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Gloucestershire Traffic and Travel latest news

Check the Gloucestershire Live daily live blog for up-to-the-minute traffic and travel updates every weekday. Tens of thousands of journeys are made each day in the Gloucestershire region as well as millions of journeys by public transport every year. …

Delays expected on the M5 during Cheltenham Festival

National Highways has advised drivers using the M5 in Gloucestershire to plan ahead and allow extra time for their journeys during next week’s racing event which runs from Tuesday, March 12 until Friday, March 15.
Around 274,000 racegoers are expected …

A4042 southbound near Abergavenny closed overnight in March

The road in question is the A4042 southbound between Hardwick roundabout and Llanellen village from 8pm on Thursday, March 7 to 6am on Friday, March 8. 
The southbound carriageway will be completely closed to all traffic during this time, while essenti…

M50 cleared after car and lorry crash near Ross-on-Wye

The M50 was blocked by a crash involving a car and a lorry in Herefordshire this morning (February 12). There was heavy traffic heading westbound near Ross-on-Wye.
According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, the crash took place at the A40 Travellers R…

Oxford Mail review of the year: October to December

Here, we are looking at what happened in the fourth quarter of the year between July and September in the last part of this four-part review. 
October
On October 2, a lightning strike caused a huge gas explosion at Severn Trent Green Power waste plant …

review of the year: October to December 2023

Here, we are looking at what happened in the fourth quarter of the year between July and September in the last part of this four-part review. 
October
On October 2, a lightning strike caused a huge gas explosion at Severn Trent Green Power waste plant …

BMW driver pictured after his cousin was killed in A40 crash

Abdullah Alsaadoun[1], 22, crashed into the back of a 26-tonne lorry while driving a BMW 640D at three times the 30mph speed limit on the A40[2] Westway in Paddington.   
Yusif Salah, 20, was in the passenger side of the car as it was forced under the …

‘Police incident’ closes M5 in Gloucestershire

Part of the M5 was closed in Gloucestershire this evening (December 14) because of a police incident. The stretch between junctions 10 (Cheltenham) and 11 (A40/Gloucester) was shut in both directions.
According to a tweet sent out by Gloucestershire Po…