MP Urges Full Government Funding to Accelerate Wellington Railway Station Reopening Thursday, June 19, 2025 wellington cullompton railway funding somerset gideonamos transport infrastructure spendingreview southwest Somerset’s Liberal Democrat MP Gideon Amos has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander to commit full funding to the proposed reopening of Wellington railway station. Amos warns that partial … Read More
Council Confident Portishead Railway Funding Approval Is Imminent Wednesday, June 18, 2025 portishead railway funding northsomerset spendingreview transport infrastructure railprojects government reopening The leader of North Somerset Council, Mike Bell, has expressed strong confidence that the government will soon approve funding for the long-awaited Portishead Railway reopening, even though the scheme was absent from Rachel … Read More
Somerset Council and MP Advocate for Gravity Site to Become a Premier AI Growth Zone Wednesday, June 18, 2025 somerset ai growthzone gravity innovation gigafactory infrastructure investment technology development Somerset Council, together with Sir Ashley Fox, the Conservative MP for Bridgwater, is actively campaigning for a significant portion of Somerset’s Gravity enterprise zone to be designated as a pioneering artificial … Read More
Somerset Motorists Face 27-Mile Diversion for Urgent Railway Bridge Repairs Tuesday, June 17, 2025 somerset motorists langport bridgerepair networkrail a378 detour railway infrastructure construction Somerset drivers are bracing for significant delays this summer as essential repairs begin on the Langport railway bridge, a critical link on the Taunton to Castle Cary line. The bridge spans the A378 Moor Close, near the … Read More
Somerset Motorists Face 27-Mile Diversion for Crucial Railway Bridge Repairs Tuesday, June 17, 2025 somerset langport networkrail bridgerepairs railway detour a378 taunton roadclosure infrastructure Somerset drivers are preparing for a significant detour this summer as urgent repairs are scheduled for the Langport railway bridge, a key crossing on the A378 Moor Close near the boundary between Langport and Huish Episcopi. … Read More
M5 Junction 26 Closed for Three Months as £5.7m Concrete Carriageway Upgrade Begins Monday, June 16, 2025 m5 somerset roadworks highway infrastructure chelston a38 construction transport council A vital junction on the M5 motorway in Somerset has been closed for three months to allow for a £5.7 million upgrade of the A38 Chelston Link Road, widely known as the ‘concrete carriageway.’ This route connects … Read More