M74

Driving forward with motorway services plan

Cheshire East Council’s strategic planning board has voted in favour of the development on Tatton Estate land at junctions 7 and 8 of the M56, where it would be known as Tatton Services. 
The Tatton Services partnership is a joint venture between Westm…

Council votes in favour of new motorway service station on M56

Known as Tatton Services, the project is a collaboration between Westmorland Family of Tebay Services (M6), Gloucester Services (M5) and Cairn Lodge Services (M74) fame, and the Tatton Group, built on Tatton Estate Land.
The Tatton Services vision is t…

Tatton motorway services plans from Tebay owner set for approval

Plans for a new service station in Cheshire from the group that owns Cumbria’s Tebay Services are set to be given the green light.Tatton Services has applied to build the site on greenbelt land between junctions 7 and 8 of the M56.Planning officers at …

Plans for Ravenscraig hub now underway after sale confirmed

Plot Number One Sold at Ravenscraig Employment Land (Image: Sourced)Plans for a new hub in Ravenscraig are underway now that a crucial a sale has been confirmed.Plans to create a new employment base have been revealed after the first plot of employment…

Fresh snowstorms bring more chaos to freezing Scotland

In Edinburgh the city centre was brought to a standstill this morning as blizzard conditions affected visibility leading to gridlock.
A Lothian and Borders spokesman said: “It is chaos at the moment. We would urge people to stay off the roads until it …

Major motorway in Glasgow blocked due to incident

Major motorway in Glasgow blocked due to incident (Image: Traffic Scotland)

UPDATE: All lanes are running normally
Part of a major motorway is blocked due to an incident.
The M74 is currently blocked in one lane southbound following a collision nea…

M74 motorway crash causes rush-hour tailbacks as emergency …

Emergency services raced to the M74 motorway near Hamilton after a crash[1] this morning (August 2).
The collision took place on the northbound stretch at J6 with a lane closure in place.
It is understood that all lanes have now reopened but the on sli…

Police seize 90kg of cannabis in drugs bust on Scottish motorway

A man was charged after officers seized 90kg of cannabis, which they say has a street value of £500,000.
Police said they had been “acting on intelligence” when officers stopped a Ford Transit van on the M74 northbound, near Lesmahagow, at around 5.45p…

Three people hurt following two-car crash on motorway

Three people were left with injuries following a two-car crash on the M74 on Sunday afternoon.
Emergency crews were called to the motorway’s junction seven, near Allanton, Hamilton, at around 2.40pm on July 2.
Three people sustained injuries, and their…