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Stewart Golton said HGV drivers using a GPS system designed for cars can be a “menace” as they’re frequently sent down roads not designed for large vehicles.
One such example is Pottery Lane, in Woodlesford, which HGVs use to avoid the low railway …
Northamptonshire Help for Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, marking a major escalation of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War that began in 2014.
The invasion has caused one of the largest refugee cris…
A lorry driver escaped serious injury in the THIRD incident on the A14 in less than eight hours on Monday night (April 4).
A Northamptonshire Police spokesperson confirmed the lorry driver was taken to Northampton General Hospital but is not beli…
The A14 is closed in both directions after a lorry crashed onto the opposite carriageway.
The major road is shut eastbound from the M6/M1 to J3 (Rothwell) and westbound between J3 and J2 (Kelmarsh).
A HGV crossed over from the eastbound carriage…
A group of Ukrainian lorry drivers stranded by the A14 because of Russia’s invasion have agreed to transport donations from Northamptonshire residents to their home nation.
They’ve been supported with offers of help from people across the north o…
Some of the Ukrainian lorry drivers trying to get home
A group of Ukrainian lorry drivers stranded by the A14 because of Russia’s invasion have agreed to transport donations from residents to their home nation.
The 13 truckers spent days parked …
After the plight of the truckers was highlighted on social media yesterday (Monday), their situation has improved with help from volunteers finding them a place to park with showers and a laundry.
The lorry drivers have been given free ‘accommodati…
People are rallying round to help a group of Ukrainian lorry drivers who are stranded at the Rothwell Truckstop.
Pic: Northants Telegraph
The 13 drivers had been parked at a near-by service station on the A14 for five days, without access to money.
T…
Kettering residents have rallied round to help a group of Ukrainian truck drivers and banksmen who are stranded because of the war with Russia.
The drivers had been parked up at the BP garage on the eastbound A14 between junctions 8 and 9, with no …
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