Transport and Logistics Network
A major Leicestershire[1] road was closed for several hours this morning after a lorry overturned. The A47 was shut while emergency services dealt with the incident.
The closure between Billesdon Crossroads B6047 and Wood Lane in Tugby was implemented …
Using data from January 2023 to August 2024, the fastest speed recorded by Cambridgeshire Police on a 30mph road in the county was 91mph – which is more than triple the speed limit.
The highest speed recorded in a 20mph zone in the county by the force …
These pictures show the devastating aftermath of a horrific head-on crash in which one man was killed and a young child was left in a wheelchair. Asim Bashir, 48, was driving his powerful grey BMW M8 along the westbound A47 near Wittering, Cambridgeshi…
First, there were speed vans… now speed guns.
Rutland Police have been given new high-tech speed guns in an effort to tackle speeding motorists.
The speed guns were unveiled for Road Safety Awareness Week (November 19-25).
PC Pete Icke demonstrates t…
We’re once again off on our weekly stroll down memory lane looking at news from up to 200 years ago.
Our Mercury Memories is produced thanks to the support of the Stamford Mercury Archive Trust[1].
25 years ago: September 25, 1998 – Hill Billy clubbe…
A man has been seriously injured after being hit by a lorry.
Officers were called just before 7am today (Thursday, April 13) to the A47 near Uppingham after a lorry hit a pedestrian.
A man in his 50s has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.
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A man has been seriously injured[1] following a collision on the A47 at Uppingham. The incident involved a pedestrian and a lorry, leaving the road closed for much of the day.
The collision happened at around 6.54am on Thursday (April 13) when police w…