Transport and Logistics Network
Two weeks of rolling road closures[1] will start this week at a busy Leicester junction. The closures are to allow for resurfacing work to take place at the city’s A50/Fiveways junction, which links Blackbird Road, Woodgate, Fosse Road North, Groby Roa…
Boosting road safety near schools, improving junctions and removing dangers to pedestrians and drivers will be the focus of £14m of transport spending in Stoke-on-Trent.
Among the schemes earmarked for approval are safety traffic calming measures on En…
The A515 in Derbyshire is shut both ways this afternoon (Thursday, July 27) following a collision. According to traffic reports the crash involved a lorry.
Traffic monitoring service Inrix first reported the incident at shortly after 1pm. It said the c…
Police[1] caught more than 70 speeding motorists on the A50[2] during a summer-long crackdown. Road policing cops teamed up with camera van operatives for the operation in Uttoxeter[3] – where the fastest recorded speed was 96mph.
It comes as part of a…
A funeral fund has been set up to raise money for the family of a ‘loving husband and caring father’ killed in a motorcycle crash on the A50 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Trucker Jason Wysoczan[1], 35, was confirmed dead at the scene in Longton[2] despite the eff…
A biker has died after a tragic crash that saw the A50 closed for around eight hours. StokeonTrentLive previously reported emergency services had been called to the stretch in Longton at around 7.30pm last night, July 2.
Now Staffordshire Police have c…
A Derbyshire farm hit by avian flu is looking to lease land for an excavator driver training facility to fill gaps in professionals for major projects including HS2[1]. David Poyser of DCP Farms filed the application for nine acres of unviable farmland…
A Royal Derby Hospital nurse[1] was left traumatised after a man terrorised her in a fit of road rage on the A50 in Derbyshire.[2] Helen Tidey was travelling back from Hilton at about 11.10am on Father’s Day (Sunday, June 18)[3] and had just exited the…
Inrix – Crash ‘involves lorry’
According to Inrix, the crash on the M1 Southbound involves a lorry, with all traffic being held on both sides close to J22/J23.
The update reads: “M1 – LEICESTERSHIRE – NORTHBOUND
“All traffic being temporarily held and …
Every day of the week young criminals find themselves before the courts in Leicester, accused of all kinds of offences. Often their age works to their advantage and they avoid being locked up.
But occasionally those who are either repeat offenders or c…