Transport and Logistics Network
Drivers have been warned of delays on a Devon A-road after a lorry crashed into a tree and telegraph pole. The A35 at Raymonds Hill was closed at around 7am today (Monday, July 8) following the crash.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue[1] crews were ca…
There have also been reports of localised flooding on some roads in the two counties. The Environment Agency said two flood warnings, external[1] were in place for Devon – one affecting the lower River Torridge and one for the River Yarty from Yarcombe…
Somerset was hit particularly hard by the infamous Beeching cuts of the mid-1960s, which saw around one-third of the UK’s rail network close as both the Conservative and Labour governments of the day struggled to stem financial losses as passenger numb…
As Somerset’s population has grown and its road network has become more congested, the future of its remaining rail network has been brought into sharper rail focus.
Some of the former mainline routes have been preserved as heritage lines, including th…
Somerset experienced significant rainfall on Monday (December 4), causing damage to residential properties and businesses, flooding on numerous main roads, disruption to public transport services and missed household waste collections.
The high rainfal…