Transport and Logistics Network
A new toll-free motorway to connect freight to the future Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport has reached a major construction milestone.
The new 16-kilometre road is a $2 billion investment in Western Sydney being funded by the Au…
A drug fuelled van driver was on a 22 hour trip when he killed a mum and injured her daughter on the M6.
Marcin Szewczyk, 43, of Lancashire Hill, Stockport, was driving a white Mercedes Sprinter van on the M6 between junction 17 (Sandbach) and junction…
Motorists in Lancashire were met with hellish delays following multiple incidents across various motorways.
Drivers travelling along the M6[1] and M61[2] were stuck for hours on end as emergency services dealt with numerous incidents. From as early as …
Four members of the group that ran an industrial-scale amphetamine lab in Scotland, and trafficked heroin and cocaine, have been sentenced.
A National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation dismantled the organised crime group which was based in Merseyside a…
Stephen King was convicted of participating in the activities of the group contrary to the Serious Crime Act 2015.
The 49-year-old was part of a group that ran an industrial-scale amphetamine lab in Scotland and trafficked heroin and cocaine.
The group…
Earle was arrested in March 2021 on Freckleton Road, West Park, by police investigating the criminal gang who were involved in trafficking and producing of large quantities of drugs.
Earle played a ‘leading role’Earle, 49, played a “leading role” in a …
A dad who went to watch the Grand National on his stag do is now fighting for his life in hospital after being punched. Lee Burns had been to Aintree on Saturday (April 15) before returning to Poulton in Lancashire to continue his night out.
However, L…
A dad who celebrated his stag do at the Grand National is now fighting for his life after being punched outside a bar.
Lee Burns, 41, had enjoyed his day out at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday (April 15) before his life was changed forever when he retur…
National Highways statement
National Highways has just issued a statement saying:
On the M6 southbound there are currently delays of at least 1 hour and 5 miles of congestion due to a broken down lorry closing 2 lanes (of 3) between J27 Shevington Inte…
Long queues are forming on the M6 this morning due to multiple breakdowns.
Two lanes have been closed off on the southbound carriageway between junction 27 and 26 near Wigan due to a broken down lorry in the roadworks area. Traffic is currently queuein…