Location : The A30 eastbound between the junctions with the A35 and the A303 . Reason : Roadside Equipment Maintenance. Status : Currently Active. Period : expect disruption until 06:00 on 1 April 2025. Read full article at source...
Lisa Young BBC News, South West James Locke Derek Hernaman is driving George the Land Rover and Mildred the caravan around the coast of England A 69-year-old Land Rover called George is being driven around England while it tows a 79-year-old caravan called Mildred in a bid to raise money for charity. Derek Hernaman, left...
Family handout Paying tribute his family said Paul Bowles was “intelligent and quick-witted” A man who died after he was hit by a van in an alleged road rage incident was “kind and loving”, his family has said. Paul Bowles, 50, died at the scene following a reported argument between two drivers in Broadway, Chadderton...
Lewis Adams & Stuart Woodward BBC News, Essex Stuart Woodward/BBC Jackie Thacker says her heart has been broken by plans for the Lower Thames Crossing The Lower Thames Crossing will become the largest road tunnel in the UK and is described by National Highways as “the most significant road project in a generation”. But what...
A council has said it is investigating after an old hovercraft was found dumped on a byway in Devon. It was spotted by a horse rider early on Tuesday along the old A30 between Bridestowe and Sourton Down, near the hamlet of Forda. Liz Parks, who uses the lane to avoid traffic, said: “My horse...
A new bridge over a brook in Devon has been named. The bridge, over Shutterton Brook in Dawlish, is part of a new link road, which is due to connect to the A379 to help access about 800 new homes planned for the area across three sites, Teignbridge District Council said. Sweet Violets Bridge, the...
After three days of talks in Saudi Arabia, at last some progress. Two separate texts outlining agreements between the US and Russia, and the US and Ukraine. There were some differences but much was the same. All sides agreed to “to ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial...
“While we have successfully adapted to flooding for many years, it is becoming increasingly unmanageable,” said Giles. “Each season, we face greater disruption, significant financial strain and mounting barriers to investment in our facilities. “We have explored every possible option. This work has focused on two key areas: first, what options exist to mitigate or...
The developer of an energy plant proposed for a Riverside Valley Park public open space has said that its “primary source of heat generation” will be from on-site air source heat pumps despite previously presenting River Exe water source access as central to the scheme. Exeter Energy, a Leeds-based company controlled by 1Energy Group and...
HEADLINES Exeter Energy plant replaces rationale for Grace Road Fields location near River Exe with reliance on air source heat pumps Developer nevertheless seeks planning permission to build in Riverside Valley Park, claiming public open space “not bound” by local plan policy, as scheme ambition and city council environmental leadership claims begin to drain away....
