Is Meadowhall open?: Mega-mall removes flood defences as warning ends

Meadowhall has confirmed they are open today, despite the battering the region took from Storm Babet yesterday.

This afternoon, the shopping centre confirmed they had removed flood defenses outside The Oasis and reopened Meadowhall Drive, after the flood warning in the area was removed.

This morning, a spokesperson from the mega-mall confirmed it would be open today.

Roads infrastructure around Meadowhall is largely intact, with small sections of congestion as driving conditions remain poor. South Yorkshire Police have continued to advise people not to travel on Saturday.

This morning, the centre did confirm their flood defences were remaining in place today. Though this has now changed.

There are no tram services reaching the Meadowhall interchange today. Yellow route trams are terminating at Tinsley/Meadowhall South and the Tram Train service, linking Sheffield and Rotherham town centre, remains suspended.

Passengers on rail services stopping at the Northern-run station at Meadowhall have been urged to use local bus services by the operator. However, services between Leeds and Sheffield, via Moorthorpe, are not affected and customers can use these services for Meadowhall.