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Plans for a new motorway service station on the M55 have received a decidedly mixed reaction from Gazette readers.
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Safety concerns have kept the Preston Western Distributor Road’s speed limit at 50mph (Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard)Lancashire County Council’s cabinet has decided to make the arrangement permanent by replacing the temporary traffic order that has gov…
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Police urge M6 motorists to come forward after woman dies in lorry crash
Posted on – 21st August, 2023 – 9:37pm | Author – Kate Rosindale | Po…
Police spotted James Morrison driving a red Nissan Juke with false plates in the early hours of Sunday morning (August 20).
The 26-year-old led police on a high-speed chase on the M55 and M6 after failing to stop.
When he eventually stopped on the first lane of the M6 near Garstang, Morrison nearly caused a van to crash.
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He also swapped seats with a passenger in an attempt to dupe police.
Morrison was subsequently found to be almost twice the legal drink drive limit, Blackpool Magistrates heard.
He admitted dangerous driving, drink-driving and disqualified driving.
He will appear at Preston Crown Court on October 2 for sentencing.
He was bailed with a curfew in the meantime.
Prosecutor Jackie Partington said: “This was prolonged dangerous driving.
“Police were alerted to the vehicle by the fact it had a false number plate taped to the rear.”
The £207 million road linking parts of Preston[1] and the Fylde Coast to the M55[2] motorway opened on Monday (July 3).
So we asked readers ‘do you think it’s fair on drivers new to the road?’
Speed camera vans on the new M55 link road (connecting parts of Preston and the Fylde Coast to the M55 motorway. (Photo by Phil Thompson)
This is what people had to say in response…
Jane Haynes: “Yes! The signs tell you the speed limit. No excuse.”
Tony Beeby: “Why is it unfair? No different to driving on any other unfamiliar road. If its unfamiliar, more reason to keep your speed down. I realise it’s an unfashionable opinion but sadly it’s the truth.”
Gill Finn: “Easy answer, stick to the speed limit.”
Ema Louise Livesey: “If there is adequate signage of course it is fair”
Catriona Gibson: “Why would it not be fair? they should be hidden! A couple of motorcycles were using it as a race track last night going back and forth!”
Pete Howarth: “Totally fair. It’s a tax on the self entitled..”
Chris Lyttle: “Is there 50mph signs posted along the road? If there is, how in any way, shape or form can it be unfair
Mark Bradley: “New or old rules are rules”
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Sarah Lingard: “Nope! But they knew that when they set a lower speed limit. Police have to get paid somehow”
Craig Pearce: “All about the money guys”
Tom Atkinson: “I always thought speed mobile speed cameras were meant to be positioned in areas where high accidents are and not just in areas where they can be a revenue source for local authorities. But then again perhaps I’m just becoming cynical”
The £207 million road linking parts of Preston[1] and the Fylde Coast to the M55[2] motorway opened on Monday (July 3) and speed camera vans were quickly deployed to monitor drivers.
The road – named after Edith Rigby in honour of Preston’s most famou…
On Sunday, July 2, a milk tanker travelling northbound crashed with the central reservation barrier on the M6 between junctions 31 and 32, spilling diesel and 20,000 litres of milk onto the carriageway.
The M6 junction 32 and 31 entry slips and the li…
The carriageway was closed between 7am and 7pm on Sunday after a tanker ploughed through the central reservation of the motorway while travelling northbound this morning. It then crashed through into the southbound carriageway before overturning between junctions 31 and 32. As much as 20,000 litres of milk was spilt onto the motorway.
The male driver and his female passenger were injured and have been taken to hospital, Lancashire Police[1] said. Their condition remains unknown.
After the M6 northbound reopened just after 5pm, the southbound side and M55[2] followed at 7pm – some lane closures aside.
The overturned lorry that has caused the closure of the M6 near Preston on Sunday
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A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: “Traffic[4] is expected to be slow moving and congested for some time so please avoid the area where possible.”
The accident impacted on traffic the M6, M55 eastbound and M61 northbound.
By 12.30pm, the milk tanker had been righted and removed from the central reservation barrier but clear-up works were urgently needed after both milk and diesel spilled into the carriageway.
Four fire engines from Preston[5], Bamber Bridge and Chorley and the USAR team from South Shore, were mobilised to assist with the Environment Agency[6] among other agencies on the scene.
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M6 at Preston re-opened after milk lorry crash chaos
Posted on – 2nd July, 2023 – 7:43pm | Author – Kate Rosindale | Posted in – Broughton, Fulwood, Fylde News, P…