Transport and Logistics Network
A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital with severe injuries following a collision with a van on the M5 in the West Country. The incident occurred on the southbound carriageway between Weston-super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea on Thursday, October 3, promp…
There is traffic chaos around North Somerset and Bristol after two crashes on the M5. A driver said there is “total chaos” around Backwell, Nailsea and Portishead[1].
The first crash on the M5 took place near Weston-super-Mare shortly after 1.30pm this…
A young motorcyclist has died following a crash with a telegraph police during the festive period in Somerset. The incident happened during the early hours of December 28 on Mark Road in Highbridge[1].
Avon and Somerset Police[2] said officers were cal…
Motorists are being warned of an emergency road closure on a busy route on the outskirts of a Somerset town. The road closure came into force on Tuesday night (November 21) on the B3128 Tickenham Hill due to Openreach needing access to an ‘underground[…
A popular Indian Restaurant in Somerset will be up before the council after repeated visits by immigration enforcement found people working there illegally.
Home Office Immigration Enforcement has called for a review into Posh Spice in Nailsea[1]’s alc…
Farmers in Somerset say their land has been ‘ruined’ for generations to come by work to install a new multi-million power line. Farmers in Tickenham say they have been continually ‘bullied’ and ‘ignored’ by power giant National Grid as a result of its …
A new weight limit has been introduced in Nailsea High Street – but can’t be fully enforced until other improvements are made. The 7.5 tonne weight limit goes from the western end of the High Street to the junction with the Link Road.
The move follows …
A cider lorry has exploded into a ‘massive’ fireball on the M5 causing traffic chaos and road closures.
Police have shut off a section of the major motorway in both directions at Junction 20 near Clevedon in North Somerset due to the blaze.
Shocking im…
EMERGENCY services are at the scene of an HGV fire at junction 20 of the M5 near Clevedon. The M5 is closed northbound between junction 21 (Weston-super-Mare) and junction 20 (Clevedon) due to the fire, which was first reported at around 1:25…