Children had a lucky escape when the unsecured jib of a grabber swung around on a merchant’s lorry and damaged walls and cars in Barry today. Police are investigating the incident in Lakin Drive, Highlight Park where children were playing outside their home and had to leap inside for protection as the lorry came down the hill knocking down walls and … [Read more...]
Five Mile Lane, Barry partial closure
Commuters have been warned to prepare for an important road closure from monday in the Vale of Glamorgan. The £25M scheme to improve Five Mile Lane, Barry will be finished this summer, but a temporary road restriction for 12 weeks will begin on monday 7 January. It will be closed to northbound traffic from Weycock Cross roundabout, Port Road, Barry … [Read more...]
£25.3 M Barry road improvement begins
Work has started on the A4226 Five Mile Lane, Barry improvement. The £25.3m project will improve the present road to modern highway standards, addressing poor visibility, bends that are too tight as well as narrow lanes. This will be done by building an entirely new section of highway which ties in at either end of the existing Five Mile Lane between the … [Read more...]
Closed roads expected for Wales Rally GB 2018
Wales Rally GB is changing forever. The event's organiser IMS is delighted that new laws facilitating closed-road motor sport events have come into force in Wales from today. The new regulations follow a long campaign by the UK governing body of four wheeled motor sport, the Motor Sports Association, and allows IMS to explore a range of new … [Read more...]
