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M6: Ten drivers face court after motorway beer lorry crash

Ten drivers face prosecution after blocking the emergency services from getting to a crash on the M6. The motorway was closed for most of Friday after a lorry carrying beer collided with a camper van and a car and shed its load of bottles and crates ov…

Logistics UK re funding for Channel port investment

In response to the government announcement of £10.5 million of funding to prepare the Channel ports for new EU border checks (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-pledges-new-support-to-prepare-for-eu-border-checks#:~:text=Ahead%20of%20upcomin…

Van Awards 2024 – Logistics UK Announces Shortlist

Almost 25 of the UK’s most pioneering van businesses have been shortlisted as finalists across five categories in Logistics UK’s prestigious Van Awards 2024. The winners will be announced during a gala lunch to be held at the Hyatt Regency Birming…

eStar service shines brightest for Hadfields Transport

Mercedes-Benz Dealer eStar Truck & Van won back the business of Manchester-based Hadfields Transport, thanks to the combined efforts of ‘dynamic duo’ Amanda Sivori and Tom Aitken.
Aftersales Business Development Manager Amanda and Truck Sales Consu…

Israelis set to strike

Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to demand a ceasefire after six hostages were found dead in Gaza. 
An estimated 500,000 people attended planned demonstrations in multiple cities across Israel[1], according to Hostage Families Forum, w…

Woman rescued after crash between car and lorry in Arbroath

A woman has been rescued following a crash between a car and a lorry in Arbroath.
Police, ambulance and the fire service were called to Dundee Road next to Westway Retail Park at around 6pm on Sunday.
Footage submitted to The Courier shows vehicles on…

Live: Second A303 crash as cattle truck overturns

A cattle truck has overturned on the A303 which has resulted in all traffic being halted. The cattle truck, which was carrying more than 40 cows, overturned westbound on the A303 near the Southfields roundabout in Somerset.
National Highways confirmed …

Tailback safety warning after M6 Frisbee game

Those who left their vehicles “impeded officers getting to the scene of the emergency” and “significantly delayed motorway traffic”, the spokesman said.He said officers had been “seeing this happening more and more, with people thinking this behaviour …

M6: Police issue warning after dozens abandon cars on motorway

It follows an incident on Saturday when police had to stop traffic on the M6 in both directions near to Junction 33 due a report of a distressed man on a bridge. 
Officers said within a few minutes, a number of motorists got of out of their vehicles to…

M6 Motorists abandon their cars due to police incident

Lancashire Police were responding to a ‘distressed male on a bridge’ on Saturday, August 31, which forced them to close the motorway in both directions near Junction 33.
With cars queuing up, some people made the choice to leave their vehicles behind, …