Chaotic scenes when the Tour came to Devon
The Tour de France 2014 starts in earnest in Yorkshire today, but it is far from the first time the famous French cycle race has been on British soil.In 1974 the tour left mainland Europe for the first time and after starting in Brest, the riders came to Plymouth.The idea of bringing the event to Plymouth was put forward by French farmers who hoped it would advertise their wares – particularly asparagus.Plymouth civic leaders also hoped having the event in the city would boost tourism and…
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A303 closed in Somerset
A303 closed in Somerset
Motorists are being warned to avoid the A303 Podimore in Somerset which is closed because of an accident,
The accident causing delays both ways between A372 and A3088
The A303 is closed and traffic is slow in both directions between Podimore Roundabout in Podimore and Cartgate Roundabout in Ash.
It is also affecting A37 between A303 and B3151 Church Street.
Yesterday morning the A303 Cartgate Roundabout was closed following a rush hour collision involving a lorry and a Highways Agency…
Holiday watch: Avoid wading in fresh water in Corsica if you…
Holiday watch: Avoid wading in fresh water in Corsica if you…
If you are planning on holidaying on the beautiful island of Corsica, France, this summer, then be warned – a nasty parasite lurks in the freshwater.
According to the European Centre for Disease Control (CDC), six people were infected with schistosomiasis on the island of Corsica. All of the travelers were exposed to the freshwater in the Cavu River and had not traveled to other areas where schistosomiasis is known to occur.
So what can you do to protect yourself?
There is no vaccine or…
Holiday watch: Heathrow's Terminal 5 baggage conveyor belts…
Holiday watch: Heathrow's Terminal 5 baggage conveyor belts…
Holidaymakers travelling from Heathrow Airport have been left without their luggage after a technical fault.
The fault was with conveyor belts at Terminal 5 – a computer error forced baggage handlers to load cases manually.
It could now take several days for thousands of passengers to be reunited with their baggage. On Monday, Heathrow told the BBC that the backlog of bags at T5 were at “several thousand”.
A spokeswoman added: “We are very sorry for the disruption passengers…