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Drivers face severe delays up and down the M5 as Friday getaway traffic gets underway this afternoon. Traffic is stop-start along the motorway, with junctions for Taunton, Weston-super-Mare and Bristol being the worst affected.
Both directions of traff…
Motorists were stunned when a brown goat was seen darting across the lanes
12:41, 05 May 2025
Bank holiday traffic came to a standstill when both sides of the M5 were closed due to a goat running down the motorway(Image: Derya Kirdag / SWNS)
Bank hol…
Do YOU have a story? Email [email protected] By FREYA BARNES[1] Published: 16:48, 4 May 2025 | Updated: 16:57, 4 May 2025
Bank Holiday traffic was ground to a halt today when a goat running down the M5 caused…
Residents of Wellington and the neighbouring villages will have three opportunities to find out more about a £5.7m upgrade to a major local road after dates for public drop-in events were confirmed. The Chelston link road (also known as the ‘concrete c…
Drivers face a backlog of traffic on the M5 in Somerset with long delays through the county. National Highways reports delays and slow moving queues from North Somerset down to Taunton.
Queues are particularly long at junction 22, where National Highwa…
Motorists heading to and from the West Country are set to have a new M5 service station to take a welcome break at in years to come. Detailed blueprints for Somerset’s latest motorway services have been unveiled, with a significant decision expected la…
Emergency services were called shortly before 2.45pm following the incident involving a pedestrian and a lorry on the southbound carriageway between junctions 24 (Bridgwater South) and 25 (Taunton).
A man, in his 50s, sustained fatal injuries and was p…
A pedestrian has died after a crash reported to have also involved a lorry and a car on the M5[1]. Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed that a man in his 50s died at the scene of the crash yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, February 26) and that his fa…
By FRANKIE ELLIOTT[1] Published: 00:15, 28 February 2025 | Updated: 00:16, 28 February 2025
An investigation is underway into a serious crash on the M5 which saw a man killed after being hit by a lorry.Motorists in the W…
A stretch of the M5 in Somerset was closed after a serious crash this afternoon (Wednesday, February 26). There were huge delays on both the northbound and southbound carriageways for much of the afternoon and into the evening following the collision w…