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M4 diversion route as motorway closure causes traffic

The M4 was shut in both directions between junction 18 near Bath and junction 19 at Bristol shortly before 2pm on Tuesday, March 26.
While the motorway was reopened heading eastbound at around 4pm, the westbound carriageway remains closed while police …

National Contact Centre Awards 2024 – Finalists are announced

Record-breaking year for CCMA’s UK National Contact Centre Awards 2024 as Finalists are announced
Finalists of the UK National Contact Centre Awards 2024 have been revealed today in the largest and most respected awards programme that recognises contac…

M27: Car aquaplanes after heavy rain leaving motorway blocked

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The incident happened around 8am between junction 2 and 3 eastbound. The AA reported the road was left partially blocked causing delays for drivers.
Drivers are a…

HGV driver ‘guilty of killing cyclist’ after Holborn crash

On August 4, 2021, Kevin Allen, a HGV driver from Forest Town, Nottinghamshire, was transporting steel from Leigh Delamere services, on the M4 near Chippenham, to a London building site when his vehicle hit Dr Marta Krawiec.
The 41-year-old, who was cy…

Remembering the North Staffordshire icons we lost in 2023

Historian and Sentinel columnist Mervyn Edwards looks back on those we have lost during 2023
As we begin to pack away the tinsel and the Christmas decorations and reflect on the last 12 months, it’s as well to remember just some of those who passed on …

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…

Cold snap and track faults lead to rail chaos

East Midlands Railway said services between London St Pancras and Corby were cancelled and delayed due to “a shortage of trains after damage caused by ice”.
Frost was blamed for c2c cancellations from Leigh-on-Sea to London’s Fenchurch Street.
Great We…