Highways bosses are hoping to plug the £81.1m funding gap for improvements to junction 10 of the M5[1] through developer contributions. The £334m improvements will help unlock housing and employment sites and would provide access in all directions, on …
To meet the housing target for the three districts it is estimated that 600 homes will need to be built every year in each area.Gloucester has been allocated 13,620 homes, there are 11,140 planned in Tewkesbury and Cheltenham is set to have a total of …
Two lanes were closed on the M5 following a lorry crash in Gloucestershire this evening (February 21). The collision was first reported heading northbound at around 6pm and led to around 4,500 litres of fuel being spilt on the road.
According to traffi…
The improvement scheme is proposed to take place on the M5 at junction 10 (Cheltenham) and aims to ensure there is enough capacity on the highway to cater for new houses and increased job opportunities.
National Highways has also identified that signif…
Archie Wotherspoon, aged 18, of Todenham Road, Moreton in Marsh, was stopped by police[1] on the M5 southbound between junction 8 for Strensham services and junction 9 for Tewkesbury on Saturday, December 23.
Wotherspoon – who was driving a Peugeot 107…
England and Wales has felt the hit of heavy rainfall recently since Storm Henk passed through the UK. Footage reveals shocking scenes after thousands had to flee their homes.
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Images of the flooding after …
Flood warnings in place
(Image: Rowan Griffiths / Daily Mirror)
River levels have peaked, but the Environment Agency has said water will remain high over the coming days.
These were the Flood Warnings correct as of Friday evening
River Severn
River Se…
West Mercia Police say they were called to a report of a car on its roof near junction 3 of the westbound carriageway of the motorway at about 5.40pm.
A spokesperson said: “A child was taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be serious.”
A fire…
A weather[1] warning has been issued for parts of Gloucestershire with the risk of severe gales and heavy showers. The Met Office yellow alert will be in place from 10am today (Sunday, December 31) until just before the stroke of midnight.
It comes aft…
Trains were packed with revellers battling to beat New Year’s Eve travel chaos on Friday as the Met Office warned people to brace themselves for winds reaching up to 75mph over the weekend.
Photos shared on social media showed travellers forced to stan…
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Inrix reports:
One lane closed and slow traffic due to earlier accident, a bus involved on M50 Eastbound between J2 A417 (Ledbury) and J1 A38 (Tewkesbury).”
A48 in both directions closed due to bridge struck by vehicle from Tidenham t…
A flood warning has been issued for the river Severn at Court Meadow, Kempsey and Callow End.
The Environment Agency warned river levels are rising at the Kempsey Yacht Club river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall.
It said flooding of property, roads…
It may be less than ideal weather for Christmas shopping today (December 9) as the Met Office has issued a 15-hour warning of wind. The yellow warning encompasses the Midlands, parts of the North, Wales, North Devon and Cornwall, as well as some parts …
An Essex district has one of the fewest numbers of new homes being built in the entire country outside of London, new figures show. A recovery in housebuilding following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic looks to have stalled, the government figures …