Westbury

Lorry rode pavement before hitting house with children in

A resident has told of how the lorry mounted the pavement for “some distance” before becoming stuck yesterday, July 22.
“I had walked out of my property two minutes earlier. It could have killed me otherwise”, said the Wetbury resident who lives on For…

A350 closed as lorry crashes into house in Wiltshire town

The A350 has been closed after a lorry crashed into a house in a Wiltshire town.
Emergency services were called Fore Street, Westbury, at around 7pm today (Monday).
According to a local, there are numerous police vehicles in attendance alongside severa…

Cyclist dies in horror crash with lorry

A cyclist has died following a horror lorry crash near Somerset. The victim of the crash, a man in his 30s suffered serious injuries and sadly died at the scene.
Police were called to a crash on Stephenson Road, Westbury at approximately 1.30pm on Tues…

Cyclist dies in fatal collision with lorry in Westbury

Police closed Stephenson Road at around 1.30pm on Tuesday, July 9, after receiving reports about the incident.
At around 8pm, Wiltshire Police confirmed that a man in his 30s died at the scene.
A spokesperson said: “We are appealing for witnesses follo…

Long Island Rail Road expansion

The multi-billion-dollar expansion and upgrade of Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is a strategic component of a plan to transform New York’s regional transportation infrastructure. Spanning 120 miles from Montauk, Long Island to Pennsylvania Station in M…

Weymouth train passengers suffer delays after points failure

The points failures at Westbury mean that fewer trains can run, and disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Services between Westbury and Weymouth via Yeovil Pen Mill will be impacted.
For passengers travelling from Weymouth towards Westbury r…

Parts of Somerset left without rail services after landslip

Somerset experienced significant rainfall on Monday (December 4), causing damage to residential properties and businesses, flooding on numerous main roads, disruption to public transport services and missed household waste collections.
The high rainfal…

Weekend track work to disrupt Bristol-Bath train service

Network Rail[1] will be working on the track between Bath and Bristol[2] this weekend, which will affect Great Western Railway[3] services.
No trains will run between Bath Spa[4] and Bristol Temple Meads[5] on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October, or on Sun…

Teen in Royal Stoke with ‘serious injuries’ after lorry crash

A teenage girl has suffered ‘serious injuries’ after a collision with a lorry on a busy Potteries road. Police[1] and paramedics were called out to Weston Road, in Weston Coyney[2], yesterday (October 4).
The collision is thought to have taken place cl…

Woman taken to Royal Stoke after crash in Newcastle

A woman was taken to hospital after a crash involving two cars and a van in Newcastle[1] this morning (October 5). Officers from Staffordshire Police[2] and West Midlands Ambulance Service[3] attended the scene at the junction of The Brambles and Westb…