Money for A303 upgrade study
The Government has announced funding to look into widening the A303, which runs from Wiltshire to Cornwall but has a number of bottlenecks in its single carriageway stretches.
The Government has announced funding to look into widening the A303, which runs from Wiltshire to Cornwall but has a number of bottlenecks in its single carriageway stretches.
Today the government said it would look at ways of improving the A303, parts of which are single carriageway. However, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander only announced a feasibility study - meaning any upgrade may still be some years off.
But a new £11 million bridge in Bristol is getting the go-ahead, as our political reporter Robert Murphy reports.
Yellow warning for strong winds issued for Sunday to Monday for the West. Heavy rain overnight turning showery. Mild temperatures.
A very windy day with coastal severe gales and sharp showers, with potential for some hail and thunder. Feeling cold in the strong winds.
A shipping container carrying vital supplies for refugees held in camps in Europe is making its way from Cornwall to Greece this evening.