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Bristol hit by flooding with major delays on roads and rail

Roads blocked by flooding
A38 BEDMINSTER PARADE – REDCLIFFE, BRISTOL – NORTHBOUND – BRISTOL
A38 Bedminster Parade Northbound just passable, slow traffic due to flooding at A370 York Road (Bedminster Bridge Roundabout).
THE A4 – KEYNSHAM – WESTBOUND – B…

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National League South Sat 11 November The Optima Stadium

Weston-super-Mare

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The Optima Stadium has been the Seagulls’ home since its opening in 2004 and the ground has a capacity of 3,500 (350 seated).
Half the stadium (one side and on…

Mobile speed camera locations across Somerset for week …

Mobile speed camera units will be out in force across Somerset this week as part of efforts to clamp down on dangerous driving. Police will be carrying out patrols in all corners of the county as they attempt to improve road safety in the county.
Mobil…

M5 clears after ‘traffic problem’ in Somerset

There were delays on the M5 in Somerset this evening (October 25). According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, there was a “traffic problem” heading towards Bristol.
The problem began between junction 22 for Burnham-on-Sea and junction 21 for Weston-su…

M5 reopens after crash near Weston-super-Mare

All traffic was held on the M5 in Somerset following a crash this afternoon (September 29). The collision took place heading northbound near Weston-super-Mare at around 3.40pm.
The crash is said to have involved a car and led to long delays. The motorw…

Live: M5 lanes shut in Somerset after car overturns

Two lanes are currently shut on the M5 heading southbound in Somerset following a crash. According to traffic[1] monitoring service Inrix, the incident has taken place just after junction 21 (A370 Weston-super-Mare).
There are delays in the area after …

Live: M5 rush hour traffic stopped after car flips

M5 drivers travelling on the southbound carriageway in Somerset were held after a car overturned. According to traffic monitoring service Inrix, traffic was queueing in the area following the incident near J21 Weston-super-Mare.
Two lanes were shut on …

M5 chaos expected as over 100,000 head to Balloon Fiesta

Motorists have been advised to plan their routes carefully ahead of the Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2023, which kicks off later this week. Motorways and A-roads are expected to be busy as an expected 100,000 people per day flock to the city in time for the …

Work finally due to begin on first Western Harbour development

Work to build 220 new flats on a prominent ‘gateway’ site on the edge of Bristol is finally due to get underway next month, more than two years after developers were given permission.
The former Ashton Rail Yard site lies next to the Brunel Way dual ca…

M5 live updates: Traffic ‘not moving’ in parts of Somerset

Sections of the M5 are ‘not moving’ amid the volume of holiday traffic heading to the Westcountry.
There are long delays on stretches of the M5 in Somerset this afternoon, with stop-start traffic from Bristol to Wellington.
National Highways has warned…