Villagers say Christmas elves have put up 30-mph signs overnight ready for December to discourage drivers from speeding through a Conwy[1] village. And whilst the actual speed limit on the A5 through Glasfryn remains 60mph, residents say they will deco…
The Welsh Government is cutting the speed limit on a busy North Wales A-road to create a 20mph “buffer”. Wales introduced a 20mph default limit on most Welsh 30mph roads in September – a move that has divided the nation.
That was a national move but th…
A lorry driver who caused a fatal crash when overtaking another HGV has been jailed. Patrick Casey’s actions caused the death of Callum Powell, who was driving a Vauxhall Astra along the A5 in Shropshire[1].
The collision happened on a single carriagew…
That is the view of a police sergeant after the sentence of Patrick Casey, who was jailed this week for killing 24-year-old Morrisons delivery driver Callum Powell[1] on the A5 at Nesscliffe.
Casey was told he will be “haunted for life” by Judge Anthon…
Patrick Casey, aged 22, was told he will be “haunted for the rest of his life” after causing the crash[1] which killed 24-year-old Morrisons delivery driver Callum Powell.
Casey was jailed for four years and two months this week after pleading guilty a…
An appeal has been launched after a crash in Lichfield left two men in a critical condition.
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Britain’s first motorway service station[1] opened in November 1959 to much fanfare – and hesitation. As car-fever was at its peak in the UK, and after much to-ing and fro-ing from planning to completion, names such as Watford, a local village not…
Callum Powell, aged 24, died on the A5 at Nesscliffe on January 23 this year when 22-year-old Patrick Casey crashed into his Vauxhall Astra while trying to overtake another HGV.
At Casey’s sentencing[1] on Tuesday, Shrewsbury Crown Court heard heartbre…
A groom-to-be was killed just days before his wedding by a drink-driver who was on a Whatsapp call. Richard Allen died at the scene of the crash in Staffordshire after the Ford Fiesta he was driving was hit just two days before Christmas last year.
The…
Chief Executive Brian McGrath (Photo: Archive)
The harbour boss has also suggested the delivery of Free Port or Innovation Zone status could be a ‘game-changing’ for the Lisahally facility.
Mr. McGrath made the observations in a statement in Foyle …
Patrick Casey, aged 22, was jailed for four years and two months for causing the death of “protective” 24-year-old Callum Powell on the A5 at Nesscliffe on January 23 this year.
Shrewsbury Crown Court was shown dashcam footage of the tragic moment when…
Patrick Casey, 22, and from Ireland, was jailed for four years and two months after making what the victim’s mother called a “bad decision with a bad outcome”.
That sentence was reduced from eight years for mitigation and an early guilty plea at Shrews…
A man has been jailed after he admitted causing death by dangerous driving following a horror crash in Staffordshire[1]. Richard Allen died at the scene after the Ford Fiesta he was driving was hit on the Wall Island roundabout in Lichfield[2] just two…
A man has been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash on the A5 in Lichfield[1]. The man, who was driving a lorry, was cut out of the vehicle by firefighters.
Another HGV and a car were involved in the collision just after …