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They are needed for a multi‑million pound upgrade of the key gateway into Blackburn near Guide, which is expected to last 16 months.
Some work is already under way to upgrade the junction to help ease congestion at peak times and improve road safety.
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Once Tridems were a novelty, now, less so as more operators want maximum weight on a rigid are finding they offer the payload of a conventional 8×4 twin steer and the manoeuvrability of a six-wheeler.
Tridems are eight-wheelers capable of a 32-tonne GV…
Blackburn Magistrates’ Court heard the M65 had to be closed in both directions for over two hours, and there was a massive deployment of emergency services before Maddison Grieve was talked down.
Grieve, 20, of Stonyhurst Close, Blackburn, pleaded guil…
Wojciech Trzebinski, 34, from Accrington[1], was killed on November 21 at the Burnley Barracks junction on the M65.
The father moved to the UK in 2013, and he worked as an engineer and was a keen fundraiser, regularly engaging in Polish Heritage days a…
Drivers faced chaos after a seven-vehicle crash[1] closed a section of the M65[2] this evening.
Emergency services were at the scene of the multi-vehicle incident[3], which occurred on the westbound carriageway at J3 for Blackburn West/Wheelton.
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Kicking off at 12.30pm, Wrexham will be looking to make it three wins on the bounce.
Ewood Park, which holds around 31K, will accommodate a sizable away allocation of 4,405 fans in the Bryan Douglas Darwen End.
Wrexham fans are reminded that tickets f…
Rail passengers are being given advanced notice of a huge programme of journey improving upgrades on the West Coast Main Line this Christmas and New Year.
Between 24 December and 15 January, a £196m package of essential work will take place to make fut…
Following a recommendation from an existing Fraikin customer, family-run independent glass supplier, Clayton Glass, has signed its first-ever contract hire deal with the commercial fleet and mobility services provider, taking delivery of three new 18-t…
East Lancashire was hit with persistent heavy rain throughout Saturday night which brought disruption to road and rail transport.Flood warnings were put in place on Saturday (September 20) but were withdrawn by Sunday afternoon (September 21) after the…