British Transport Police have been at the scene of an incident at a city railway station today. Scores of police cars were parked on Pershore Road South outside Kings Norton Train station[1] – which suspended services.
Forensic officers and firefighter…
He’s a self-made billionaire, but Chris Dawson – who recently re-opened the Plymouth and Exeter Wilko stores after launching a rescue deal for the beleagured chain – began his entrepreneurial life trading from the back of a lorry in Truro.
The Plymouth…
Some trains in Greater Manchester are delayed or cancelled this morning due to ‘an object caught in overhead wires’.
The lines between Stockport[1] and Stoke-on-Trent are currently blocked, according to National Rail. A number of routes from Manchester…
Bewick crashed into the broken-down van and trailer parked on the hard shoulder close to J45 on the northbound carriageway of the A1(M). (pics by Google Maps / National World)John Paul Bewick had been travelling from Devon up to the north east when he …
A driver who “nodded off” at the wheel smashed into a broken-down van and trailer on the A1(M) hard shoulder near Wetherby, seriously injuring an 11-year-old boy.
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An investigation is to be launched following a massive fire which broke out overnight in Plymouth. Fire crews from across the region were sent to the scene of the blaze near the A38[1] at Marsh Mills just before 11pm on Sunday night.
The fire broke out…
London Paddington station (PA Wire)
Rail services to and from London Paddington[1] station, including Elizabeth line[2] services between Heathrow Airport[3] and Reading[4], are majorly disrupted on Wednesday morning.
Great Western Railway[5] and He…
It’s the end of the working week and as the weekend edges ever closer, roads across the county are set to fill up. There are reports of some delays across Devon due to roadworks and crashes.
The A38 is currently shut at Ashburton due to a collision inv…
GRAHAM, the construction and civil engineering specialist firm, has announced its completion of the new £16m Marsh Barton Railway Station in Exeter for Devon County Council, with the station to open to the public on Tuesday, July 4.
The project, which…
Structures ++ The Office of Rail and Road has voiced concern over a backlog of structure checks at Network Rail. The regulator said: ‘If Network Rail does not complete the overall examination process at the required intervals, faults could be undetecte…
Summer is not far away and many people will now be thinking of where they want to spend their holidays. After new Brexit travel rules and the climate crisis[1], lots of tourists are looking closer to home for trips, and they are pleasantly surprised at…
Great Western Railway[1] has warned passengers travelling on the rail network today that there will be “extremely reduced service” and disruption due to the ongoing industrial dispute with rail unions. Many services are reduced, with their last train a…
Devon’s magistrates courts[1] sentence people for a wide variety of criminal offences. This week’s list includes drink and drug drivers and domestic violence offenders.
The magistrates have a range of punishments and rehabilitation measures at their di…
Operation Loki was launched by Devon & Cornwall Police on 20 March in Exeter and has since spanned Safer Streets funded towns and cities Torquay, Barnstaple, Plymouth, Paignton, Truro and Falmouth.
The neighbourhood policing operation reached Cornwall …