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Storm Henk: Two businesses forced to close after flooding

The Met Office issued three weather warnings across the county on Tuesday.
RECOMMENDED READING: Live updates on second day of disruption after Storm Henk[1]
Bay Design gift shop in Malmesbury High Street and Buildbase Malmesbury Timber & Builders Merch…

Oxford Botley Road traders describe ‘year from hell’

Home to greengrocers, hairdressers and mechanic shops, the arterial road in West Oxford[1] has been effectively cut off from the rest of the city.
With a closure at one end blocking traffic from Oxford and roadworks at the other causing gridlock, Botle…

M4 crash: Man dies after being hit by vehicles in Wiltshire

A man died after being hit by vehicles on the M4 in Wiltshire[1] yesterday evening (December 9). Wiltshire Police[2] said the pedestrian, aged in his 50s, entered the motorway on the eastbound carriageway on foot before being struck at around 6.30pm.
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M4 crash closes M4 into Sunday with diversions in place

A serious crash on Saturday night has closed a section of the M4 in Wiltshire into Sunday (December 10). The closure is likely to be in place throughout the morning.
Emergency services[1] are at the scene of the crash which has happened between junctio…

Live: M4 closed by ‘serious crash’ in Wiltshire

A stretch of the M4 is closed following a ‘serious crash’ in Wiltshire this evening (December 9). Wiltshire Police say the motorway is likely to remain closed for the “foreseeable future”.
The crash took place heading eastbound between junction 16 for …

M4 overpass in Wiltshire set for works after flooding

The bridge over the M4, linking Dauntsey Green to Daunstey Lock, has been blamed by villagers for causing severe flooding both on the motorway and in Daunstey during October of this year.[1]
The incident saw up to “a foot of water” sweep through the vi…

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