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Where 113 homes will be built near Cheltenham later in 2024

Work has started to build 113 homes[1] in Cheltenham. Platform Home Ownership, is working in collaboration with developer Lovell Partnerships to provide the homes in Bishop’s Cleeve later this year.
The development is named Cleeve Gardens. Of the 113 h…

New route between South Coast & West Midlands

National Express has announced plans to increase direct coach services for customers travelling between the South Coast and the West Midlands.
From Friday 12 April 2024, the UK’s largest scheduled coach operator will introduce a new daily 161 service d…

B4215 traffic: Key route closed as lorry crashes off road

A key route in Gloucestershire was closed for around three hours after a lorry crashed off the road this morning (Saturday, April 6). The incident happened on the B4215 near Dymock, north of Newent, at around 10.20am.
Emergency services were at the sce…

Interview with John Dunning, founder of Westmorland Group

As usual, the entrance to Westmorland Services Southbound is bustling with motorists, rushing through its doors to escape the weather and enjoy a comfort break and a cuppa before resuming their journeys.
Few seem to notice the smartly dressed gentleman…

M5 reopened near Bristol after lorry crash on slip road

There were delays on the M5 this afternoon after a crash involving a lorry. The motorway was blocked northbound near Bristol, leading to queueing traffic on the exit slip road approaching junction 16.
It happened at about 3.30pm on Saturday. The traffi…

Consultation over where 35,700 new homes should go

To meet the housing target for the three districts it is estimated that 600 homes will need to be built every year in each area.Gloucester has been allocated 13,620 homes, there are 11,140 planned in Tewkesbury and Cheltenham is set to have a total of …

8 of Worcestershire’s lost and abandoned railways

However, in order to progress some railway stations and routes have to be abandoned.
Along with other places across the country, Worcestershire was hit hard by the Beeching cuts, when thousands of miles of track and stations were closed in the ‘60s
Oth…

Two drivers killed in A44 crash near Evesham

Two drivers were killed when their cars collided on an A-road across the border in Worcestershire. The double-fatal crash happened on Sunday (January 14) near Egdon, 10 miles north west of Evesham[1].
The collision, at around 12.25am, involved a silver…

M4 near M5 junction to be closed for two nights this week

Motorists using a stretch of the M4 near Bristol have been warned about overnight closures[1] today (Monday, January 15) and tomorrow (Tuesday). National Highways has said the westbound motorway will be closed between junction 19 for the M32 and juncti…

Spate of car damage and thefts on South Bristol road

Police are investigating a spate of incidents on a road in south Bristol.[1]
According to police there have been multiple reports about vehicle damage and thefts on Somerset Road in Knowle.[2][3]
Neighbourhood police sergeant for Knowle[4] and Filwood,…