Transport and Logistics Network
Residents who live under motorways[1] have described the noise and litter – and blocked out sun.
Locals have shared the experience of having homes under flyover bridges in Bristol[2] – the M32 in the centre and the M5 at Avonmouth Docks. Those below ar…
Heartfelt messages have been paid to 28 much-loved Somerset locals in the latest funeral and death notices this week. Tributes have been paid to much-loved family members and those who have tragically had their lives cut short.
In total 27 death notice…
A trio of thieves who staged raids in Swindon[1] were snared when their van full of stolen goods crashed into police cars after a dramatic chase on the M4.On-duty officers from the Serious Youth Gang Violence and Burglary Team were made aware of a Citr…
A crash in the West Country is causing delays for motorists on the M5. Three lanes have been closed northbound just before junction 19 for Portishead with delays back to junction 20 for Clevedon.
It comes after people heading deeper into the West Count…
A defence company based in South Gloucestershire was targeted by activists wielding sledgehammers in the early hours of Tuesday, August 6. Footage provided by activist group Palestine Action showed a van crashing through the fence of Elbit Systems UK’s…
A teenage driver on cocaine[1] fell asleep at the wheel and killed a couple going on a glamping trip for a 70th birthday.Jessica Higgs, then 19, took drugs at a party the night before crashing into Tony Mist and Thelma Huse’s Fiat 500 on the A303 …
A woman in her 20s has been jailed for three years after a fatal crash in Somerset last year. Jessica Higgs, now 20, was involved in the horror crash on the A303 which resulted in the death of a couple.
Thelma Huse and Tony Mist, both aged 69, tragical…
A young driver who caused the deaths of a couple in a head-on collision while under the influence of cocaine has been jailed for three years and five months. Jessica Higgs, now 20, fell asleep while driving her work’s Mercedes Citan van on the A303 nea…
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Thelma Huse and Tony Mist were travelling for a glamping holiday (Avon and Somerset Police/PA)
A young driver who caused the deaths of a couple in a head-on collision while under the influence of coca…
Drivers are being rerouted following a serious crash on the M5 in Somerset, which has led to the closure of both carriageways. The incident, reportedly involving a van between junctions 23 and 24, occurred earlier today and has caused significant traff…