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Cartwright Bros: Celebrate 80 Years of Excellence

As of this year, Cartwright Bros celebrates its 80th anniversary and lays out its operational and investment plans for the many years to come. 

Cartwright Bros featured in T&L issue 261. Click to read

Cartwright Bros was founded all the wa…

Road closed after lorry crash spills sand over the highway

Mon 8 Apr

The overturned lorry south of Selby. Photograph: Phil Cain
Mon 8 Apr 2024  @ 2:26pmYorkMix[1]News, Travel[2][3]
This was the scene after a lorry overturned after a crash with another HGV, spilling its load of sand across the road.
It has bl…

A12 near Ipswich reopens 24 hours after driver killed in crash

Supt Chapman said: “We had concerns that fuel was leaking underneath the tanker, both as a fire risk as well as environmental impact, and risk assessments and safety measures were carried out, with contingency plans also made with our partners.”He said…

Lorry driver dies on A12 at Copdock after tanker overturns

A lorry driver has died after a fuel tanker overturned on the A12 in Suffolk.The emergency services were called to the Copdock Interchange near Ipswich – where the A12 meets the A14 – just after 04:30 BST on Sunday.The driver of the tanker, a man in hi…

M40 driver caught speeding with no insurance or licence

Thames Valley Police’s Roads Policing Team spotted the car speeding along “in a bit of a hurry” on the M40 near Beaconsfield on Friday, April 19.
Its driver reportedly averaged 100mph along the motorway near the Oxfordshire border for nearly half a mil…

M4 driver caught with cruise control set at 100mph

A motorist was pulled over by police with cruise control set at 100mph on M4. Police officers from Wiltshire Police’s Road Policing Unit were on patrol on the busy motorway this weekend and caught the speeding driver travelling past their vehicle.
Poli…

Roadchef opens new LEON outlet at Sedgemoor Southbound Services

The opening will increase on-the-go dining choices for travellers on the M5
Roadchef[1], one of the country’s leading Motorway Service Area (MSA) operators, is opening a new LEON outlet at its Sedgemoor Southbound site on the M5. As Roadchef continues …

Spread Eagle Hill near Melbury Abbas closed after car fire

The road was blocked on Spread Eagle Hill between White Pit Lane and the airfield.
The road is now reported to be cleared as of 11.33am, and traffic has returned to normal.
Initially, this incident was reported as a crash involving a lorry, Dorset Poli…

Road blocked after crash involving lorry

A road was blocked both ways after a car caught fire this morning.The road was blocked on Spread Eagle Hill between White Pit Lane and the airfield.The road is now reported to be cleared as of 11.33am, and traffic has returned to normal.Initially, this…