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M5 traffic delays after lorry driver loses control and crashes

There are delays and heavy traffic on the M5 near Tiverton today (June 19) after a lorry driver lost control of their vehicle and skidded off the southbound carriageway[1]. A picture submitted by a SomersetLive reader shows a lorry at a right angle to …

New station could get hourly trains to Bristol and Cardiff

Wellington could end up with hourly rail services to Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter if demand for the new railway station proves sufficient.
Somerset West and Taunton Council[1] and Mid Devon District Council put together plans to reopen Wellington[2] and…

Girl, 10, missing in Devon sparks urgent 999 police appeal

Police are urging the public to contact them immediately after a 10-year-old girl has gone missing from Exeter. Layla McLoughlin was last seen at around 6am this morning (April 24) on Honiton Road in Exeter.
Layla is local to Exeter and is described as…

M5 motorway junction spillage prompts police response

A spillage of large concrete blocks was affecting travel off a busy junction on the M5 this morning. Police were called to deal with the incident this morning, April 22, which was reported at around 7am at junction 27, southbound, on the A361 turn off …

Key A30 roadworks set to end after two years of traffic pain

Temporary traffic lights on a key West Country road will finally be removed this autumn – more than two years after they were first installed.
Since July 2021, motorists travelling across on the A30 across the Devon-Somerset[1] border have had to conte…