Hungerford

Amazon van stolen in broad daylight while doing deliveries

A van delivering Amazon orders to the people of Brislington[1] was stolen in broad daylight during a brazen theft[2]. An eyewitness reported seeing the suspect make off with the van while parcels were being delivered to their home on Wednesday afternoo…

M4 live updates as lorry crash halts traffic

What do we know so far?
Hello and welcome to our BerkshireLive traffic blog. Two out of three lanes on the M4 Eastbound have been reopened following a crash involving a lorry.
The incident is affecting road users between Marlborough and Hungerford. The…

M4 traffic held as air ambulance called to lorry crash

A crash involving a lorry in Wiltshire is causing long queues to form on the M4 this morning (June 22). The incident has been reported between junctions 15 and 14 on the motorway in Wiltshire.
Traffic monitoring website Inrix says the crash happened on…

Raw sewage leaking from overturned tanker on A4

At 4pm today (June 17), Thames Valley Police responded to reports of an overturned tanker on the A4 roundabout over the A34.
Upon arrival they found that the tanker had leaked up to 14,000 litres of raw sewage onto the road.
A Thames Valley Police spok…

From the archive: Cannon Street Station 1866-1966

Originally published in two parts in The Railway Magazine – August and September 1966

View from the River Thames of Cannon Street Station and bridge as opened, with original signalling. Reproduced from a contemporary drawing by John O’Connor
Cannon S…

Company banned from transporting radioactive goods after …

A Slough-based freight company has been prohibited from transporting radioactive goods. The prohibition order was put in place by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) following an inspection of the company’s premises in March.
At the inspection, on …