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Drivers face long delays on the M5 this afternoon[1], Friday, May 16. There is currently heavy traffic on the southbound carriageway of the motorway around Bristol ahead of another warm and sunny weekend. We will keep you updated with what’s happening …
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its study[1] into how train operators at busy rail stations communicate and record requests by passengers for assistance. The study found that a dedicated staff app has proven beneficial, but there is muc…
Traffic has been stopped on the M32 in Bristol because a horse is on the road. There are delays in both directions at the junction with the M4.
National Highways traffic maps show queues forming on the motorway. Highways has also confirmed the loose an…
Residents of Wellington and the neighbouring villages will have three opportunities to find out more about a £5.7m upgrade to a major local road after dates for public drop-in events were confirmed. The Chelston link road (also known as the ‘concrete c…
There are long delays heading south on the M5 towards Bristol after a crash involving a lorry this morning. The collision has happened between junction 16 for Gloucester Road and junction 17 for Cribbs Causeway.
Two lane are reported to be closed and t…
A driver has been jailed for causing the deaths of a mother and daughter after speeding in heavy rain during a storm.
Firas Zeineddine was convicted because data from his own Tesla car recorded him driving at more than 90mph on the M4 in Wiltshire duri…
The Prince of Wales Bridge which connects drivers moving between Bristol and Newport is set to shut over the course of several days for major maintenance works
01:00, 26 Apr 2025
The bridge services thousands of drives each day (Image: John Myers)
A …
A cyclist in his 30s has sustained life-threatening injuries after a crash involving a lorry.He was taken to hospital following the collision on St Philips Causeway in Bristol at the crossroad with Days Road. The incident happened at about 22:45 BST on…
The bridge was closed to allow the air ambulance to land
21:00, 22 Apr 2025
The M4 Prince of Wales Bridge was closed following a crash (Image: National Highways )
A crash between a lorry and a pedestrian left a woman seriously inju…
Dr Valeria Frighi-Pezzella spent much of her life treating people with diabetes and working to improve the health of those with severe mental illnesses and intellectual disabilities.
The 67-year-old grandmother’s colleagues at the University of Oxford’…