'One of the largest loads to ever be moved' will be on the roads…
Police have warned drivers that one of the biggest abnormal loads ever transported on the roads will be trundling across the region this weekend.The giant transformer will be moved from Avonmouth Docks to a substation in Melksham early on Sunday morning and will take ten hours to travel the 41 miles on the motorways around Bristol, and down the A350 to the Westlands Lane electricity plant.The huge transporter, described by police in Wiltshire as “one of the largest loads to ever be… – Read More.

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Drink driving among elderly motorists on the rise
Drinking and driving among elderly motorists is on the rise, according to a survey.

Police forces reported that as many as 232 over-75s were caught driving over the legal limit last year, including a 93-year-old stopped in Devon.

The number of over-75s offending has increased by 20 per cent since 2010, according to car insurer Swiftcover.com.

The company’s figures followed data from 42 of the 52 UK police forces requested under the Freedom of Information Act.

They showed that over-50s…
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Where the speed cameras are going to be in B&NES
Police have revealed where their speed cameras will be operating in Bath and north east Somerset from Monday.
The list from Avon and Somerset Police includes:

A36 Warminster Road, Bath (30mph)
A362 Farrington Gurney (30mph)
A367 Wellsway, Bath (30mph)
A368 Bath Road, Herriotts Bridge, North Widcombe (50mph)
A37 Pensford Hill (40mph)
A37 Upper Bristol Road, Temple Cloud (40mph)
A4 Batheaston Bypass (50mph)
A4 Lambridge, Bath (30mph)
A4 Newbridge Road, Bath (30mph)
A431 Kelston Road, Bath…

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