The M49 junction near Bristol

‘A staggering failure’: Local leaders ‘flabbergasted’ by new M49 ghost junction delays

The motorway junction was built in 2019 but remains unopened The M49 ghost junction near Bristol(Image: National Highway (formerly Highways England)) Opposition Conservatives have accused South Gloucestershire Council’s Lib Dem-Labour administration of ‘failing to provide leadership’ over the M49 ghost junction debacle. Last week National Highways, which finished most of the construction work seven years…

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'A strong buffer for … water supply'

‘It has a really big impact’

In Wick, South Gloucestershire, an abandoned pile of trash towered, completely blocking a horseback-riding pathway. A Frenchay man, Ronald Shaw, was found guilty of this illegal waste dumping — also known as a fly-tip — and charged with £938 ($1,080) in fines, as reported by the South Gloucestershire Newsroom. The contents of the fly-tip included…

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