Transport and Logistics Network
A major housing developer has failed in its second attempt to get permission to build dozens of new homes in a small Somerset village near the M5.
Gladman Developments has been striving to secure permission for a new development at North End in Creech …
Two men travelling in a car towing a trailer of straw bales that flipped on the M5[1] fled the scene before police arrived. Investigating officers from Avon and Somerset Police are keen to hear from people who may have taken video footage of them leavi…
Several dogs have been rescued in Somerset from being put down after being left on the streets as unwanted pets. A surge in dog ownership during the coronavirus lockdowns and the current cost of living crisis are leading to increasing numbers of pets b…
A rogue plumbing and heating engineer who ‘preyed’ on an elderly couple by defrauding them of £13,000 has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence.[1]
Gary Coombes, 58, pleaded guilty to seven counts of fraud at Taunton Crown Court[2] on Tuesday…
M5 drivers have been warned of long delays as holidaymakers heading to the South West are expected to cause congestion to the motorway over the bank holiday weekend.
More than 14 million bank holiday getaway journeys by car are expected to take place t…
TWO more major mishaps have struck the West Somerset Railway (WSR), the first being a runaway train in Williton and the second when a steam engine became stuck on points in Minehead Station.
The points incident happened on Saturday (August 12) and cau…
There are long delays in both directions on the M5 as holiday traffic arrives in the Westcountry this afternoon (August 18).
Traffic is at almost a standstill near Bristol and Bridgwater, while there are long delays passing Taunton and Weston-super-Mar…
A drug dealer has been jailed for 36 months after admitting possessing heroin and cocaine with intent to supply[1]. Jacob Oliver Hawkins, 31, of Holway Avenue, Taunton, Somerset, also admitted possessing ketamine with intent to supply and was handed a …
The Bridport & District Model Railway Club held its Annual Summer Model Railway Exhibition in the Sir John Colfox Academy in Bridport.
This was the fourth time the club had held the exhibition at Colfox and it was much more extensive with many more lay…
It’s not in Gloucestershire and it involves a drive down the M5 towards Bristol and all that can entail. But Cribbs Causeway has a gravitational pull that attracts many people from the county.
The Mall boasts acres of free parking, a food court to die …