Local Transport in Bristol & NE Somerset - The Week In
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Radical proposals for the A4 between Bristol and Bath
August 22, 2023Public consultation on radical plans to transform transport between Bristol and Bath has opened today. Members of the public will have six weeks to give their views on a range of ideas along different sections of the A4 ‘Bath to …
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New WESTlink bus app launches
March 29, 2023The new WESTlink bus app has been launched and is available to download from the AppStore or Google Play Store. But with the demand responsive bus service due to go live next Monday (3rd April) concerns continue to be raised …
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Funding cuts decimate bus services from April
January 19, 2023More than 40 bus services which currently receive financial support from local councils will be axed in April. These include the 5 (Downend-Bristol), 178 (Paulton-Brislington Park & Ride) and 17 (between Kingswood and Southmead Hospital). Last year, saw large cuts …
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178 bus route saved
September 27, 2022It looks like villages in North East Somerset which risked being left with no bus services, have been thrown a lifeline by two local companies and the West of England Combined Authority. When First announced it was withdrawing the service …
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First changes Keynsham bus diversions
March 25, 2022First have amended the diversion routes for bus services in Keynsham which are affected by the closure of the Ashton Way and Rock Road junction. The 17, 39 and 178 services heading towards Bristol were originally being diverted through Albert …
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Good news and bad for Keynsham town centre
March 3, 2022There is good news for Keynsham residents today with a date confirmed for the reopening of Keynsham High Street – but bad news as it will be immediately followed by the three-week closure of Rock Road. Bath & North East …
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‘Advertising signs risk more distraction and confusion at throughabout’
February 9, 2022The addition of advertising signs on the controversial Wraxall Road throughabout at Warmley risks yet more “distraction and confusion”, according to the RAC Foundation. The controversial £6.9m throughabout on the A4174 Ring Road – the first in South Gloucestershire – …
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Hundreds back road safety campaign for the Wellsway
February 9, 2022More than 400 people have so far signed a petition calling for the Wellsway in Keynsham to be made safer for all road users and local residents. The Keynsham Road Safety Campaign say that they have launched the petition to …
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Transport schemes to go ahead and a chance the 18 bus service could be rescued?
February 2, 2022Spending on major transport schemes including the A4 between Bristol and Bath was approved last week as more flesh was applied to the bones of the West of England Combined Authority’s (WECA) half-a-billion pound funding grant from the Government. Last …
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Fatality on the railway at Keynsham
January 19, 2022A man died last night after being hit by a train near Keynsham Station. The incident happened shortly after 11.30pm when police were alerted to a person being on the track. British Transport Police said that paramedics attended the scene …
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