Network Rail[1] will be working on the track between Bath and Bristol[2] this weekend, which will affect Great Western Railway[3] services.
No trains will run between Bath Spa[4] and Bristol Temple Meads[5] on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October, or on Sun…
Tributes have been paid to a man who was Warminster[1] Mayor not once, but twice during his time as a town councillor. Warminster Town Council has shared the news that Councillor Rob Fryer has died – with councillors and staff paying tribute to him.
Ro…
Somerset is about to get even hotter ahead of what could be the hottest day of the year. Temperatures across southern Englad are set to rise ahead of the weekend, which could see the mercury hit 33C, beating the current hottest day of the year in June….
The family of a “fiercely loyal” motorcyclist from Somerset who died in a crash have paid tribute to him. Jamie Howarth, 34, died in a crash near Frome, on Tuesday August 22.
Officers from Avon and Somerset Police were called to the scene on Marsh Road…
A motorcyclist died in a three-vehicle crash near Frome[1] yesterday afternoon (August 22). Avon and Somerset Police officers were called to the B3099 Marsh Road, in Standerwick, at around 5pm.
It has been confirmed today (August 23) that the rider of …
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…
A man has pleaded guilty to operating eight unlicensed HMOs in the Taunton area and has been ordered to pay costs and fines of more than £34,000. An HMO is a House in Multiple Occupation – a property rented out by at least three people who are not from…
Two people have died following a crash in Frome and another is fighting for their life in hospital. Emergency services were called out to the A361 Frome Bypass at around 10.30pm on Tuesday night (July 25) after receiving reports of a serious crash[1] i…
Both Trowbridge and Bradford on Avon are likely to be affected by upcoming and continuing roadworks this summer.
The council have announced that the B3105 New Terrace at Staverton will close from July 26 for nearly five months, reopening again on Decem…
Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats has told people in Somerton & Frome that it’s a choice between them and Conservatives as he launched the by-election campaign in Castle Cary yesterday.
Sir Ed Davey introduced the prospective parliamentary …
A major truck dealer says simplicity and service levels have led it to switch some of its fleet to Durite telematics.
Motus Commercials is the largest DAF Trucks dealer group in Europe, with 29 dealerships across the UK, employing more than 1,500 peopl…
Motus Commercials, a part of Motus Group (UK), has won DAF Dealer Awards, for its dealerships in Avonmouth and Halesowen. The two awards were announced at the International DAF Dealer Conference 2023, which took place recently in Barcelona.
The Confere…
The Essex family of one of the heroes of Rorke’s Drift that inspired the film Zulu is trying to buy back his lost medals after they saw them put up for auction. Alfred Saxty was just 20-years-old at the time of the famous battle in January 1879.
He was…