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Somerset Live
somersetlive.co.uk > news > somerset-news > bristol-airport-car-park-user-11143080

'I was fined £100 for 18 seconds of confusion at Bristol Airport"

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (249+ words) Shelley Martin was hit with a £100 fine(Image: Supplied) A Bristol Airport holidaymaker says she was fined £100 for making a brief stop to read signage as she drove into the car park. Briefly confused and keen to check she was…...

Somerset Live
somersetlive.co.uk > news > somerset-news > overhaul-tricky-a38-junction-somerset-11139555

Overhaul of tricky A38 junction will begin next year

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (957+ words) The Cross junction in Cross, looking east from Old Coach Road(Image: Google Maps) Somerset Council has confirmed when work will begin to remodel a busy junction on the edge of the Mendip Hills. The Cross junction connects the A38 Bridgwater…...

Somerset Live
somersetlive.co.uk > news > somerset-news > somerset-stretch-a39-notorious-flooding-11128897

A-road known for flooding set to close for 'significant' works

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (716+ words) Entrance to the Station Fields development on the A39 Priest Street in Williton(Image: Daniel Mumby) Month-long works will be carried out along a road "historically been affected by severe flooding" in a growing west Somerset village. Somerset Council will deliver…...

Somerset Live
somersetlive.co.uk > news > somerset-news > pedestrian-dies-after-being-hit-11133931

Pedestrian dies after being hit by car on A38

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (245+ words) A man has sadly died (file image) A man in his 40s has died after being hit by a car in the early hours of Saturday morning. Emergency services rushed to the A38 in Brent Knoll shortly after 5am to reports a white…...

Somerset Live
somersetlive.co.uk > news > somerset-news > magic-roundabout-near-somerset-beauty-11120455.amp

'Magic roundabout' near beauty spot still unchanged years on

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (534+ words) The small junction is regularly used by lorries as well as tourists Somerset Council has confirmed it has no immediate plans to upgrade a busy roundabout on the edge of the Mendip Hills. The 'magic roundabout' lies at the northern…...

Somerset Live
somersetlive.co.uk > news > somerset-news > man-dies-after-van-lorry-11120839.amp

Man dies after van and lorry crash in Somerset

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (210+ words) The passenger of the van died and the driver of the van is in hospital A man has died after a lorry overturned and crashed with a van in Somerset. Avon and Somerset Police were called to the A37 at Ston…...

Plymouth Live
somersetlive.co.uk > news > motoring > half-older-drivers-fear-failing-11118511

Half of older drivers fear failing a mandatory re-test

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (390+ words) More than half of older drivers don’t believe they would pass their driving test today, despite outperforming younger motorists when it comes to recognising road signs. Research by First Response Finance found that more than half named the theory test…...

Google News
somersetlive.co.uk > news > local-news > five-minute-pothole-repiar-technology-11113902.amp

Five-minute pothole repiar technology being tested in North Somerset

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (345+ words) The low-lying area is particularly susceptible to potholes A new pothole-proof road surface that sets in just five minutes is currently being trialled in North Somerset. Council bosses are testing the innovative technology outside Weston-super-Mare Town Hall, hoping it could…...

Somerset Live
somersetlive.co.uk > news > somerset-news > castle-cary-sink-hole-finally-11111687

Somerset sink hole finally repaired after two years

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (344+ words) Work to fix a sinkhole that appeared in Castle Carry over two years ago has finally been completed. The Council officially re-opened the road yesterday (Friday, August 14) following the five-year disruption caused by the hole. Issues began emerging in July…...