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A road and sign with several cars on it driving past. There's a caravan park to the right. The main shot is of the roundabout entrance sign. It says Edithmead Roundabout with a left turn to Burnham-on-Sea, straight on to Bristol Airport and right to the M5 towards Bristol.

Plans to improve A38 at major motorway roundabout

Plans would see the A38 improved from Burnham-on-Sea at J22 for the M5, up towards south Bristol.

A picture taken from above the M5 motorway in Somerset. A long line of stationary traffic can be seen queuing up on one side

Overnight M5 closure after huge diesel spill

Drivers are being warned of residual delays and to plan ahead before they travel.

A line of workers are seated and look at many screens in front of them. The screens show different areas and some rail tracks and crossings can be seen on the screens closest to the camera. The office also has small computer screens with some mousepads and two landline phones are also in shot.

Drones - eye in the sky helping traffic keep moving

Transport chiefs say a drone network is helping them better inform customers and tackle congestion.

A screenshot of a Highways England traffic camera showing lots of queuing traffic on the M5 southbound. On the northbound road, there is only one van driving down one lane.

Motorway reopens following four-vehicle crash

The motorway was closed after a collision involving two HGV lorries and two vans.

Junction 29 of the M5 in Exeter on a sunny day. Several cars, vans and lorries are on the road. There are four lanes on the road. One is a filter lane for people coming off at the junction. A gantry with blue signs for the A30 Honiton and Exeter Airport and the M5 up to Bristol, Taunton and Barnstaple on the road.

Arrest after car driven wrong way on M5

The car was stopped near junction 29 in Exeter and a 36-year-old woman was arrested, say police.

A McDonald's sign against a blue sky

McDonald's drive through approved for M5 services

The Strensham services will have a drive through lane at the side of an existing building.

A car drives through flood water on a main road in Little Witcombe

Travel disruption ahead of yellow weather warning

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice comes into effect from 17:00 GMT on Monday.

Computer image of underwater pod made up of five sections with red lights on the outside. Two divers are swimming in the foreground.

What's happening in Gloucestershire in 2025?

A number of big projects are going to be completed in Gloucestershire this year.

Gloucestershire

Heavy snow is falling in a car park where a number of cars are pictured.

Snow causes disruption across the west of England

Snow has caused widespread disruption across the west, and now a new weather alert is in place.