The A358 remains closed in both directions near Hatch Beauchamp following a serious crash yesterday, Wednesday, February 14. A driver was airlifted to hospital following the collision[1] involving a Range Rover and a lorry at around 3.50pm.
In an updat…
As Somerset’s population has grown and its road network has become more congested, the future of its remaining rail network has been brought into sharper rail focus.
Some of the former mainline routes have been preserved as heritage lines, including th…
Drivers could face delays on major routes through Somerset when the normal weekend rush is expected to resume this afternoon (November 11).
While the spring and summer months sees traffic levels peak on the M5, A303, A38 and other key routes across the…
A new school for children with special needs will soon be opened near a Somerset sports centre. Somerset County Council[1] entered into a partnership in June 2022 with NHS[2] Somerset[3] and Homes2Inspire to deliver ten new children’s homes across the …
A stretch of the A303 in Somerset was closed following a serious crash overnight. It involved a car and a lorry, and took place at around 1.45am this morning (November 17).
The road was closed in both directions between the A358 for Ilminster and the A…
A diversion route is in place following a serious car and lorry crash on the A303 in Somerset[1]. The road is closed between the A358 for Ilminster and the A356, with Avon and Somerset Police[2] officers at the scene.
The crash took place at around 1.4…
A beloved UK baking chain could be just months away of setting up shop in a Somerset town after construction work begin. Viabill Ltd. was granted outline permission in January[1] to construct a drive-thru outlet on vacant land on Tapstone Road in Chard…
There’s nothing worse than being excited about a bank holiday break and then being stuck in traffic[1], forced to wait hours bumper to bumper on the motorway to get to your destination.
But what if there was a way to know when to travel so you could a…
A £9.5m project to improve wastewater treatment in Somerset will significantly boost the sewage storage capacity of the area during downpours.
Construction teams will begin upgrading a water recycling centre just outside North Petherton this month, whi…
A Somerset man has been banned from owning dogs after pleading guilty to pet offences. Samuel Aaron Rigby recently appeared in court for mistreatment of a pet dog.
The details of people recently convicted at Taunton Magistrates’ Court can be seen below…
The lorry overturned on the Southfields roundabout near Ilminster, heading towards Taunton[1]. This caused one lane to be blocked. Drivers were warned of delays.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene along with Avon and So…
There was heavy traffic on the A358 near Ilminster this afternoon (May 16) due to an overturned lorry. Police say it flipped on the route heading towards Taunton near the A303 junction.
Drivers were told to plan ahead of their journeys in the area as d…
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…