Transport and Logistics Network
A tragedy on a Gwynedd beach was narrowly avoided when beachgoers rescued a struggling young swimmer as her head slipped underwater in strong currents. Sunday’s incident has prompted calls for a review of warden services – and for RNLI-trained lifeguar…
A roadside site with planning in place is on the market with the deadline for bids about to close. Watkin Jones secured outline permission for the development just off the A55 near Llangefni on Anglesey.
The site includes permission for a petrol foreco…
It became compulsory for speed limiters to be fitted to all new vehicles made in the EU last week. The systems use Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) technology to warn drivers to slow down if they go above speed limits.
If drivers don’t reduce their s…
A fuel protest is planned for the A55, A494 and M56 this weekend as concerns grow over the impact of sky-high fuel prices on drivers and businesses. It is set to start from Billie Jean’s Cafe, near Holywell, in Flintshire, at 9.30am on Saturday.
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A man has started a legal fight to get his speeding tickets overturned because he says he was caught on a Sunday when the roadworks he was passing were unmanned. Some 13,000 fines have been issued for speeding on that stretch of road and he wants them …
Savvy planning can negate succumbing to a sad Ginsters sandwich and insipid service station coffee as you hit the road and criss-cross your way around the UK this spring. Of course, there are the A-grade service stations run by the Westmoreland family …
A rare classic made by the iconic Coventry car company Riley is to go on show in a motor museum. The 1962 Riley 4/72 will have a new home at Great British Car Journey in Derbyshire, after it was donated by the daughters of its former owner.
The Riley 4…
A lorry became stuck under a bridge in Flintshire, shutting a road and disrupting rail services. The incident happened on the A541 Wrexham Road in Cefn-y-Bedd, between the Brymbo turn off and The Hollybush pub.
Traffic delays were reported after skips …
A motorist fined for speeding through A55 roadworks has received little sympathy from fellow drivers. Some, however, are adamant the restriction zone is too long and a few believe it is a carefully crafted money-making racket.
A Manchester motorist cau…
A five-mile section of the westbound A55 will be shut tonight to enable the recovery of a truck.
The vehicle left the road as it travelled through Flintshire and came to a standstill embedded in thick vegetation.
The accident happened at around 7.30am …