Transport and Logistics Network
Two people were rushed to hospital after a crash in Bath[1] this afternoon (November 23). Avon and Somerset Police[2] were called to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the A36 Lower Bristol Road at 1pm.
It has since been confirmed that the drivers o…
One of the UK’s finest Police Dogs has retired from Avon and Somerset Constabulary[1]. PD Ash was hailed a hero when he played a key role in preventing rioters from invading a police station.
He also won the National Police Dog Championships in 2019, m…
Andrea Maria Harrison, of Plunder Street, Cleeve, attended North Somerset Magistrates’ Court on Monday (November 20), when she pleaded guilty to the offence.
The court heard that she was clocked doing 46mph on a 40mph stretch of the M32 Severn Bridge r…
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Dart start: The Direct Air-Rail Transit at Luton airport opened in 2023 (Simon Calder)
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A huge solar farm could be built on farmland in Hewish. Green Switch Capital has applied for permission to build a 73 hectare solar farm[1] on four parcels of land at Manor Farm.
The land is currently used as agricultural land. It is planned that the s…
Drivers are being urged to plan ahead for emergency repairs which will close a stretch of the M5 near Bristol tonight (November 20).
National Highways is advising drivers travelling around the Almondsbury Interchange to allow extra time for their journ…
Police were called to a soft play in Somerset after a fight broke out between two parents. Witnesses said they heard one mum tell the other that they needed to control their kid.
Apparently, an older child kept barging into a toddler. Tensions reported…
A Tesco driver seems to have either placed too much faith in their SatNav[1] or lacked local knowledge when their lorry got trapped on a tight corner in a lane in the West Country[2]. The 33-tonne articulated lorry was attempting to find an alternative…
A new school for children with special needs will soon be opened near a Somerset sports centre. Somerset County Council[1] entered into a partnership in June 2022 with NHS[2] Somerset[3] and Homes2Inspire to deliver ten new children’s homes across the …