Transport and Logistics Network
The father of a teenage boy killed[1] by a driver who was looking at football apps on his phone and messaging his mum about flight details says meeting his son’s killer behind bars has helped him to grieve.
Andy O’Dell’s son Joe Cairns, 14, died when H…
Joe Cairns, 14, died in a crash on the M58 in Bickerstaffe, West Lancashire in January 2019 after the minibus he was travelling in was hit from behind by a HGV driven by James Majury.
Joe and a support worker, Anne Kerr, were killed and five others wer…
Eight men are beginning jail sentences totalling more than 200 years after abducting and brutally murdering a former boxer.
Christopher Hughes’ mutilated body was discovered on a country road on the outskirts of Skelmersdale[1] by a dogwalker after he …
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An idyllic Lancashire village described by its residents as a “perfect place to live” is clouded by a deadly landmark which has cost lives, yet keeps attracting daytrippers despite the clear dangers.
Situated between better known locations such as Parb…
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…