Video shows wide load causing disruption on A39 between...
A wide load is causing disruption between Bridgwater and Cannington this morning.Somerset County Council tweeted this morning to warn motorists about the load.It is currently travelling between...
View ArticlePerson killed by train at Nailsea and Backwell - services...
There are reports that a person has been hit by a train near Nailsea. Train services have been severely affected by this.Get the latest with this update at 2.22pm - person dead after being hit by train...
View ArticlePerson dead after being hit by train in Nailsea - latest on Great...
A person has died after being hit by a train at Nailsea and Backwell today, (Tuesday, March 28).Services by Great Western Railway and CrossCountry between Taunton and Bristol Temple Meads, and between...
View ArticleFormer gas works in Sherborne could become houses - but what...
Up to 30 new homes could still be built on a former gas works in Sherborne.The former gas works site, located off Gas House Hill, is currently used as a base for light industry, including Hills Garage...
View ArticleHighways England announce motorway roadwork schedule for March 28
Highways England have released an update on the roadworks planned to take place on the motorways for the coming week.They are expected to have a direct impact on people living in or around the South...
View ArticleBad parking in Yeovil: Is this the worst parking you have seen in...
We all get annoyed when we see bad parking in and around Yeovil but these pictures show just how bad it can be. It seems like many people in the town have forgotten how to park correctly in spaces in...
View ArticleSherborne Road rat run could be lost again due to road repairs...
Drivers using a Dorset rat run to avoid the Sherborne Road misery are set to have their diversion cruelly cut off by further roadworks. A significant number of motorists have taken to using the back...
View ArticleSomerset traffic, weather and breaking news live blog for...
Good morning! It is another lovely morning in Somerset. And we'll be with you through today with everything you need to know about traffic and breaking news from Somerset. The live blog at the bottom...
View ArticleSomerset builder seeks to be reunited with owner of horse he...
A Somerset builder wants to be reunited with the owner of a horse he managed to rescue. David Coombs was driving back home to Somerton on the afternoon of March 16, after completing a hard day's work...
View ArticleCrash on Wellington Road in Taunton: A38 delays as police and...
Motorists in Taunton faced disruption this morning (March 29) following a two car crash. The crash occured on the A38, Wellington Road in Taunton on the junction with Ashley Road at around 8.28am....
View ArticleM5 crash witnesses sought by Avon and Somerset Police
Avon and Somerset Constabulary is appealing for witnesses following a two-car crash on the southbound stretch of the M5, on the split level between junctions 19 and 20, at around 3pm on Friday, March...
View ArticleM5 roadworks: Drivers to face delays at multiple sites
There are lots of roadworks taking place across Somerset this week, expecially on the M5. The highways agency has released an updated list of all the works taking place on the M5 today. M5 J21...
View ArticleM5 and M49 incidents: Two charged after slab thrown from bridge...
Two teenagers have been charged after a stone slab was thrown from a motorway bridge and went through the windscreen of a cement lorry. The pair have also been charged in connection with a series of...
View ArticleIs it illegal to park on pavements? Drivers could soon be hit...
Motorists could soon be hit with £70 fines for parking on kerbs and pavements. Councils want new powers to help put an end to this type of inconsiderate parking. The Local Government Association (LGA)...
View ArticleCondition of driver in A370 crash upgraded from 'critical' to...
The condition of a man taken to hospital following a crash A370 Marchfield Way in Weston-Super-Mare has been upgraded from critical to severe but stable. Four people were hospitalised on Saturday...
View ArticleFamily of man, 24, killed by train in Nailsea informed of his...
British Transport Police have confirmed that the person who was killed by a train yesterday in Nailsea and Backwell was a 24-year-old man. Transport Police said the man's family has now been informed...
View ArticleA39 Bath Road crash near Bridgwater: Image emerges showing...
An image has emerged showing the devastation wreaked by a lorry which crashed into a house on the A39 Bath Road near Bridgwater. The photo shows a lorry carrying scrap metal overturned having brought...
View ArticleWill the West Country see benefit from new Exeter to London rail...
The surprise decision of the Department of Transport to award the South Western rail franchise to First MTR, a new operator made up of the British conglomerate First Group and the Hong Kong Metro...
View ArticleSomerset traffic, weather and breaking news live blog for...
Good morning! It is another lovely morning in Somerset. And we'll be with you through today with everything you need to know about traffic and breaking news from Somerset. The live blog at the bottom...
View ArticleWhen will the Sherborne Road roadworks end? End date posted on...
The controversial roadwork scheme at the junction of Sherborne/Lyde Road in Yeovil could end on June 16. This is the date that is stated on the roadworks.org map where all the latest roadwork details...
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