Bid to launch 'Lorry Watch' in second town
A town in Wiltshire looks set to become the second in the West to encourage volunteers to stand guard at a bridge and report lorry drivers who break weight restrictions.Councillors in Westbury are calling for volunteers interested in signing up to the ‘Lorry Watch’ scheme to register their interest, in the hope of replicating the success of the project in nearby Bradford on Avon.For the past two years volunteers have stood sentry over the medieval Town Bridge, the only road crossing point of the…
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Bid to launch 'Lorry Watch' in second town
A town in Wiltshire looks set to become the second in the West to encourage volunteers to stand guard at a bridge and report lorry drivers who break weight restrictions.Councillors in Westbury are calling for volunteers interested in signing up to the ‘Lorry Watch’ scheme to register their interest, in the hope of replicating the success of the project in nearby Bradford on Avon.For the past two years volunteers have stood sentry over the medieval Town Bridge, the only road crossing point of the…
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Dawlish railway line will take six weeks to repair and is costing…
The damaged railway line at Dawlish and is costing the regional economy “tens of millions of pounds” every week, Labour’s shadow transport secretary has said – and it will take six weeks to repair.
Mary Creagh urged the Government to set out a long-term plan to protect Britain’s rail infrastructure from future damage after storms battered the South West.
Speaking during transport questions, she said: “Freak weather is rapidly becoming the new normal in our country, and I understand the…

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Delays ahead as £8m roadworks get underway in north Bristol
COMMUTERS who travel in the northern fringe of Bristol will face long delays during an £8 million programme of road and cycle improvements which starts in April.The work will be carried out in Filton, Patchway, Aztec West and Hambrook to cope with thousands of new homes which will be built in the area during the years ahead.There are eight major schemes which aim to tackle traffic congestion and increase the capacity and quality of roads as well as provide more cycle and pedestrian…

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