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Somerset County Council received nearly £5m from the Department for Transport (DfT) back in July 2020 to upgrade and resurface the roundabout at junction 26 and the Chelston Link Road to Wellington[1] (known locally as the ‘concrete carriageway’).
The …
A £5m upgrade to a vital road linking a growing Somerset town to the M5 motorway has been pushed back to late-2024. Somerset County Council[1] received nearly £5m from the Department for Transport (DfT) back in July 2020[2] to upgrade and resurface the…
He was nearly three time the legal limit, which is 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath. Janes, of Chesterton Lane, Cirencester, pleaded guilty to drink-driving at Worcester Justice Centre on Thursday, November 23.
He has been banned from drivi…
A man died in a crash on the M5[1] yesterday evening (November 27). Emergency services were called to the northbound carriageway between junction 4A and 4 at around 8.30pm.
West Mercia Police said the crash involved a lorry and a van. Sadly, the driver…
Gaol Ferry Bridge, looking up-stream. The New Cut has a tidal range of seven metres at this point
Bristol is well blessed with bridges. From the majesty of the Clifton Suspension Bridge straddling the Avon Gorge to the more prosaic M5 bridge at Avonm…
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal crash on the M5 near Birmingham.[1] Emergency services descended on the motorway’s northbound carriageway between junctions 4 and 4a in Catshill, Bromsgrove[2] shortly after 8pm last night, November …
A man who threatened to assault and harassed members of the public in Gloucestershire[1] has been handed an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction. Pablo Hortiguela, aged 52 and of Worcester Street, Gloucester[2], is banned from causing annoyance, using or t…
A two-vehicle collision happened yesterday evening around 8.30pm (Monday 27 November) involving a lorry and a van on the M5 northbound between junction 4A and 4.
Despite best efforts of emergency services, a 48-year-old man died at the scene.
His next …
A man has died after a crash between a van and a lorry on the M5 last night (November 27).
The crash took place between junctions 4 and 4a, in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, and triggered a major emergency response. The M5 entry slip road at junction 5 wa…
This is the shocking moment a man risked his life by crossing the M5 after a pick-up truck flipped over[1].
The 4×4 had overturned on the motorway in the West Midlands region during a snowfall, causing emergency services and National Highways crews to …