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SWLNgodstone – By Imogen Howse Locals have been evacuated and part of a high street has been closed after a huge sinkhole appeared in Surrey. A cordon is in place on Godstone High Street and the road has been closed between Oxted Road and Bletchingley Road. A small number of buildings have been evacuated and some homes are currently without water. The sinkhole is estimated to be at least 19m (62ft) long and about 3m (10ft) wide, the BBC reports. SES Water said in a statement at 12:50am on Tuesday that it was aware of a burst water main pipe…

SWCChit – By Adam Dutton This is the shocking moment a road rage thug killed an e-bike rider who was “showboating” – before calmly walking into a shop for snacks. Abdirahman Ibrahim, 21, chased Liam Jones, 22, before twice ramming into the back of him as he rode along in Stechford, Birmingham. Liam suffered catastrophic injuries and died at the scene after being catapulted into a concrete post on August 1, 2023. Ibrahim hunted the electric bike rider down in his Seat Leon after being “wound up” by Liam and a pal who were doing wheelies along Moat Lane. West…

SWLNwonky – by Lauren Beavis Britain’s ”wonkiest road” is set to reopen this Spring – after three years and a £5M spend. Around 100 metres of the B4069 near Lyneham, Wiltshire, has been shut since February 2022 – when Storm Eunice caused a major landslip. The damage was so significant it looked like the area had been hit by an earthquake – and skaters used it as a makeshift skatepark. The road, previously used by more than 5,000 vehicles a day, was likened to “something from a disaster movie” by locals – and businesses in the area have said the…

SWFSbison- by Ottilie Von Henning Watch the moment a stray wild bison barrelled across a busy road and knocked commuters off their motorcycle. CCTV footage shows vehicles travelling down a busy road in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu in India on Sunday (Feb 9). Suddenly a wild bison then charges onto the road. The wild animal directly collided with a motorcycle, causing the rider and passenger to be thrown off the vehicle and skid along the road.

SWMRdriver – By Adam Dutton Shocking footage shows the moment an impatient Land Rover driver ran over a council worker after ignoring a road closure. The workman was sent flying into a bush after being rammed into by John Leonard Muckle along a country lane in Hardstoft, Derbys, on May 13 last year. Roadworkers had been fixing potholes along Locko Lane when Muckle drove past road closed signs and weaved his way past traffic management equipment. One man waves at him to stop but Muckle carries on along the road before reversing into one worker, knocking him into the hedgerow.…

With an explosion in popularity as of late, more people are taking to their vans to live a life on the road, but one internet expert takes a closer look at the tools they may need to do it right. – More and more people living a nomadic lifestyle out of their vans. – Interest in the van life has exploded thanks, in part, to social media posting trends. – A fast and reliable internet connection, even in remote areas, named as one of the most essential tools for van living. Van life, the nomadic lifestyle trend that sees people…