Somerset was hit particularly hard by the infamous Beeching cuts of the mid-1960s, which saw around one-third of the UK’s rail network close as both the Conservative and Labour governments of the day struggled to stem financial losses as passenger numb…
Two parish councils are set to meet together to discuss the future of Bruton School for Girls. Bruton[1] School for Girls closed in the summer of 2022 after 122 years of operation[2], citing low pupil numbers – a decision which came as a shock to local…
Mobile speed camera units will be out in force across Somerset this week as part of efforts to clamp down on dangerous driving. Police will be carrying out patrols in all corners of the county as they attempt to improve road safety in the county.
Mobil…
The car park outside the front of Gloucester railway station is shut from today as a multi-million pound project gets underway. It means motorists and pedestrians heading to Gloucester railway station[1] will face disruption for the next six months.
Th…
Gloucester[1] station’s southern car park is to close from Thursday (5 October) to facilitate work on the multi-million-pound station improvement project.
The station forecourt, car park and subway will be redeveloped and upgraded, and with work due to…
The southern car park at Gloucester station is to close later this week – the redevelopment and upgrade of the station forecourt and car park and subway is due to commence shortly which will mean the area needs to be closed from Thursday 5 October to a…
Motorists and pedestrians heading to Gloucester railway station[1] will face disruption over the course of the next six months when a station car park closes on Thursday (October 5). The southern car park at the city’s station is to close as part of th…
Major routes throughout Gloucestershire[1] are set to have traffic lights installed, or have full road closures in place this week as maintenance teams work to patch potholes, make safety checks, and lay the pipes and cables that keep water coming out …
Somerset councillors are “extremely concerned” by plans to close ticket offices at every railway station in England.
Train operators across England launched a consultation in early-July over plans to close all staffed ticket offices at every railway st…
Mobile speed camera units will be out across of Somerset during the course of this week in a bid to clamp down on dangerous driving. Police are continuing their assault on speeders in an effort to improve road safety in the county.
Vans and other units…
Metz Way in Gloucester is among those roads in Gloucestershire which roads bosses have said will be shut for maintenance this month. The closure of the city centre road was among those Gloucestershire County Council announced would have closures or res…
A large police presence has been spotted in Gloucester[1] this evening (April 25). Witnesses reported seeing “armed police” near Asda, on Bruton Way, at around 7.25pm.
A picture sent to GloucestershireLive[2] shows multiple police vehicles parked up ou…