Transport and Logistics Network
People are fighting for their lives after a serious crash on the hard shoulder of the M5 near Gloucestershire. An air ambulance was called after a black Nissan Qashqai collided with the back of a white Mercedes campervan[1] that was stationary on the h…
Stagecoach West is offering NHS staff working at Gloucestershire Hospital Foundation Trust 25% off all bus travel[1]. The bus operator has launched the initiative to encourage more Trust staff to make the switch from car to bus and get on board with gr…
Motorists heading out on the county’s roads in the coming weeks could face closures, diversions, and temporary traffic lights in many parts of Gloucestershire while improvements and upgrades are rolled out on the road network. This will include another…
Essential maintenance carried out by Network Rail[1] will take place from Monday the 21st to and including Thursday the 24th between Kemble[2] and Sapperton[3] in Gloucestershire[4]. The period of work will affect journeys between Swindon and Glouceste…
The Severn[1] Estuary line has reopened this week (Friday 18 August) after three weeks of work to mitigate the impact of landslips.
Landslips are caused by inclement weather, and the mitigation work will improve train performance and cut delays. This w…
The Tour of Britain may be coming to Gloucestershire[1] in September but many of the county’s roads are dangerous for cyclists due to their atrocious condition, according to Cotswolds councillors. Residents say they are seriously worried about how bad …
Direct trains between Cheltenham Spa[1] and London Paddington will not be operating this week causing travel misery[2] for London-bound rail commuters. Network Rail will be carrying out essential maintenance in Kemble to make journeys more reliable.
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A couple is set to get compensation from Gloucester City Council[1] because their complaint over a neighbour’s noise nuisance was not properly investigated. The couple, identified only as Mr and Mrs W, complained about noise being made by a business up…
A dad says he cut short a family camping trip to Weston-super-Mare[1] to fly everyone to Turkey instead. In a withering assessment of the West Country resort, he said it was extortionately expensive”.
The family of four from Birmingham said they paid £…
A major project to upgrade Gloucester’s A430 Llanthony Road at a notorious pinch point for traffic has been completed bringing an end to months of misery for motorists[1]. Crews have been widening the carriageway to two lanes for more than 18 months.
A…