Transport and Logistics Network
In his Budget presentation last month, Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke announced that $40 billion would be spent on improvement of the road network over a three-year period, starting in the upcoming financial year (RJR News March 9, 2023.)
This announ…
Large queues have formed for ferries and trains forcing holidaymakers to wait for hours.
Cars faced 90-minute waits at the Port of Dover on Good Friday, and were seen snaking all the way to the nearby town, with lorries thought to be stretching back fu…
United Utilities has submitted a major planning application to replace the Haweswater drinking water tunnel system, which runs from the Lake District[1] through Lancashire[2] to Greater Manchester[3].
It is officially called the Haweswater Aqueduct Rep…
Fed-up delivery drivers say the M6 through North Staffordshire is the worst road in the country. It’s a stretch which regularly sees delays whether down to collisions, breakdowns or roadworks.
That congestion was made even worse when the ‘Smart Motorwa…
Sections of a popular railway line used by people visiting the Peak District National Park will be closed on a number of dates across the Easter break. The Hope Valley Line connects Sheffield and Manchester via the Peak District stopping at picturesque…
Schmitz Cargobull has officially opened its new plant at Wythenshawe in Greater Manchester and taken the opportunity to unveil its latest curtainsider semi-trailer. More than 200 customers and local dignitaries gathered at the Schmitz Cargobull facto…
Members of the public have expressed their anger and frustration at the “disgraceful” and “pathetic” sentence handed to six Just Stop Oil protestors who invaded Silverstone[1] racetrack last summer. All six were convicted of causing a public nuisance[2…
A drunk dad who slurred ‘the Mancs are terrorising me’ in a terrifying mid-air rant has been banned by Ryanair. John Medway was flying home from a family holiday in Fuerteventura when his erratic behaviour started to terrify other passengers.
The 32-ye…
A drunken dad who slurred “the Mancs are terrorising me” after terrifying passengers on board a Ryanair flight has been banned by the airline. John Medway was flying home from a family holiday in Fuerteventura to Liverpool John Lennon Airport on Januar…
The Toyota Auris which crashed into the wall (Image: Newsquest)
A man has been arrested after a car crashed into a wall in Bury this morning, Saturday.
The crash, involving a blue Toyota Auris, happened at around 10am on Albion Court at the side of…