Slough

M4: Multi-vehicle crash closes one lane of M4 motorway

The M4 Eastbound from Junction 7 (Slough West) and J6 A355 Royal Windsor Way (Slough/Windsor) is down to one lane. 
According to AA Live traffic updates, cameras show one of the cars involved has been recovered, and one remains on scene.
Motorists are …

Crowds gather to watch the Flying Scotsman leave London …

Crowds gather to watch the Flying Scotsman leave London Paddington as it embarks on 100th anniversary tour from capital to Cardiff – amid fears iconic train will be forced off the tracks due to new health and safety rulesThe train will travel to Cardif…

M4: When will Berkshire motorway roadworks be finished?

According to the National Highways website, the upgrade is costing £848million and was due to be complete last year.
The roadworks have caused lane closures and full road closures for several years, but it is nearing completion.
Junction 7 (near Slough…

Holiday review: Family fun and adventure in Jersey

It’s no secret staycations have become a big deal over the past few years. It was all kickstarted by the pandemic when, let’s be honest. we had no choice. But now add in the cost of living crisis and the extra complications – and queues – brought in by…

Plan ahead for bank holiday weekend travel

Rail operators are reminding passengers that public transport will be the best way of travelling around during the forthcoming bank holiday weekend, but that some services and stations are expected to be busy and queueing systems may be in place in som…

Company banned from transporting radioactive goods after …

A Slough-based freight company has been prohibited from transporting radioactive goods. The prohibition order was put in place by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) following an inspection of the company’s premises in March.
At the inspection, on …

Marlow Nostalgia: The name Tillions Haulage should stir many …

I can do no better than to use some notes written by the late Cyril Chalk who researched the history of this Marlow firm in 1978 and his page contains many interesting bits of information. Cyril may well have remembered the Ebenezer Chapel in Dean Stre…

DX Group expands depot network with new sites

Logistics and parcel distribution company DX Group has established two new dedicated freight facilities, reflecting the continued growth in the division, and forming part of its major investment programme.
The bases in Warrington and Heathrow take the …

Three people injured in late night car crash

Car crash in Spencerswood. Picture by Newsquest. (Image: Newsquest)

THREE people were injured in a car crash in Spencerswood yesterday evening (April 21).
The incident, involving two vehicles, occurred just before 7pm in Beech Hill Road.
A blue Vau…