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M4 crash closes M4 into Sunday with diversions in place

A serious crash on Saturday night has closed a section of the M4 in Wiltshire into Sunday (December 10). The closure is likely to be in place throughout the morning.
Emergency services[1] are at the scene of the crash which has happened between junctio…

Public Notices: Overnight closures planned for M4 and A-roads

In this week’s public notices there is an advisory from National Highways of overnight road closures to the M4 Motorway and several key A-roads servicing Maidenhead.
Road closures:
National Highways has advised an order is set to be made to close parts…

Bid for A417 Cotswold lorry park quashed over harm to landscape

A planning inspector has quashed controversial plans to build a new lorry park which residents feared would harm the beautiful Cotswold[1] countryside. William Gilder Ltd’s plans to build the new 75-space truck stop on land at Gloucester Road near the …

A429 closed in Gloucestershire by crash which results in arrest

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a crash which has left a major Gloucestershire road closed for hours. Emergency services were called to the A429 in Cirencester[1] just off the roundabout with the A419 at 3am today (Octob…

Major road linking M5 and M4 to close over two weekends

Motorists have been given the heads-up about weekend closures of a main road linking the M5 in Gloucestershire with the M4 in Wiltshire in September. National Highways is advising drivers to plan in advance and allow a little extra time for their journ…

Mobile speed cameras catch 74 drivers at four speeding hot spots

Mobile speed cameras have been doing what they do best around Gloucestershire – catching speeding motorists[1]. The latest figures have been released and show where dozens of motorists breached 30mph limits.
Four locations were selected for the Camera …

M5 left partially blocked by vehicle fire – live updates

A vehicle fire partially blocked traffic on the M5 southbound. The motorway has reopened following the fire between junction 13 at Stroud and junction 14 at Thornbury as of around 8.30pm today (June 7).
Traffic was briefly halted for a time, but has si…