Vehicle access plans for Teesside freeport approved
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council officials have approved plans for new transport facilities to support the growing number of vehicles entering the Teesworks site on Teesside.
The plans feature car…
PENHILL: Huseyin Karabulut, of Trowbridge Close, has been sentenced for driving offences.
The 50-year-old pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle along Lichfield Road in Cannock, Staffordshire while disqualified, without due care and attention, and without…
A man has admitted causing the death of a 61-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in a crash with a lorry at a busy crossroads in Nottinghamshire[1]. Emergency services were called to the A617/A60 crossroads junction in Mansfield[2] shortly after 4am o…
A man has admitted causing the death of a 61-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in a crash with a lorry at a busy crossroads in Nottinghamshire[1]. Emergency services were called to the A617/A60 crossroads junction in Mansfield[2] shortly after 4am o…
Millions of drivers are expected to hit the road today as the bank holiday weekend draws to a close – despite travel chaos reported across the country.
More than 20 million “leisure trips” were forecast between Friday and Monday, according to the RAC m…
A learner driver who took police on a dangerous 90mph chase after being spotted behind the wheel of his girlfriend’s car has walked free from court. Dad-of-two Jordan Jones said he was ‘scared’ when police caught him driving his partner’s Nissan Juke a…
The UK’s leading and most trusted palletised freight network, Palletways, is rewarded for its service quality with contract renewals, and says customers are considering its Excellent rating on Trustpilot during renewal conversations.
This has led to t…
The collision took place on Birmingham Road, Lichfield, at around 2.20pm on Monday.
As a result, trains running between Lichfield and Shenstone were travelling at a reduced speed.
In a statement issued at around 3.56pm, a spokesman for West Midlands Ra…
Network Rail[1] has confirmed that it is in the final stages of an £85 million investment to upgrade signalling on the West Coast main line between Rugeley and Colwich, with completion scheduled for the end of January. As part of this extensive project…
Avanti West Coast, which operates services on the West Coast Main Line, said on Thursday morning that a tree falling on overhead wires between Rugby and Lichfield Trent Valley means some lines were blocked, extending journey times for services from Lon…
British Transport Police have been at the scene of an incident at a city railway station today. Scores of police cars were parked on Pershore Road South outside Kings Norton Train station[1] – which suspended services.
Forensic officers and firefighter…
In response to the government’s recently published target for the growth in freight moved by rail, Railfuture[1] has given lukewarm approval to the proposals,
The freight director of Railfuture, Owen O’Neill, commented: “This is nothing to celebrate. A…
Brits face travel chaos on Christmas Eve as 70mph winds[1] will batter large parts of the country – and likely shut bridges and roads, and delay trains.
Yellow weather[2] warnings are in place for both today and tomorrow – Christmas[3] Eve – and the la…
Simon Calder,Lydia Patrick and Maryam Zakir-Hussain
24 December 2023 at 0:38 am
Drivers are set to face Christmas travel chaos[1] as 16.4 million drivers hit the roads and two major London railway stations are closed today.
Train disruption is likely…