Transport and Logistics Network
For 17 seconds, Joshua Sanderson drove on the hard shoulder at more than 40mph as he sought to drive past a “rolling police roadblock” that was created by officers in patrol cars to force him to stop.
At Carlisle[1] Crown Court, the 34-year-old defenda…
Witness appeal
Officers are appealing for witnesses after an altercation between two women at a car park in Carlisle[1].
The incident took place at Asda’s car park, St Nicholas Gate, Carlisle[2] on April 29, between 3:30pm and 4pm.
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© WGAL viewer Two state troopers were involved in a crash in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County.Two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were involved in a crash in Cumberland County while responding to a call.
The troopers were asked to assist w…
Cumbria Road Safety Partnership
Cumbria’s accident blackspots are being targeted by police and other agencies in a bid to reduce serious injuries and deaths.
In 2022, emergency services were called out to 292 serious collisions – and 27 of those were…
Cumbria police have restarted publishing locations of their road safety camera vans.
Today, the vans will be operating on the A66 east of Penrith, the A689 between Carlisle and Brampton, A592 Bowness, A590 between Brettargh Holt and Newby Bridge, the…
Are you delivering customer service that makes you proud?
Or do you feel your industry is exempt from having happy customers? Our guest on The Melting Pot this week believes that whatever the industry, great service should always be at the forefront o…
A dad who was “worshipped” by his family died after trying to overtake a lorry on the A66 in Cumbria[1].
Laurie Flood from Leeds was driving his Honda CRV on the “fast, busy road” between Kirkby Thore and Crackenthorpe in the early hours of Sunday, Feb…
Inrix report
Traffic monitoring service Inrix reports:
M6 Northbound closed, queueing traffic due to overturned vehicle and recovery work from J43 A69 (Carlisle) to J44 A689 (Carlisle North).
The road has now been closed so the vehicle can be safely re…
‘It was like the last train out of Saigon’: Rail passengers reveal horror journeys which saw customers ‘faint’ as Britons crammed into packed stations while engineering works closed Euston and holidaymakers face delays at Dover Euston Station will clos…
This week, a West Virginia jury returned a guilty verdict in a trucker vs. trucker fatal shooting that occurred in December 2021.
On March 29, Harold Dexter Rue, 67, of Georgia, was found guilty of First Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm During the C…