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The rush-hour crash shut the M61 in both directions just before 6pm, near Farnworth.
Two people were taken to hospital with multiple injuries following a five-vehicle collision on the M61 motorway on Wednesday evening (January 7).
A spokesperson for Gr…
The enforcement campaign, which began on December 1, forms part of the national Operation Limit initiative and will run into the New Year.
All UK police forces are taking part in reducing deaths and serious injuries caused by impaired driving.
Greater …
Here’s a full list of the nine closures affecting five motorways
18:17, 24 Nov 2025
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File photo of roadworks(Image: Manchester Evening News)
Greater Manchester drivers are being warned to plan ahead on Monday evening (November 24) as there …
Drivers faced a morning of misery on Greater Manchester’s motorways with heavy traffic across the region.
Two breakdowns led to long delays on the M60 and M62 this morning (November 12).
A lane closure was in place on the M60 anticlockwise between junc…
Pilots Matt Greenhalgh and Jamie Fernandes were travelling to Liverpool John Lennon Airport when they were killed
15:12, 23 Oct 2025
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Pilots Matt Greenhalgh, left, and Jamie Fernandes
A lorry driver has bee…
Drivers heading southbound on the M61 between J4 and J5 near Farnworth faced heavy congestion and severe delays.[1]
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) would confirm that they had responded to a concern for welfare incident at around 1pm.
A spokesperson sa…
A motorist has been fined for speeding at 67mph on the M4.
High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard how Nathan Williams was driving on the motorway near Slough when he was caught by an automatic speed camera.
He was travelling between junctions six and se…
All the significant developments tabled with authorities across the city-region
08:50, 05 Oct 2025
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Andy Burnham has previously said the M60 is at ‘saturation point’
Two huge motorway projects form part of the most significant developmen…
The incident took place on the M61 southbound between J4 Farnworth and J5 Westhoughton at just before 6.45am today.
Police were called to the crash, which involved three vehicles, before traffic on the motorway was held to allow the vehicles to be move…
Commuters heading towards Manchester and Bolton from Preston have been stuck in long delays
Motorists heading out of Preston towards Bolton and Manchester saw early morning delays on the M61.
Delays of more than half-an-hour were reported on the M61[1]…