Rail disruption on more than ten lines due to flooding and signalling issuesMet Office imposes rain and wind warnings in England and Wales until 9pmBy Mark Duell[1] Published: 08:03, 2 January 2024 | Updated: 10:32, 2 January 2024
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Lots of people who committed crimes this year were jailed earlier this month and spent their Christmas behind bars.
Here are just some of the criminals, including, burglars, domestic violence abusers, drug dealers, flashers, killers, perverts and thugs…
Exasperated drivers say they have been stuck in queues at Dover for more than six hours as travellers faced further disruption on planned Christmas getaways.The Port of Dover warned against anyone travelling to the ferry terminal without a booking…
Network Rail warned today that major station construction programmes, track renewals, overhead line renewals, bridge demolitions and maintenance will be taking place over Christmas and may disrupt travel plans.
At Cambridge South, a new track realig…
Almost six million entries and exits were recorded at Chelmsford railway station in the year up to March 2023, according to the latest from the Office for Rail and Road (ORR). It’s an increase of around 1.3 million journeys compared to the previous yea…
A new study has named an area in Essex as one of the places with the worst traffic in the country. Accident compensation experts Claims.co.uk named the local authority of Thurrock as the third worst for traffic in the UK, in part because it contains th…
The expected completion date for work on the A12 between Marks Tey and Stanway has been pushed back by several months. The £36.9m project, which is seeing the reconstruction of concrete roads, was anticipated to be finished in Spring 2024.
Work has bee…
He’s a self-made billionaire, but Chris Dawson – who recently re-opened the Plymouth and Exeter Wilko stores after launching a rescue deal for the beleagured chain – began his entrepreneurial life trading from the back of a lorry in Truro.
The Plymouth…
A crash involving a lorry on an Essex motorway led to a fuel spillage and long delays this morning (December 6). The incident, which took place on the southbound M11 near Loughton, resulted in road closures and miles of traffic.
The crash, which occurr…
It is an L of an effort – and cost nearly £1,400 – but Britain’s most persistent learner driver has finally passed their theory test at the 60th time of asking. The driver spent an eye-watering £1,380 at a test centre in Redditch[1], before finally con…
A woman from Essex said she ‘wanted to do something crazy’ to help her dad with an incurable disease. Tammy Taylor, 27, decided to fundraise for Parkinson’s UK because her dad was diagnosed with Parkinson’s earlier this year and she wanted to raise mon…
A narrow road in Essex which has frequently seen angry motorists caught up in ‘Mexican standoffs’ is set to be made one-way following a petition. Richmond Avenue in Shoebury has almost no room for motorists to pass each other, with many having to resor…
The M25 is set to be shut overnight next week causing potential delays for motorists. The entry slip road at junction 28 with the A12 near Brentwood will be shut on Monday night (December 4) into the early hours of Tuesday morning (December 5).
The wor…
Network Rail is warning Christmas[1] travellers of disruption across the Anglia region due to extensive engineering work.
Its workers will be carrying out major station construction, track and overhead line renewal, bridge demolitions and maintenance o…