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A motorcyclist died when another biker nicknamed ‘Captain Sensible’ crashed into him head on while attempting to overtake on a blind bend.
Jason Bown, 52, died at the scene of the ‘unavoidable’ collision on the A5 near Betws y Coed when Jonathon Godfre…
Closed in both directions. The A5 north of Shrewsbury
A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: “At around 03.15am on Monday officers received a report of a two vehicle collision on A5 Holyhead Road involving a car and a lorry.
“We attended wit…
A stretch of the A5 remains closed this morning after a man died. The busy road has been shut in both directions following a collision involving a car and a lorry between the A458 and B4396, near Shrewsbury.
Emergency services were called to the scene,…
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a van near Hinckley earlier this week. The biker, who is in his 40s, was riding his Honda CMX when it was involved in the collision with a Ford Transit flatbed van.
The crash happened around 4.50…
A motorway near Ashby will be closed over Christmas so a huge bridge as part of the HS2 rail line can be installed. The M42 will be closed for 11 days from Friday, December 23, between junctions nine and 10.
The major closure will be in place while wor…
WHEN a group of gig-goers got together a decade and-a-half ago to launch a magazine celebrating Oxford’s music scene, few expected it to last long. Yet the magazine, called, appropriately enough, Oxford Music Scene, has become a staple of the city’s gi…
A new lorry petrol station and associated HGV parking could be added to Leicestershire distribution park off the A5. A planning application has been submitted to construct a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) refuelling facility, alongside a car park and a serv…
ROAD users are being warned to expect slow traffic around Mile End Roundabout in Oswestry following a chemical spill on Tuesday.
Firefighters from Oswestry were joined by colleagues from Shrewsbury and Tweedale to clean up the road, with hazmat suits n…
A Northamptonshire truckers’ café on the A5 has been sold to new owners. Jacks Hill Café and Truck Stop, at Watling Street, Towcester, was acquired by a private investor for an undisclosed sum in a “competitive bidding situation”.
The prominent roadsid…
A well-known Northamptonshire restaurant used by truckers and motorists has changed hands in a freehold deal.
Jacks Hill Café and Truck Stop, at Watling Street, Towcester, was acquired by a private investor for an undisclosed sum in a competitive bid…