A40

M5 closed after huge smoke from lorry fire

All traffic on the M5 northbound has been stopped due to a vehicle fire. The incident was first reported by traffic monitoring service Inrix at 9.41pm.
The incident is believed to have happened between junction 11 (Gloucester) and junction 10 (Cheltenh…

Oxfordshire petition calls for urgent safety review on A40

The turning, at Barnard Gate, has been the scene of four serious crashes in the past three years while a motorist was killed there in 2012.Councillor Liam Walker, Oxfordshire County[1] Council’s shadow cabinet member for highway management, has launche…

Serious A40 crash near Witney leaves woman hospitalised

The incident happened after a white Volvo lorry and a grey Mazda car were involved in a crash at the junction for Barnard Gate at around 10.30am, yesterday, Tuesday, November 7. 
The Mazda driver, a woman in her 40s, suffered serious injuries. She was …

Drivers face A34 Botley Interchange delays from gas works

Gas network company SGN will start work to upgrade the local gas supply from 8pm tonight and this will last approximately two weeks, being carried out in two phases.
The first phase will mean the southbound carriageway is closed until 5am on Monday, wh…

A34 to close at Botley Interchange due to gasworks

Gas network company SGN will start work to upgrade the local gas supply network on Friday, November 3 and it will last approximately two weeks and be carried out in two phases.
This comes as city traders claim they have been hit by “a perfect storm of …

M5 traffic live: Coach fire closes motorway in Gloucestershire

Traffic was halted on the M5 in Gloucestershire after a coach fire. Police and the fire service are at the scene near junction 11A (Gloucester/Cirencester).
All traffic had been held in both directions, but only northbound remained shut at 10.50pm. No …

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Transport for London (TfL) has asked customers to check before they travel this weekend

Londoners travelling into the capital this weekend could be faced with disruption due to closures on TfL services.
Transport for London (TfL) has asked Londoner…

In court from Newport, Caerphilly, Blackwood and Caldicot

KALLUM JEAVONS, 28, of no fixed abode, Newport was jailed for 21 weeks after he pleaded guilty to affray and possession of an offensive weapon – a builder’s trowel – on Commercial Street on July 31.
He must pay £620 costs following his release from pri…