Anne, who has been the patron of Scottish rugby since 1986, greeted players ahead of kick-off.
Scotland went on to lose 16-20 to France, despite dominating for much of the match.
It comes after it was announced that the King would be undergoing regular…
Here are the details of all road closures affecting the M4, A470 and other main in the coming week (beginning Saturday, February 10), with motorists being warned to avoid the area during closures. Several sections of the road are either fully or partia…
A golf course greenkeeper drank a bottle of wine before leading police on a high-speed chase that saw him weaving in and out of motorway traffic and racing through villages.
A court heard officers were “amazed” Jake Bonds didn’t flip his car when he dr…
Rail services between Reading[1], Bracknell[2] and Guildford[3] will be disrupted for more than three weeks as level crossings[4] and signalling systems[5] are upgraded in the vicinity. Road users will also be subject to a number of diversions.
The wor…
Wednesday 17 Jan 2024
Signalling upgrades and level crossing closures in Wokingham to result in diversions for motorists later this month
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Railway reliability upgrades by Network Rail will mean temporary closures of the level…
It was a peaceful village until HS2 moved in. What was once a serene rural scene is now a ‘hellish 24/7 building site’, according to residents.
Fed-up villagers in Water Orton[1] said they no longer recognised the formerly-pleasant spot just outside Bi…
West Coast Railways will have to fit central door locking (CDL) to its carriages by February 29, or cease main line operations.
The ultimatum comes after WCR’s Judicial Review in the High Coart failed to overturn the Office of Rail and Road’s decision …
Network Rail[1] has confirmed that it is in the final stages of an £85 million investment to upgrade signalling on the West Coast main line between Rugeley and Colwich, with completion scheduled for the end of January. As part of this extensive project…
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The New Year is traditionally a time for new beginnings: turning over a new leaf, writing a new page, righting past wrongs. ‘We look backwards to go forwards’ as the coach proclaimed at a rugby match I attended in Portland Pris…
Avanti West Coast, which operates services on the West Coast Main Line, said on Thursday morning that a tree falling on overhead wires between Rugby and Lichfield Trent Valley means some lines were blocked, extending journey times for services from Lon…
Quakers Yard Station in Merthyr Tydfil – TfW.
Emily Price
A revamped train station plagued by delays and planning issues is finally set to reopen to passengers next week.
In April 2023 Transport for Wales (TfW) closed Quakers Yard station in Merthyr T…
Property specialist Bradley Hall hosted its annual Festive Fundraiser and raised £55,000 for local charities NE Youth, Bravehearts of the North East, and Great North Children’s Hospital Foundation. The event, which welcomed 600 guests to The Fed in Gat…
Was it just me reading between the lines as Darren Eales spoke at the We Are United event the other week of United assessing its options for additional capacity and thought … are they thinking about leaving St James’ Park?
If we weren’t reading between…
An Essex district has one of the fewest numbers of new homes being built in the entire country outside of London, new figures show. A recovery in housebuilding following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic looks to have stalled, the government figures …