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M3 and A303: National Highways road closures to avoid

One of them is expected to cause moderate delays, with motorists facing a wait of between 10 and 30 minutes.
The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that four closures are due to start over the next two weeks:

• M3, fr…

Easter Monday washout sparks travel warning

Heavy rain could spark travel chaos for an estimated two million Brits making return journeys following the Easter weekend.
The RAC has said that more than 2 million[1] journeys will be made on Easter Monday.
Meanwhile, the Met Office has warned of hea…

A303 reopens after four-vehicle pile up

A road on the Devon/Somerset border was blocked in both directions earlier today following a crash involving multiple vehicles. It’s reported that as many as four vehicles may have been involved in the pile-up.
There were long on the A303 this afternoo…

Truckstop Review: Hillside Cafe

There has been a cafe on this site for around 100 years, if local accounts are accurate. Situated on the A36, which runs between Southampton and Bristol, just 3 miles from the junction with the A303. Hillside Cafe was built by the current owner’s famil…

Drive-by culture: monuments you can see by road, rail or water

View image in fullscreen[1] This article is more than 2 months oldDrive-by culture: monuments you can see by road, rail or waterThis article is more than 2 months oldFrom Welsh castles to an unearthly Soviet monument in Bulgaria, these beautiful sites…

Inquest opens into death of man who crashed near Thruxton

Peter Wayne George, of Somerton, died on the A303 near Thruxton following a collision in morning of December 1.

Chief area coroner Christopher Wilkinson said that drivers reported that the 49-year-old was seen driving somewhat erratically in a red Min…

Serious crash closes M3 as HGV hits central reservation

The incident happened on the motorway, between Junctions 8 (A303) and 9 (A34), on Friday, December 15 at around 8pm. 
All lanes westbound were closed, with one lane eastbound, for several hours. 
Emergency work to the central reservation took place ove…

Popular M5 services to be expanded and revamped

A popular service station on the M5 in Somerset will be expanded and significantly upgraded if new plans are approved. Roadchef Motorways Ltd operates the Taunton Deane services on the M5 between Junction 26 (for Wellington[1]) and Junction 25 (for Tau…