Services faced major disruptions after Storm Babet battered the region on Friday (October 20).
Met Office experts issued Wirral residents with a “danger to life” yellow weather warning which came into force from Midnight on Friday.
Heavy and persistent…
Storm Babet has swept across the country today with Merseyside battered by heavy rain.
A Met Office yellow weather warning for rain was put into effect for parts of Merseyside today, on Friday, October 20 as the storm ravaged the country. The storm, wh…
Merseyrail update
Merseyrail has issued an update on the rail lines this morning:
Chester line:
Due to flooding at Hooton, all services between Rock Ferry and Ellesmere Port have been suspended.
A limited Rail Replacement Service is now in operation be…
As a part of the Ellesmere Port Town Centre Levelling Up Fund, there will be improved links for walking, wheeling, and cycling, plus new cycle parking.
There is funding secured to construct an improved cycling, walking and wheeling route from the rail …
Bus driver, Stephen Shrimpton, suffered an “event” at the wheel before a school bus crash on the M53 which killed him and a 15-year-old student last week, an inquest has heard.
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A school bus driver suffered an “event” and then “slumped” at the wheel before the M53 coach crash[1] that killed him and a pupil, an inquest at Liverpool Coroners’ Court has heard.
Stephen Shrimpton[2], 40, and 15-year-old Jessica Baker, died on 29 Se…
Police[1] have been forced to shut off a road after a tree collapsed. And the incident in Macclesfield[2] comes as the county is set for a grim day of heavy downpours and strong winds.
Officers were called out to Shrigley Road this morning where the tr…
Trains at two Merseyrail stations will be fully reinstated next week after more than a year of reduced services.
Rail services at Green Lane and Bromborough Rake stations saw a reduced service to decrease the number of delays on the Chester and Ellesme…
A section of the Mile End roundabout was closed for several hours leading to commuter delays in the area.
It is understood that the lorry was travelling on the southbound carriage towards Shrewsbury when it overturned on the A5 at around 1.30pm yesterd…
The lorry is believed to have been travelling on the southbound carriage towards Shrewsbury when it overturned at around 1.30pm on Friday.
While traffic was initially passing through, a spokesman for West Mercia Police says the road has now been closed…
The overturned lorry. Photo: Oswestry SNT
Emergency services went to the scene at the Mile End Roundabout near Oswestry after several 999 calls at about 1.30pm today.
They found the lorry on its side. It is believed the driver was not hurt.
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Hours of Merseyrail delays are expected as several lines are affected during rush hour.
The travel provider[1] released an update at around 3.30pm on Wednesday, September 20, about trains travelling on the West Kirby, New Brighton, Ellesmere Port and C…
Two of the UK’s most unreliable train services have been awarded renewed long-term contracts despite latest figures showing less than half of their trains run on time.
The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that Avanti West Coast[1] and CrossCoun…
BMW[1] will invest more than £600m to build two new electric Mini[2] models in the UK, safeguarding up to 4,000 jobs and boosting confidence into the UK’s troubled car sector[3].
The investment is backed by around £75m of taxpayer support, according to…