Transport and Logistics Network
BREAKING: Person dies after being ‘hit by HGV’
A person has died after reportedly being hit by a heavy goods vehicle along Cromwell Road this afternoon, it is understood.
A large cordon remains in place, with dignity screens erected at the scene, at th…
Important routes between Birmingham and north-west England will “remain poorly served” by rail because of the curtailment of HS2, Government advisers have warned.
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) said a “do nothing” scenario north of Handsa…
Fire crews were called to the incident at around 2.50pm to the M60 anticlockwise between J11 and J10 after a lorry was reported to be on fire, halting traffic and causing four miles of congestion.
Traffic was released and all lanes reopened at around 3…
The Recovery Room on Prince Street in Bolton was cordoned off at around 2pm today[1] (Wednesday) as four fire engines put out the blaze.
Fire crews from Bolton and Farnworth[2] and one ambulance was in attendance.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester…
Alice Bloch, The University of Manchester and Katharine Quarmby, University of West London[1][2][3][4]
Gypsy and Traveller communities[5] are among the more socially excluded groups in the UK[6]. There is a long history[7] of government failures in mee…
National Express announces faster journeys between Manchester and London
National Express has announced faster journey times on its 540 coach service between Manchester and London, with journey times reduced by up to 30 minutes.
With faster, improved s…
Police closed off a Greater Manchester road following reports of a serious collision. Moor Road in Orrell, Wigan, was closed in both directions this morning (May 13).
The road was shut between Munro Avenue and Wentworth Gardens, according to Inrix. It …
National Express Foundation pledges over £100,000 in funding to support community organisations across the UK
Dozens of charity groups and community organisations have benefited after the National Express Foundation distributed its latest funding…
Motorists[1] have been warned to prepare for lengthy delays on the M25[2] this weekend, as a 10-mile stretch of the UK’s busiest motorway shuts over what is expected to be the warmest spell of the year so far[3].
A section of the M25 will close in both…
A drug dealer who led police in a car chase while carrying nearly £300,000 worth of heroin has been jailed.
Neil Corrigan was sentenced to five years in prison for supplying class A drugs, dangerous driving, failing to stop and driving without insuranc…