VARIOUS roads will be closed to traffic in Sedgley and Gornal this weekend as the Christmas lights are switched on.

In Gornal, the following roads will be closed from 6am to 8pm on Saturday November 30.

Abbey Road, Lower Gornal, will be closed from number 4 Abbey Road to number 12a, while Water Road in Lower Gornal will be closed from the junction of Abbey Road to the rear of 4 Abbey Road.

Traffic will be diverted via: Abbey Road, Bull Street, Water Road and vice versa.

In Sedgley, Vicar Street will be closed to traffic from 1pm until 9pm on Sunday December 1.

The closure will be from the junction of The Priory to the junction of Dudley Street.

Traffic will be diverted via Gospel End Street, The Bull Ring, Dudley Road and vice versa.

The closures have been ordered by Dudley’s highways department to ensure Christmas lights events go off safely.