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BBC News
3 days ago
- BBC News
Shrewsbury bus service changes during gas main works
There will be changes to two bus services in Shrewsbury while gas main replacement work takes allow for Cadent Gas operations on Longden Road and Roman Road, there will be a one-way closure of Longden Road from 21 July to 4 August on the east section of the road and 21 July to 15 August on the west east closure will impact the Arriva-operated 26 service from Meole Village to Shrewsbury Bus Lakeside Coaches-operated Radbrook to Shrewsbury Bus Station service will be impacted by the west closure. East closure The 26 service will operate following the usual route from the bus station to Meole Village, but will follow a temporary diversion route from Meole Village to the bus the end of Upper Road, the service will turn right on to Roman Road continuing to the traffic lights. The bus will then turn left on to Hereford Road, before turning left on to South Hermitage. At the end of South Hermitage, the service will then turn right on to Longden Road, continuing the usual route into stops at Priory Playing Fields, Cemetery, Central Drive Junction and South Hermitage Junction will be unavailable during this period for passengers travelling into Shrewsbury. West closure During the one-way closure of Longden Road west, the Radbrook to Shrewsbury Bus Station service will run as normal from the bus station to Henlow Rise bus stop. A temporary diversion will be in place where the service then turns left into Grange Road, travelling to the junction at the bottom with Roman Road. The service will then turn, wait for the usual departure time, before returning to the bus station along the normal line of stops at Bank Drive West and stops along Longden Road will be unavailable for passengers during this period. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
12-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Roman road discovered in Manchester city centre
A well-preserved Roman road is among the finds uncovered by archaeologists in a city artefacts have been found in Manchester just below street level on Liverpool Road, near excavating the site said it was one of the most significant Roman discoveries in the city in more than 20 Mottershead, an archaeologist with Civic who carried out the dig, told BBC Radio Manchester it was an "absolutely astonishing find", adding: "I haven't seen anything this significant in Castlefield for 20 years at least." "The Romans knew what they were doing when it came to engineering," said Mr Mottershead, explaining they found multiple levels and repairs of the road, which was basically made out of compacted said it was well preserved, with "no potholes in it".He said a range of Romano-British artefacts had been found, dating from the late 1st to the 3rd and possibly even the early 4th century AD, showing the length of time the vicus - which means civilian settlement - was in road would have been the main northern exit route from the former Roman fort nearby, a Civic spokesperson hearths and domestic artefacts including pottery and decorative glassware have also been discovered on the site. Ian Miller from the Greater Manchester Archaeological Advisory Service said: "It's certainly the best Roman archaeology I've seen in the city centre for 20 years and probably more than that."He said the Roman road was "really well-preserved", which was remarkable given it was only 400mm beneath the surface in a busy site is near to the Roman fort of Mamucium, which was established around 78 AD and much of which was excavated in the 1970s, Mr Miller is also close to Roman excavations further south of the site which uncovered parts of the Roman settlement in the 1970s and 1980s. Mr Miller said that "in some respects, the latest excavation was the missing piece of the jigsaw that will hopefully link to those two together".He said it should provide more information about what sort of buildings were in the area, just outside the Roman fort, and to re-examine the discoveries of the dig has taken place as part of a development on the site being carried out on behalf of Allied London. Mr Mottershead said the uncovered artefacts would eventually go on display in the city, after they had been analysed. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
10-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Taunton Lidl supermarket closed after car crashes through window
A supermarket has been closed after a car crashed through a window at the front of the silver hatchback crushed bollards separating the car park and the Lidl store on Taunton's Roman Road, before breaking the and Somerset Police said there had been no injuries or arrests, describing it as a "one-person road traffic accident".The store is expected to remain closed until a structural engineer can assess the damage. Lidl and police have been contacted for further comment.
