this week is crucial, as it's the first WINOL back, and the MA's have joined the team. My new title is Chief Crime Reporter, which is developing upon the same news beat as last semester, as this is my core interest. This involves regular trips down the the crown court as you can imagine is a great source for crime stories in the local area. Regardless of the torrential snowflakes turning to ice, I headed down to court. It was certainly a slippery and bumpy journey but as I was shuffling my way through the snow slowly and steadily it gave me the chance to take some pictures of my surroundings, so I thought it would be nice to share them with you.

                            

                              

                                         

It's amazing how snow can cause so much disruption, it looks beautiful but it causes endless chaos, transport delays, schools closing, people not able to get to their jobs, and delays in every way imaginable. Most see it as a day off, but in terms of the law courts, its a requirement and therefore cannot just be shut down, they had to compromise with what judges were available and work around the delays of defendants and barristers getting in, but eventually most of the scheduled cases were heard.