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Man hauled before court after being pulled over by police on M6

A man was found to have £100,000 of amphetamine stashed in his car after he was pulled over on the M6.
Barry Simmons was stopped on the motorway near Tebay on August 15 this year. Cumbria Police discovered 10kg of amphetamine with a street value of ove…

Totton: Plan for 60 homes near M27 given green light

Civic chiefs have approved an application by Bargate Homes and Vivid Homes to develop more than nine acres of agricultural land west of Hill Street, Calmore.
About 35 per cent of the properties will be affordable, and an Alternative Natural Recreationa…

Final blow for Grimsby zebra crossing campaigners

A last attempt to get the council to change its mind on installing a zebra crossing in St Nicholas Drive, Grimsby[1], has been unsuccessful.
More than 1,200 people signed a petition[2] sent into the council earlier this year, calling for a zebra crossi…

Drivers are fined in court for speeding in County Durham

The cases were heard at Peterlee[1] Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, November 7.
Bartosz Podstawa, 39, of Barberry Drive, Bridgwater, Somerset, exceeded 70 mph limit in a Kia on a dual A19 southbound April 21. Pleased guilty and fined £100, surcharge £40…

Motorist caught with £180k drugs haul near Tebay on the M6

Police officers stopped 40-year-old Barry Simmons as he drove a hire car on the northbound carriageway of the M6 in Cumbria near to Tebay Services on August 15.
When the officers asked him if there was anything in the car that should not be there, he i…

Engineering specialists Leaky Finders acquire its own steam …

The engineering specialists Leaky Finders[1] Ltd, from Exeter in Devon, who have many years of experience in boiler making, machining, fabrication and painting of steam locomotives, has now acquired its own locomotive in the form of Great Western Railw…

Dublin Port’s new €127 million freight terminal launched

T4, a newly redeveloped RoRo freight terminal at Dublin Port costing €127 million, has been officially launched tby the Minister of State, Jack Chambers, TD.

. Pic: Andrew Watchorn
Self-financed by Dublin Port Company (DPC)and delivered on time, and o…

Wycombe Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers – The Big Match Preview

The year was 2019, the month August, and Wanderers[1] fans had travelled in number to watch a game at Wycombe hoping that the darkest days were behind them. Oh, if we only knew.
The summer had been a hurricane of administration, EFL statements and canc…