The UK is set to experience a small reprieve from heavy rainfall before fresh wet weather rolls in.The Met Office had issued yellow rain alerts lasting until Sunday evening for all of England and Wales but the warning was updated to be in force until n…
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…
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…
Severe rain has caused a landslip on a rail line and major road closures which will see motorists and trains delayed until next week. Severe disruption has been felt across the country this week following heavy rain.
And there was major chaos with road…
A major rail line[1] is set to see some of its trains[2] delayed for a week after severe rainfall caused a dangerous landslip.
In parts of south west England, wet weather[3] led to some roads being closed as trains[4] struggled to get in or out of the …
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…
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…
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…
Network Rail[1] is continuing with reliability improvement work, with the latest work set to take place between Yeovil Pen Mill[2] and Weymouth[3] from Monday the 16th to Friday the 20th of October. During the period of work, Great Western Railway[4] w…
A popular dog grooming service is moving ahead of a push into the pet retail market. AnimalStylists is moving from its current location in London Road, Oakhill, to the former unit occupied by Lavenders Grey Florist, in Westbury Park.
The business is ru…
A crash on the A350 has caused major rush-hour delays this morning (Tuesday).
Emergency services are dealing with a road traffic collision in the Littleton Roundabout area.
The incident involved a lorry and a car, but nobody’s believed to be seriously …
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Passengers travelling with Great Western Railway[1] are being advised of track upgrade work taking place from the 17th to the 22nd of September, which will affect journeys between Bristol[2] and Weston-super-Mare[3].
The work will see track replaced be…
A Clayton pharmacy has been saved from closure – and is now offering new services. Westbury Pharmacy, in Westbury Road, was previously operated by Lloyds, and had been earmarked for closure.
But it has been saved by independent operators and has reopen…