Transport and Logistics Network
Six cars are reported to have crashed on the M5 near Bristol this morning. A lane is closed heading south at Junction 15 for the Almondsbury Interchange and the M4.
Traffic[1] site Inrix reports that six cars a possibly involved with a lane currently c…
Passengers travelling with Great Western Railway[1] are being advised of track upgrade work taking place from the 17th to the 22nd of September, which will affect journeys between Bristol[2] and Weston-super-Mare[3].
The work will see track replaced be…
Two people have been found dead at a home in a quiet West Country village[1]. A woman and a man were found after officers were called to Battisborough Cross, in South Devon, at around 5.30pm on Monday (September 11).
Police say that their next of kin h…
A person is in hospital after their car flipped during a crash on the M5 this afternoon (September 12). The incident happened at 1.42pm between junctions 19 for Portishead[1] and 20 for Clevedon on the southbound carriageway.
National Highways said all…
Westlecott Manor on Mill Lane, Old Town, is said to date back to 1589 and was built for the Goddard family, who were the Lords of the Manor of Swindon[1] for 350 years, and many consider it the oldest house in the town.
It was extended in 1926 and rec…
Police have issued an urgent appeal to find a missing elderly man in Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police said Michael, 74, has been reported missing from his home in the Hartcliffe[1] area of the city.
He was last seen between 6pm and 7pm yesterday (Sept…
A new free shuttle bus is being laid on to try to ease traffic chaos and delays from the long-term closure of a bridge over the M4 near Bristol. The half-hourly weekday service starts from 7am on Thursday, September 14, to take passengers from Yate[1] …
Road remains closed as lorry recovered
Avon and Somerset Police said in a statement: “We were called at around 5.11pm today (Friday 8 September) after a lorry over-turned on the A4108 near Mollie’s Motel, Bristol.
“The driver was able to get out of the…
A large police presence was seen in St George late last night after officers swooped down to an incident. Multiple vehicles and a number of Avon and Somerset Police officers were called to attend Holmes Hill Road and Hudds Vale Road.
At around 8.30pm o…
An elderly woman was robbed at a Bristol[1] cash point moments after withdrawing money from the machine in the city centre. Avon and Somerset Police[2] said the incident happened at around 12pm on August 21 in Merchant Street, Broadmead[3].
The force s…