Alan Smith

A key route is to close tonight while work takes place as part of a £10.8m junction improvement scheme.

Several large piles of waste have been fly-tipped on a country lane which leads to a church.

There are calls for a review of the way road closures are handled, after 13 routes were shut at the same time in one town.

Sideroads have been gridlocked this morning as motorists seek ways to avoid the closure of a key A-road for gas main repairs.

Police have shut a main route and set up diversions after a sinkhole appeared today.

The way road markings have been repainted, following weeks of gas works and disruption, has been slammed as “ridiculous” by frustrated residents.

A tree on fire and roadworks combined to bring traffic to a halt on a key artery this morning.

A road closure and temporary traffic lights will affect motorists heading to and from the M20 for the next 12 weeks as work begins on a huge project.

The public is being asked for their views on reducing the speed limit of a rural lane by up to 20mph.