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Cambridgeshire: Latest traffic and travel updates for November 3

Chaston Road – Great Shelford (between Hinton Way and Grain Close) 
The road is closed both ways to all motor vehicles today (November 1) until November 17 due to works by Cadent Gas. 
Wisbech Road – Manea 
The road will be closed both ways to all traf…

Cambridgeshire: Latest traffic and travel updates November 2

Chaston Road – Great Shelford (between Hinton Way and Grain Close) 
The road is closed both ways to all motor vehicles today (November 1) until November 17 due to works by Cadent Gas. 
B1102 Station Road – Fordham (at the level crossing)
Closed both wa…

What roads are closed in Cambridgeshire for November?

Manor Park – Histon
The road is closed both ways to all motor vehicles today (November 1) until November 3 due to works by Cambridge Water.
Chaston Road – Great Shelford (between Hinton Way and Grain Close)
The road is closed both ways to all motor veh…

Norfolk transport firm expands with £5M investment

A leading Norfolk logistics firm has invested more than £5m into new premises in Swaffham, Norfolk, to diversify the firm’s services and meet the growing demand of the business.

Ge-Be Transport, a member of the Palletways network and a well-establishe…

Lorry driver in hospital after colliding with barrier on A11

The driver of a lorry remains in hospital in a stable condition after his vehicle left the road and crashed into a barrier on the A11 Monday (July 10). The collision happened at around 11.20am on the southbound carriageway of the A11 just 200 yards fro…

Man still in hospital after A11 Attleborough lorry crash

A man in his 60s remains in hospital after a lorry came off the road and crashed into trees on the A11.
The collision happened on Monday (July 10) at 11.21am on the southbound lane about 200 yards away from the Spooner Row slip road.
A white lorry lef…

The roadworks and road closures affecting Norfolk this week

There are planned roadworks and road closures taking place this week beginning Monday, July 3. Whether your daily commute is to the office or on the school run, it can be frustrating to be held up by roadworks.
Roadworks take place in Norfolk every day…

Man who learnt English using a Domino’s menu now opening his …

A man who spoke almost no English when he arrived in the UK has revealed how he learned the language by studying Domino’s pizza menus[1] – pronouncing words like ‘chicken’ and ‘anchovies’. Now, he’s opening up his own pizza franchise.
Thirty-six-year-o…

A47 forced to close throughout the rest of the day

The A47 has shut to traffic heading east this afternoon (Thursday, May 11) after an incident has forced highways workers to carry out emergency resurfacing works.
The eastbound carriageway is shut between the A1065 (Swaffham) and the A1075 (Dereham). I…

A47 bus tragedy: Driver ‘had fallen asleep before’

Michael Elcombe was driving the Peterborough to Norwich Excel service when the crash happened on the A47 between Gurhirn and Thorney Toll[1], in Cambridgeshire, on June 26, 2018.
Mr Elcombe, 45, of Cley Road, Swaffham, died at the scene of the crash.
P…