A road on the Devon/Somerset border was blocked in both directions earlier today following a crash involving multiple vehicles. It’s reported that as many as four vehicles may have been involved in the pile-up.
There were long on the A303 this afternoo…
As Somerset’s population has grown and its road network has become more congested, the future of its remaining rail network has been brought into sharper rail focus.
Some of the former mainline routes have been preserved as heritage lines, including th…
Somerset experienced significant rainfall on Monday (December 4), causing damage to residential properties and businesses, flooding on numerous main roads, disruption to public transport services and missed household waste collections.
The high rainfal…
Somerset experienced significant rainfall on Monday (December 4), causing damage to residential properties and businesses, flooding on numerous main roads, disruption to public transport services and missed household waste collections.
The high rainfal…
Met Office rain warning for South West and North East as well of South Wales Ice warning in Scotland as RAC warns drivers of ‘very treacherous’ conditionsBy Mark Duell[1] and Liz Hull[2] Published: 13:11, 4 December 2023 | Updated: 18:09, 4 Decem…
Drivers could face delays on major routes through Somerset when the normal weekend rush is expected to resume this afternoon (November 11).
While the spring and summer months sees traffic levels peak on the M5, A303, A38 and other key routes across the…
A diversion route is in place following a serious car and lorry crash on the A303 in Somerset[1]. The road is closed between the A358 for Ilminster and the A356, with Avon and Somerset Police[2] officers at the scene.
The crash took place at around 1.4…
Nearly 100 new homes could still be built in a small Somerset village after an appeal was lodged by the developer. The Crossman Group applied in December 2021 for permission to build up to 97 homes[1] on the B3167 Perry Street in South Chard[2], a ston…
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…
A beloved UK baking chain could be just months away of setting up shop in a Somerset town after construction work begin. Viabill Ltd. was granted outline permission in January[1] to construct a drive-thru outlet on vacant land on Tapstone Road in Chard…
There’s nothing worse than being excited about a bank holiday break and then being stuck in traffic[1], forced to wait hours bumper to bumper on the motorway to get to your destination.
But what if there was a way to know when to travel so you could a…
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…
With stress an increasingly common aspect of day-to-day life, Mark Gilbert, Nutritionist for The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan, is urging people to rethink before reaching for food to combat symptoms of stress. According to recent research, over a …
Crossman Acquisitions – which is part of the Crossman Group – applied in April 2020 to build 79 flats within the final vacant plot of the Firepool Lock site on the A3087 Trenchard Way, less than half a mile from the southern entrance to the railway sta…