Transport and Logistics Network
A five-metre sinkhole has caused the closure of a road through a Gloucester suburb[1]. Gloucester highways teams and water company Severn Trent are investigating the sinkhole which forced the closure of Church Road, Longlevens, on Monday, May 22. A spo…
There is widespread shock and anger after four sheep were decapitated in Gloucestershire over the weekend. The sheep’s heads were cut off in fields near Newent and police are appealing for information about the horrific incident.
Police said the sheep …
Wild beavers and their dams could be returning to Gloucestershire’s[1] rivers after more than four centuries. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and Forestry England has launched a feasibility study exploring which of the county’s waterways could benefit f…
A road in Gloucester has been closed following an incident involving a lorry and a resultant fuel spill. It’s happened in Severn Road near the Docks and The Quay at around 9am on Tuesday (May 22).
The incident is reported to be between the Upstairs Dow…
In February 1835 the Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society regretted the death of one of its earliest members, “Thomas Telford, Esq., the President of the Society of Civil Engineers”. Although his obituary appears on the same page as a warning of…
A mum has slammed a West Midlands Police probe into her son’s assault claiming the force has “done nothing”. The youngster, 12, was beaten in Gloucester Way, Solihull[1], on May 7.
His lip burst after being punched and he required hospital treatment to…
The lush green grass of the Cotswolds[1] is being torn up as preparatory work continues on the A417 Missing Link project near the Air Balloon roundabout. Motorists and ramblers have seen diggers removing top soil along the A435 close to Crickley Hill.
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Dorothy Denny drove the wrong way down the M5 after a drinking session and caused a head-on collision with another car.
Dorothy Denny of Blenheim Drive, Bredon, has avoided jail after being given a 20-month suspended prison term at Gloucester Crown C…
Emergency services including the air ambulance were called to Tesco Extra in Quedgeley[1] after a woman was reportedly knocked down by a car in the supermarket’s car park. The incident happened at around 11.15am on Saturday (May 20).
A spokesperson for…
Numerous attractions are set to take place this weekend in Tewkesbury as the town’s Big Weekend returns for 2023. On Saturday May 20 and Sunday May 21, locations around the town such as the Riverside, the Vineyards and the Town Hall will be hosting ple…