Transport and Logistics Network
On 22 August, Leonardo Helicopters UK held an event at its Yeovil, Somerset HQ to mark the recognition of its location as the ‘Home of UK Helicopters’. PAUL EDEN reports.
Yeovil now has official recognition of its rotary-wing heritage. (Leonardo)
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Britain’s beleaguered railways laid bare: List reveals up to 13% of trains were cancelled while four in ten were delayed after wave of strikes every month this year… so how was YOUR local station affected?41% of trains across UK between January and J…
Traffic is queueing on the M4 westbound between J19 M32 (Bristol) and J20 M5 J15 (Almondsbury Interchange due to an earlier crash. Traffic monitoring site has confirmed that while all lanes have been re-opened, traffic remains slow and there is congest…
Marvin Rees’ response to the A4 consultation[1] signals his final months in office will be characterised by point scoring rather than serious engagement in Bristol’s future.
The basis of his objection to the West of England Combined Authority’s[2] (WEC…
A mattress has been left by the side of the road in Lockleaze. Fly-tipping is an issue in the area.
“It’s just become deflated,” says Ilanie, as she takes a cigarette break from work at Jhoots Pharmacy. Crouching down with her back to the shop wind…
One arrest was made and a suspected stolen motorbike seized by police after reports of anti-social riding by a group of people in Bristol and Kingswood[1]. Police received numerous calls this afternoon (September 2) reporting a group of between 30 and …
Authorities have no immediate plans for further safety measures on a busy shopping street in South Bristol, after calls to better protect cyclists and pedestrians.
There have been been calls for changes to East Street in Bedminster[1], and for a curren…
There’s nothing like a proper road-trip to really put a car through its paces.
Which is how, following an informal chat over dinner at the Goodwood Festival of speed, I found myself driving a new uprated UK-spec Polestar 2 – right-hand drive and on Bri…
Long delays are forming on the M5 through Somerset as holidaymakers descend on the South West during the final weekend of the school summer break.
The problems started on the M5 northbound, near junction 26 for Wellington, which was blocked after a cra…
British Legion coach crash on the M4 motorway, police said last night.
As crash investigators continued to search the scene and examine the
coach, police said driver Stephen Brown, 38, had told them he swerved to
avoid an object on the carriageway.
Mr …