Return Great Western rail franchise to public ownership, says… The Great Western rail franchise should be returned to public ownership, the Green Party has said. Transport giant First Group will carry on running the service until September 2015 before bidding starts for a new long-term franchise. The decision was made read more…
Thousands of homes still without power after storms Tens of thousands of people across the West remained without power yesterday 36 hours after the St Jude’s Day storm battered the region with 90mph winds. And while most people got back to normal and enjoyed spells of sunshine and calmer winds, read more…
Stormwatch . . . Latest traffic and travel updates as St Jude's… 11.30am update: First Great Western services through Bath between Bristol and London should return to normal within an hour 10.55am update: W COUNTRY Confirmation now from @metoffice that highest regional gusts were 75mph at both #Yeovilton, #Somerset & read more…
Massive abnormal load on the move through Wiltshire This is the massive abnormal load that has been holding up traffic across the west this morning. Police have described it as one of the biggest abnormal loads ever transported on the roads of the west.The giant transformer is being moved from read more…
