Traffic delays expected on West Country roads as Easter holiday…
Motorists are warned to expect heavy trafficin the West Country this evening, with the M5 and A303 among the worst in the country.
With the bank holiday falling later in the school holidays than usual, many families are making their way home today rather than staggering their return for school tomorrow.
And after glorious sunshine today that put a smile on the faces of holidaymakers and tourist bosses alike, they are likely to have delayed their departure until this evening to make the most of…

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Easter getaway traffic chaos starts tonight
Motorists are being warned that the West Country faces some of the worst traffic chaos in the country as the great Easter getaway starts tonight.Two of the major routes are among the top ten hotspots as motoring organisations warn drivers to expect the roads to be even busier than the usual Easter bank holiday rush.A perfect storm of late school holidays, good weather and engineering works is predicted to create traffic misery from tonight when millions head off to make the most of the good…

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Chicken farm eases traffic concerns
Proposals to build a new road to serve a controversial chicken farm have been welcomed. Villagers are still angry that the chicken farm – which will farm more than a millions birds a year – at Pamington will be built after Tewkesbury Borough Council gave it the go-ahead in February, despite concerns over traffic and smell issues. But now they have welcomed developer Kinsey Hern’s plan to divert lorries away from the village by building a new half-mile road to the B4079.
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