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A DANGER driver who killed a mum has been brought back to court for getting behind the wheel despite still being banned — and giving false details to police when stopped near Carlisle[1].Moneeb Arshad, now aged 32, was handed a prison term of two years…
The crash happened just after 5 pm on Friday, May 8, prompting the closure of the road in both directions[1] between Junction 43 of the M6 near Carlisle[2] and the A689, between Great Corby Road and the Castle Carrock turn-off.
Drivers faced delays as …
THE A69 at Warwick Bridge reopened on Saturday morning after an HGV overturned and struck a property near the roadside.The crash happened just after 5 pm on Friday, May 8, prompting the closure of the road in both directions[1] between Junction 43 of t…
THE A69 at Warwick Bridge is closed after an HGV left the carriageway, overturned and struck a property near the roadside.The road is closed in both directions between the M6 J43 near Carlisle and the A689 between Great Corby Road and the Castle Carroc…
Zaheer Quarashi, 42, appeared at Carlisle[1] Magistrates’ Court on Monday (April 13) and admitted driving a motor vehicle with alcohol above the prescribed limit.
Prosecutor George Shelley said Quarashi, of Aireville Grove, Shipley, Bradford, was driv…
Arrests were made on April 1 as part of Operation Spotlight, which is targeting the “Fatal Four” driving offences – speeding, driving under the influence, not wearing a seatbelt, and driver distraction.
Cumbria Police officers stopped a driver on the M…
By ELEANOR MANN, JUNIOR NEWS REPORTER[1] Published: 17:03, 25 March 2026 | Updated: 21:16, 25 March 2026
A driver who was caught downing pints of beer, shots and spirits before fleeing the scene of a catastrophic crash w…
Ross Neville, who lost control of his uninsured Ford Raptor on the A69 near Newcastle after he had spent five hours having a boozy night out, was jailed for almost 12 years for causing the death of 28-year-old Matthew Newton.
Despite being at least one…
Ross Neville left friend Matthew Newton, 28, with ‘unsurvivable injuries’. Victim’s mum Anne Douglas tells him: “I hope you never forget what he looked like dead and trapped in your car’
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Matthew Newton’s mum delivered …
Police received a report of a one-vehicle collision on the A69 trans-Pennine dual carriageway, close to Throckley, shortly after 11.30pm on Thursday, November 28, 2024,
A heavy goods vehicle driver dialled 999 after coming across a grey Ford Raptor whi…