The Repair Shop’s Dominic Chinea Welcomes New Expert Amid Challenging Restoration Wednesday, May 21, 2025 restoration heritage masonry plaster artwork repair museum conservation wwii scotland The latest series of BBC’s The Repair Shop on the Road premiered Wednesday night, showcasing a team of skilled experts traveling across the UK to restore cherished items. In this episode, Dominic Chinea journeyed to … Read More
Traffic Delays in Gloucester Caused by Burst Water Pipe Thursday, May 15, 2025 gloucester waterpipe traffic delay repair severntrent westgatebridge roads infrastructure safety A burst water pipe in Gloucester is causing significant traffic delays on May 15. The pipe ruptured early this morning near the Westgate Bridge area, prompting the installation of two-way traffic lights to manage the flow of … Read More
House Hit by Towering Water Jet as Massive Leak Floods Gloucester Road Wednesday, May 14, 2025 water leak gloucester flood burstpipe damage severntrent matson emergency repair A burst water main in Matson’s Sneedhams Green, Gloucester, created an extraordinary scene on Wednesday as a powerful jet of water shot nearly 100 feet into the air. The dramatic burst flooded nearby roads and caused … Read More
BBC The Repair Shop Expert Faces ‘Tough’ Fix on Cherished WWII Clock Wednesday, May 7, 2025 repair restoration antiques clock therepairshop stevefletcher fredfletcher heritage wwii sentiment In a moving episode of BBC’s The Repair Shop aired during the VE Day special, viewers witnessed a heartfelt restoration that bridged history and personal memory. John Holloway, a 101-year-old Royal Navy veteran who served as … Read More
Gloucester School Seeks Permission for Emergency Classrooms After Severe Flooding Tuesday, May 6, 2025 gloucester school emergency classrooms flooding repair temporary children special needs council The Milestone School in Gloucester, which faced a severe flooding event in late 2024, is seeking approval to maintain emergency classrooms for an additional two years. A two-storey temporary building was put in place … Read More
Dormice Causing Delays in A40 Repair After Rockfall Monday, April 14, 2025 dormice road repair delays a40 contraflow ecological funding construction cost Delays in repairing a carriageway on the A40 from Monmouth towards Ross-on-Wye, and beyond, have been attributed to dormice, following a rockfall in Herefordshire in February 2024. The northbound carriageway at Ganarew, known … Read More