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Woman taken to hospital after three car crash in Astley Bridge

Junction of Waters Meeting Road and Blackburn Road (Image: Google Maps)A woman has been taken to hospital following a crash involving three cars on a main road in Astley Bridge yesterday evening, December 30.Greater Manchester Police, fire crews and th…

Bolton train stations busier this year than last figures show

New ONS statistics on train station usage[1] have been released. The stats show passenger entries, exits and interchanges for every station in the country from April 2022 to March 2023. 
Compared to the same stats from April 2021 to March 2022, most of…

The Mancunian Way: Clean air zone back on track

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Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck on M61 motorway

Police confirm that a man in his 40s died at the scene.
Author: Stan TomkinsonPublished 7 hours ago
Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was hit by a truck on the M61’s northbound carriageway.
Officers were called out at about 10pm las…

Storm Fergus: Road, rail, air and ferry safety fears

Storm Fergus was named by the Irish meteorological service, Met Eireann.
Trains, flights, ferries and car journeys could be disrupted by the bad weather, while seafronts and coastal communities may be affected by spray and large waves.
Met Office[1] me…

Storm Fergus: Road, rail, air and ferry safety fears | Echo

Storm Fergus was named by the Irish meteorological service, Met Eireann.
Trains, flights, ferries and car journeys could be disrupted by the bad weather, while seafronts and coastal communities may be affected by spray and large waves.
Met Office[1] me…

Clean air zones | Clean air | Events

What is a clean air zone?
Mandated by the government to reduce harmful emissions from road vehicles, local authorities across the UK have been exploring a series of initiatives to improve air quality in pollution hotspots. As a result, several cities h…

Bolton: Severfield-built bridge beams to be used on M25

The beams were built by steel manufacturer Severfield[1], which has a plant in Lostock, and are to be used to create a new slip road on London’s orbital motorway, the M25. 
The new slip road will be at junction 28, near Essex town Brentwood. 
A police …

Derelict former Prospect of Bradford pub in Yorkshire to be …

The Prospect of Bradford on Bolton Road has been empty for years. (Photo: LDR)Once one of the city’s many popular pubs, the Prospect of Bradford on Bolton Road has been empty for years.Numerous plans to convert or demolish and replace the building, on …