Transport and Logistics Network
A four-year-old boy had to be airlifted to hospital by helicopter after swallowing the battery from a remote control. Kaiden Taylor was playing with a remote control at his nan’s house when he accidentally swallowed a button battery. The four-year-old’…
Pictured: HGVs at the Port of Liverpool
Zero-emission HGVs are exempted from paying the HGV levy, provided they are emission-free at the tailpipe and would also be otherwise exempt from vehicle excise duty (VED). This exemption does not extend to hybr…
A four-year-old boy was hit by a van outside Liverpool Lime Street Station[1].
Merseyside Police[2] were called to Elliot Street, at the junction of Lime Street following reports of a crash at around 2.45pm on Wednesday, August 2. Once at the scene off…
A mum who stabbed her newborn baby to death with a pair of scissors has died in prison. Rachel Tunstill was twice jailed for life for the murder of her daughter Mia Kelly – the second sentence being handed down in 2019.
The Prison Service confirmed tod…
Police have provided an update after a newborn baby was injured in a crash.
The three week old baby boy was hurt while travelling as a passenger in a dark grey Ford Fiesta which crashed with a Ferrari.[1] The incident happened at around 5pm on Friday, …
Planning permission has been granted for a 128,000 sq ft warehouse on Estuary Commerce Park, in Speke, South Liverpool.
The scheme, brought forward by Newton-le-Willows-based Network Space, includes headquarter-style office space.
Network Space submitt…
A curious road sign spotted on some North Wales roads has left drivers scratching their heads. The rectangular blue sign had people reaching for their Highway Codes to find out what it all means.
In an attempt to find answers, Christen Cullen, from Pla…
A dad-to-be with a provisional driving licence fled the scene having left an eight-year-old girl injured after smashing into her mum’s car. A court heard how Aiden Dodd, from Leigh[1], performed a “highly dangerous manoeuvre” before hitting a Renault C…
An eight-year-old girl was left in hospital after an illegal driver smashed into her mum’s car.
Aiden Dodd caused the head-on crash while attempting to overtake other vehicles on a blind bend on a country lane, then callously fled the scene. The youngs…
An air ambulance landed after a person was hit by a motorbike in a “serious” crash.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were called to Orrell Road, near the junction of Braw Street in Wigan[1], at around 2pm on Tuesday, August 1, following reports of an in…