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I heard this earlier - are they really suggesting that people who have committed crimes serious enough to deserve a formal punishment should be denied getting around with his own transport and pushed onto buses and trains.

Good punishment, eh? 

Courts imposing community sentences would have the power to hand out driving and travel bans under legislation expected to be introduced next month.

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In olden days, a work around may have been found by using a pilotman. Of course, we don't know what the problem is, and these days it would need to be a pilotperson.

The pilot of a hot air balloon has been praised for landing safely in a small residential street filled with cars, telegraph poles, wire and houses.

Emma Firman, who filmed the descent in Bower Street in Bedford on Saturday said he did an "excellent job" and she made sure she congratulated him on his efforts, as no damage was caused.  She said she could tell it "wasn't his first rodeo".

The British Balloon & Airship Club confirmed it "landed without incident" and that everyone on board was OK.

Sian King, who lives in the Castle Road area where it happened, also filmed the landing while she was walking the dog. She said when she first spotted it, close to Russell Park, she was shocked and surprised at how low it was.

"I saw loads of people gathering towards Bower Street; it was almost on top of the roofs," she said. Her partner, Sam Coldham, along with other helpers, grabbed the guide rope to help it down. "I thought it was going to land in my friend's garden", she said. "It could have been a lot worse; it was just crazy to see it in such a built-up area; it narrowly missed the cables and the chimney stacks."



Mr Coldham said he helped pull the basket to safety. He believed it ran out of wind on its way to its planned landing site in Russell Park. "No injuries, no damage, no nothing, just a great pilot," he added.

The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Cheltenham Spa and Worcestershire Parkway / Worcester Shrub Hill. Whilst the emergency services carry out their work, all lines between these stations are closed. Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.
Disruption is expected until 20:00.

Street artist to transform new railway station



A street artist says he is "very happy" to have been commissioned to create a mural at a railway station.

Ashley Down station in Bristol, which closed 60 years ago, was re-opened in September 2024 after a £23m revamp.

Local artist Andy Council was chosen after Severnside Community Rail Partnership asked artists to submit applications to transform the station to celebrate its first anniversary. "Gaining local knowledge of an area is key to my work and I'm looking forward to working with community members to make this piece extra special," said Mr Council. "I plan on painting creatures that are made up of local landmarks which will represent the areas people, history, sporting heritage and wildlife," he added.

The artist has spoken to Lockleaze Neighbourhood Trust, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, Bristol Rovers FC and local councillors to get ideas and inspiration for the mural. "I'm very happy to have been chosen to paint this prominent wall which will greet passengers at the new station," he said. "It's exciting to have a station at this location once again which will offer Bristolians more options to get around the city and beyond."

The unveiling in late September will also coincide with the 200th anniversary of the modern railway.



Helen Godwin, the mayor of the West of England, said there had been a "fantastic response" to the artist call out and the panel struggled to pick just one.  "I can't wait to see the mural that Andy creates," she said. "This artwork will be a celebration of the station itself and the rich heritage of the local area, the city, and our whole region," said Ms Godwin.

Faye Keane, community development officer at Severnside Community Rail Partnership, said she hoped Mr Council would "offer a playful and impressive mural representing the history and community of Ashley Down".

Ashley Down is the newest station to open in the west of England and was the second to open in Bristol in just under a century, following Portway Park & Ride station in 2023.