Transport and Logistics Network
Police have closed a lane of the M5 near Bristol due to an incident involving a lorry. The southbound carriageway is shut on Saturday morning between junctions 19 and 20.
The traffic site Inrix has some details of the incident. It says: “One lane close…
Two lanes on the M5 at Avonmouth have reopened following a crash on the motorway. The closures were in place southbound between J18 near the Avonmouth bridge to J19 for Portishead.
According to traffic monitor Inrix, the collision took place on the bri…
Opening dates have been confirmed for four new Poundland[1] stores in Somerset – including two tomorrow (November 25). The retailer recently took over shop units formerly occupied by collapsed fashion firm M&Co[2] in Portishead, Crewkerne, Wells and Ra…
A woman was rescued from the River Avon near Bath[1] by fire crews and a local resident earlier today (October 23). Avon Fire and Rescue Service[2] were called to reports of a woman in the water near Newbridge Road at 12.44pm.
Crews from Bath, Bedminst…
An IT engineer from Somerset who arranged to meet young girls at an airport hotel so that he could sexually abuse them has been jailed for two years. Mark Hemus, 37, from Portishead, was arrested by National Crime[1] Agency (NCA) officers in October la…