Volunteer ambulance car drivers needed
Do you have a car, a few spare hours and a desire to do something positive for your local community?

If the answer is yes South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) would like to hear from you. The SWASFT Voluntary Ambulance Car Service (VACS) is looking to expand its dedicated team of volunteer drivers to help take patients to and from planned medical appointments.

Nick Gibson, head of VACS (North Division) at the trust, said: “Our volunteers play an important role in…

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4pm: Police grateful for continued M5 closure patience
POLICE are grateful to motorists who continue to suffer the inconvenience of a continuing, severe closure of the M5 today.

A lorry overturned on the southbound carriageway between junction 19 Portishead and 20 Clevedon before 7am. Its load spilled over and across the northbound carriageway, forcing a full closure.

The current situation: Two lanes are closed and traffic continues to queue over four miles on the M5 southbound between J19 A369 (Portishead) and J20 B3133 (Clevedon).

Northbound:…

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