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The A361 will be closed between 6.30pm and 11.30pm for resurfacing work

Busy A361 route near Shepton Mallet to close for resurfacing work

A MAJOR route near Shepton Mallet will be closed in the evening for over week next month. The A361 between…

Fairfield Road will be improved - with various road closures in place. Picture: Dorset Council

Road closures in place during work to improve busy Dorchester route

A BUSY Dorchester road is set to be made safer for pedestrians when work gets underway in the new…

Around 21 million journeys are set to take place before Christmas

Christmas traffic: Study reveals the best time to drive as 21m hit the road

AROUND 21 million trips will be made in the great Christmas getaway of 2023, according to a new study. Drivers…

The FoI request showed a large number of inactive speed cameras

Almost half of fixed speed cameras may not be operational, FoI shows

ALMOST half of fixed speed cameras in England and Wales could be inactive, according to new data. A freedom of…

Roadworks being removed ahead of Christmas getaway, says National Highways

MORE than 1,000 miles of roadworks are set to be removed ahead of the big Christmas getaway. National Highways said…

David Edon, South West Coaches and Linda Snelling, Lead of Yeovil Bus Users Group, Taunton Bus Users Group, Member of Somerset Bus Partnership

Buses and taxis to return to Yeovil town centre this week

BUSES and taxis will return to town centre streets in Yeovil after the completion of parts of a major…

Dorset Police posted this picture of flooding in Roke Road, Bere Regis. Picture: Dorset Police

Farmers rescue driver on Dorset route as police warn of possible flooding

DRIVERS are being warned to be careful amid rising water levels as rain returns this week – with one…

The crash happened on the Old Sherborne Road, Cerne Abbas. Picture: Google

Two injured in three-vehicle Cerne Abbas crash

TWO people were freed from vehicles after a crash in Cerne Abbas. The incident, on the Old Sherborne Road, happened…

A diversion will be in place when the B3081 Shaftesbury Road in Gillingham is closed

Main Gillingham route to be closed for weeks in January and February

A MAIN road in Gillingham will be closed for more than three weeks in the coming months. Temporary closure notices…

Floodwater on the A303 in Somerset. Picture: National Highways

Somerset roads remain closed – including A303 – as rain set to return

A NUMBER of roads in Somerset remain closed after heavy rain – including the A303 – with more…