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The M6 has reopened following hours of long delays following a horrific crash[1] involving a lorry.
The northbound section of the motorway[2] was shut between junction 34 for Halton and junction 35 for Carnforth, both in Lancashire, due to the crash….
Now part of the M6, the Preston Bypass opened in 1958
Lee Grimsditch[1] Nostalgia Writer and Olivia Baron Senior Live News Reporter
16:33, 30 Aug 2025
An aerial view of the Preston by-pass, the first of Britain’s gigantic new motorways
The M6 – the U…
Preston Bus lifts lid on recent disruption when M6 closures gridlocked city | Blog Preston
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Preston Bus lifts lid on recent disruption when M6 closures gridlocked city
Posted on – 3rd June, 2025 – 7:00am | Author – Ed Walker | Post…
Pressure increasing on Transport Secretary to act over M6 at Preston | Blog Preston
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Pressure increasing on Transport Secretary to act over M6 at Preston
Posted on – 27th May, 2025 – 7:00am | Author – Ed Walker | Posted in – Politi…
A woman has been rushed to hospital with ‘serious injuries’ following a crash on the M6[1] this morning (May 15).
Police, firefighters, paramedics and highways officers were called to the scene on the northbound carriageway between J31A and J32[2]. Lan…
Commuters are being warned to expect disruption after two North West motorways were closed this morning.
Police closed off a section of the M6 northbound near junction 32 for the M55, in Preston, following a crash this morning (May 15).
In a post on Fa…
The first arrest came at shortly before midday on Tuesday (April 1) when officers stopped a silver Audi A6 on the slip road from the M55 northbound onto the M6.
A search of the vehicle under section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act uncovered 2kg of cannab…
Escaped prisoner[1] Jamie Cooper has been caught days after he faked a medical emergency and ‘overpowered’ prison guards[2] while in a van being transported to court.
Cooper escaped from the GEOAmey prison van[3], which was taking inmates from Blackpoo…
Jamie Cooper fled a prison van after overpowering guards on Wednesday morning
07:47, 21 Mar 2025
A newly released image of Cooper before he boarded the van(Image: Lancashire Police)
A manhunt is underway to trace an escapee who managed to break free …
A full-scale manhunt has been launched for a prisoner who escaped from a prison van while on the motorway on the way to court.
According to Lancashire Police[1], Jamie Cooper, 33, escaped from the vehicle on the M55 near junction two by Catforth. On hi…