Severe delays as A11 shut after car towing caravan catches fire

In June 2022, Jon and Emilie James sold their property for about 154,400 euros and invested around 105,300 euros in a campsite in Llanelli, Wales, and a vehicle. The site, unused since 1989, contained three old caravans filled with waste. To save money, they moved into a 25-year-old camper with mold, no refrigerator, no running water, and an outdoor shower that froze in winter. Over three years, they spent about 50,300 euros renovating the camper into a modern chalet, documenting the process to over 291,000 TikTok followers and 202,000 YouTube subscribers.

A motorhome was filmed by a dashcam performing a U-turn on the A1 after driving down the wrong side of the carriageway. The incident occurred on August 14, 2026, according to Chronicle Live. Further details are limited.

South Oxfordshire District Council has received a revised application to legalize an unauthorized Gypsy and Traveller site near the A40/M40 junction at Tetsworth. Previous applications were refused, including on appeal. The new proposal includes 12 mobile homes, 12 touring caravans, and 12 utility rooms, along with an acoustic barrier and a new noise assessment. Earlier, over 120 objections were submitted; now only two have been registered.

A camper van caught fire in a lay-by on the A38 northbound near East Linhay and Goodstone Cross. Fire crews from Ashburton and Bovey Tracey extinguished the blaze using breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet. The carriageway between the A383 and A382 junctions was blocked, causing traffic queues.

Pario Holiday Parks, a family-run leisure group, acquired Crugan Holiday Park in Llanbedrog on August 12, strengthening its presence on the Llŷn Peninsula. The park, located near the beach and less than five miles from Abersoch, has about 100 privately owned holiday homes and will operate exclusively for holiday home owners. This is the group's fifth park in North Wales, joining sites in Rhyl, Abergele, Colwyn Bay, and Pwllheli.

North Ayrshire Council has approved plans for a new bridge over the railway at the Sandylands holiday park in Saltcoats. The structure will restore pedestrian access from the Parkdean Resorts site to the beach and dunes, which was lost when the old bridge was removed earlier this year. The new composite bridge is expected to have lower maintenance costs and be lighter than steel. It will also eliminate the need for visitors to walk 1.5–1.7 km to reach the beach via nearby routes.