Transport and Logistics Network
A baby murderer, dangerous drivers, and a child predator are among the criminals from Somerset and the surrounding area who have been put behind bars in the past month.
Judges at Courts have been dispensing justice to those who have broken the law.
The…
Emergency services were called to the crash on the A429 Bristol Road in Cirencester, less than half an hour from Swindon, at around 9.45pm on Friday, October 17.
The incident involved the driver of a lorry and a 19-year-old man and took place near the …
The incident, which took place on Friday, October 17, closed one of Wiltshire’s busiest roads as the lorry, believed to have been carrying woodchips, spilled its load on Malmesbury Roundabout.
The A350 in Chippenham was shut off shortly after 2am, and …
Andrew Richard Patterson, 57, of Trent, Sherborne, Dorset, had been travelling in a VW Golf on the M4 junctions 19 to 20 and the M5 junctions 15 to 17 on Monday, December 9, 2024.
The court heard that the 57-year-old had been driving at 71mph despite a…
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The van was making deliveries in Blunsdon High Street, Swindon. Picture: Google
By Flaminia Luck
A delivery driver has been seriously injured after being “dragged down the road” …
The incident is reported to have happened at around 2pm, according to the AA Travel News’s interactive traffic map, between junctions 16 and 17.
A post on the map notifying motorists of the incident reads: “One lane closed and queueing traffic due to c…
Matthew Strickland, of Franklyns in Plymouth, was travelling towards Wiltshire on the M4 eastbound between junctions 20 and 19, near Bristol, and the M5 between junctions 15 and 17, on December 20 last year.
At the time, variable speed limits prohibiti…
A man who crashed into the central reservation of the M4 and then ‘did a runner’ was tracked down by a police dog in chase.The incident, which took place on the motorway near Swindon, saw one driver smash their vehicle into the barrier.Officers then sa…
Here are some of the cases heard last month
Prolific shoplifter
Tracy Manser, 35, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty[1] to six counts of shoplifting at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Friday, August 1.
(Image: Wiltshire Police) Shortly after being release…
Kelly Stubbs, 43, of Mill Lane, Swindon, had been travelling in a Vauxhall Mokka Ultimate Turbo on the M5 junction 17 and 16 northbound and the M4 junctions 19 to 20 on August 31, 2024.
The court heard that Stubbs had been travelling at 72mph desp…