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Traffic simulation software developer Aimsun is building a large-scale, multi-tier transport model covering roads inside Greater Manchester’s M60 ring road.
Procured by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) the model is a strategic planning and opera…
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A man suspected of murdering a woman just hours before taking his own life on a motorway in Lancashire has been named by police.
Barbara Nomakhosi, 35, was …
As motorists approach Stott Hall Farm between Greater Manchester and Huddersfield, the surrounding lanes of the M62 diverge to encircle the property before reconvening further along the route.
Myths have swirled around the solitary whitewashed building…
It’s not often that an otherwise humble hook loader can be argued as being a thing of beauty. Still, Lavelle Waste Services of Farnworth, Bolton, has just commissioned a full-spec HARSH-bodied example that’s a real eye-popper!
“We work in a challenging…
More than 3m sq ft of logistics / industrial space is under construction or in the pipeline due to the Liverpool City Region Freeport, a new report reveals. Tony McDonough reports
CGI of the £65m XDock logistics scheme in Widnes
More than 3m sq ft o…
This is the harrowing moment a police van[1] slams into an elderly woman crossing the road – before she was rushed to hospital.
The pensioner, who is in her 80s, was struck by a police van on Rochdale Road in Harpurhey, Manchester[2], on September 9 at…
Monday 9 Sep 2024
Network Rail thanks motorists as M62 reopens after weekend closure
Region & Route:
North West & Central: North West[1]
| North West & Central[2]
Drivers are being thanked for their patience and understanding this morning after the mot…
New ticketless travel rules in WalesTicketless rail passengers in south Wales face a penalty fare for the first time today, as Transport for Wales extends its penalty fare zone to include South Wales Metro routes and the Welsh Marches line to Shrewsbur…
A woman was found dead with multiple injuries in Bury – with the suspect killed by a lorry on the M65 the same evening.
Police were called around 10.30pm on Friday after Barbara Nomakhosi’s body was discovered at a property on Walnut Avenue.
Officers b…
A major £22m railway bridge upgrade[1] will see a section of the M62[2] shut over two weekends with work beginning tonight.
Two weekend closures will take place, starting from 9pm on Friday (September 6) with the eastbound carriageway closed between ju…
Thursday 5 Sep 2024
Major rail and M62 motorway closures this weekend
Region & Route:
North West & Central: North West[1]
| North West & Central[2]
Passengers and motorists are strongly urged to check their travel plans as Network Rail prepares for a m…
Some readers will be fully conversant with gas-powered trucks and may well have driven a variety of them. Others will have had little to do with them and will be in the dark regarding the different types offered by several manufacturers. We were somewh…
New research by Halifax has revealed Britain’s hottest locations for first-time buyers.
The research, based on data from the Halifax House Price Index, analysed the areas of the country (outside of London) where first-time buyers account for the bigges…
A pensioner has been left with ‘really significant injuries’ after being left ‘trapped underneath the cab of an articulated lorry’ following a horror crash on the M6.
The man in his 80s was involved in a smash with a volvo HGV on the stretch of the mot…