Flights at two airports were halted over melting runways and a section of railway in London buckled today as the heatwave continued to roast the UK, while previous record high temperatures were broken in Wales.
Temperatures in Hawarden in Flintshire, n…
A LORRY carrying 27 tonnes of straw caught fire yesterday evening.Fire crews from across Oxfordshire attended the blaze in the exit slip road of the M40 southbound at Junction 9.
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service reported that the blaze was accidenta…
Stotts Group, which owns Willmotts Transport and S&B Transport Services, has boosted its presence in the South West of England with the acquisition of Somerset-based Parker Transport (SW). The acquisition adds two new sites to its existing e…
Almost £12,000 in fines, court costs and surcharges have been handed to five people for fly-tipping in Lincolnshire over the last four months. The five men, aged between 25 and 41, were fined a cumulative total of £11,598.87 and one was hit with a thre…
A summer of music, theatre and comedy is coming to a first-of-its-kind grassy amphitheatre which has space for 500 people – and it is just a short trip from Chipping Norton. Berrybank Park Amphitheatre opens to the public on Tuesday (June 14) with the …
The Women’s Tour of Britain cycling race kick-started today with Stage One – 142.1km from Colchester to Bury St Edmunds. France’s Clara Copponi won the opening stage after a dramatic late crash with just 300 metres remaining.
That came after the race h…
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A Somerset farmer has spoken out after his sheep was mauled to death by a dog yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, May 25). Tom Wheeler, who lives near Norton St Philip, found his a…
Disqualified driver Andrew Coles was caught behind the wheel after police noticed the car he was driving was insured to a woman. The 54-year-old was pulled over in Ford Green Road, Norton, after officers carried out a check and discovered the car was o…
Enliven You’re Welcome Brighton Festival;: There Should Be Unicorns Photo by Tom Arran for Middle Child
Creative Crawley’s year-long Enliven programme continues with Enliven: You’re Welcome – summer events to celebrate Crawley New Town’s 75th ann…
Three lorry drivers have been prosecuted and fined hundreds of pounds each after they admitted breaching road restrictions in place to protect primary school pupils.All three were seen ignoring a traffic regulation order, made by North Yorkshire County…