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Met Office perspective on wind gusts up to 75mph
Meteorologist Alex Burkill, who works at the Met Office, has been offering his perspective on the windy forecasts for much of the UK, saying: “In the south it is going to be relatively mild with highs of…
Factors involved in deciding where to build or reopen stations include what the best way to satisfy transport demand locally is, whether there is capacity on the rail network to add new stations, whether the investment can be justified in terms of futu…
One of the most iconic and heavily photographed tourist attractions in the West Country is set to vanish at the end of 2023, after a 66-year-old private agreement fell through. Marking where the southwestern tip of Britain meets the sea, the white sign…
Bristol Airport’s parking charges are set to increase next week. Higher costs will be placed on ‘kiss and fly’ journeys to the airport, which are the most inefficient form of transport.
Motorists using the ‘Drop & Go’ car park for a ten-minute stay wil…
Three men involved in dealing in farm machinery in Somerset have admitted handling stolen goods[1] and have been sentenced. Harry Hollowell, aged 25 of Jellicoe Road, in Yeovil, and 23-year-old Vincent Bruce, of Bearley Lane, Tintinhull, appeared at Br…
There are severe delays M4 Prince of Wales Bridge[1] after a crash this afternoon. The busy motorway is congested in the Wales-direction as far back as J21, with further congestion on the M49.
Traffic eastbound is also heavily congested to J24, accordi…
New figures from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have pulled together data looking at the number of people entering and exiting every train station across the UK.
In total, there were 2.5 billion entries and exits across the UK in 2022-23.
This was a…
Where we can drive our cars has been a major conversation in Bath and North East Somerset in 2023.
Key debates have ranged from issues such Bath and North East Somerset Council’s rollout of low traffic neighbourhoods[1], and the anti-terror bollards in…
Tyler Carley (R) and his dad Mark. (SWNS)A “beautiful” 20-year-old man who was killed after a lorry he was a passenger in overturned had just texted his mum before his death, his family has revealed.Tyler Carley died at the scene of the collision on th…
Motorists could end up on the long road to home as strong winds and heavy rain threaten widespread chaos today as they drive home for Christmas.
The Met Office[1] is warning that storms may bring even more disruption to road, rail, air and ferry servic…