Transport and Logistics Network
At around 5.15am last Thursday (August 3), police were searching for a missing person in a field off Higher Walton Road, near the River Darwen in Walton-le-Dale.
During the search, police dog Jax, a 7-year-old Malinois, suddenly became aggressive and …
Force uses drones to spot dangerous drivers
Drones are being used by specially trained officers to spot dangerous driving at known accident hotspots.
Jun 13, 2023
By Paul Jacques
Dyfed-Powys Police says officers will use the drones to identify and, if…
Police are urging drivers to take care on the roads after last weekend saw a number of people critically injured in crashes. North Wales Police[1] said they dealt with six serious crashes last weekend, four of which involved motorcyclists.
Of those fou…
M65 junction 5 (Image: StreetView)
There are delays on the M65 due to a multi-vehicle crash earlier this morning.
Lanes on the M65 eastbound carriageway between junction five (Guide/Shadsworth) and junction six (Blackburn/ Whitebirk Roundabout) hav…
A volunteer blood bike courier who died after hitting a car whilst going through a red light didn’t know he was using the blue lights and a siren fitted to his bike illegally.[1]
Russell Curwen, 49 was delivering blood to a hospital on his red and yell…
Blackpool has been named as the place with the most dangerous roads in England outside of London – with Blackburn[1] with Darwen[2] coming third.
The claim is based on research by road safety technology providers at Road Angel[3] compared the total num…
An elderly pensioner was rescued after ‘falling down a ravine’ in Darwen.
The incident took place in the Sunnyhurst woods area on Tuesday afternoon (April 18). The 85-year-old woman was left with back pain and rescuers from Bolton Mountain Rescue Team …
A key commercial complex has been given a boost by a fast-growing Blackburn[1] luxury car specialist submitting the planning application for a new showroom.
Autolab UK Ltd, which provides customised specialist vehicles for A-list clients including Prem…
Motorists faced a morning of misery as a lorry with an unsafe load caused hours of delays and miles of queues on the M6[1].
Earlier today (March 30), lanes one and two, of four, were closed on the southbound carriageway between junction 31 and junction…