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Open Air Bounce: Weather forces attraction to close

Open Air Bounce, based on Umberton Farm in Over Hulton, had planned to open from Good Friday – with the attraction set to feature the ‘largest inflatable in the country’, according to owner Leighton Mills[1] – throughout the Easter break.
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Crashes on M6 and M61 causing chaos on nearby approach roads

One lane is closed on the M6 northbound at junction 31 (A59 Preston New Road) due to a crash first reported shortly after 5am this morning (February 14).
This is causing tailbacks down the M6 to the junction with the M61, where there was another crash …

M6 closures throughout the morning after lorry hits bridge

Traffic was stopped at around 6am after the collision.
Diversions are in place as National Highways North West[1] says the closure on the southbound carriageway will be in place for sometime.
The crash has taken place between Junction 17 and 16 between…

M61 closures: Road closures to be in place for works

The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways, shows that one closure already in place is expected to carry on this week.
Each evening from 8pm to 5am there will be moderate delays until February 15 on the M61 in both directions bet…

Car crashes into central reservation on M6 near Samlesbury

Lanes have reopened on the motorway near J31 (Samlesbury) heading northbound, but there are still long residual delays.
Lancashire Police have confirmed a driver crashed their car into the central reservation, though it was a damage-only incident and n…