Category Archives: Travel Delays

News of current and past travel problems and delays in the Somerset and Glastonbury district. Call back often for travel updates that may disrupt your journey times.

Latest travel and weather: Power cuts and flooding as storms…

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Latest travel and weather: Power cuts and flooding as storms…
Power cuts, motorway flooding and yet more rain on the way as the winter storms continue to batter the region.
Some parts of Bath were left without power for a time last night, including Bathampton.
And flooding around junction 26 closed the M5 motorway last night for a time as more torrential rain fell.
Strong winds have forced the closure of one lane of the M48 Severn Bridge this morning.
Trains running through Bath Spa Station are on time but further afield rough seas have caused major damage…

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M4 closed in both directions following crash involving coach,…

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M4 closed in both directions following crash involving coach,…
Motorists have been advised to avoid the M4 near Newport following a crash involving a coach, lorry and several cars.

The motorway has been closed between junctions 24 and 28 in Newport following the collision.
Emergency services are dealing with the incident at junction 25 (Caerleon), where fuel and debris have spilled across both carriageways.

Heavy traffic and long tailbacks are still reported.

Diversions are in place via the A48 Southern distributor road.

Early indications suggest…

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Cash no longer 'acceptable'

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Cash no longer 'acceptable'
London bus drivers will no longer accept cash payment on board their vehicles when new measures are introduced this summer.Transport for London (TfL) has announced a raft of changes, including allowing passengers with insufficient Oyster card credit to travel for a whole journey before they need to top up.TfL said dwindling numbers of bus passengers using cash has prompted the change, following a consultation in which it said 99 per cent of customers already use Oyster, prepaid tickets,…
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