Milton Keynes

Overturned lorry causes Milton Keynes M1 entry closure

Access to a motorway was closed and a driver taken to hospital after a lorry overturned.Bedfordshire Police was called to the entry slip road at junction 13 of the M1 southbound, near Milton Keynes, at about 05:40 BST.The force warned drivers to expect…

Travel chaos for holidaymakers returning home on Easter Monday

Easter Monday brought travel chaos for millions of people as those returning home from the long weekend were met with traffic jams and train cancellations.
An estimated two million holidaymakers were making return journeys on bank holiday Monday, with …

East West Rail Bicester road bridge plans discussed

Conducted as part of the Oxford[1] to Cambridge line project, findings indicate that the London Road level crossing will not be viable once the line is operational.
Banbury[2] MP Victoria Prenits said: “Further studies have concluded that signalling im…

Man charged after police find £600K worth of drugs on M6

The car was pulled over just off the motorway, near Stubbins, and a search found nine kilos of what is thought to be uncut heroin, which has an estimated street value of around £600,000.
Moshin Syed, 24, of Limbrey Drive, Milton Keynes, was charged wit…

M1 northbound reopens fully after two-lorry crash

The M1 northbound has fully reopened after about eight hours of closures following a crash between two lorries. The motorway, between junctions 13, for Bedford, and 14, for Milton Keynes, was first shut at about 10:00 GMT on Wednesday. Only one lane re…

Youngsters inspired by Lionesses and Euros selected for …

Two young Cambs football players inspired by England’s Lionesses and the Euros have been selected to join Cambridge United[1]. Reuben Bryant, 8, and Isla Rayner, ten, both attend Longthorpe Primary School in Peterborough.
Isla, who has been playing foo…

New map shows how East West Rail would connect Cambridge to …

A new map that shows how East West Rail will connect Cambridge to other cities across the UK has been published. The East West Rail (EWR) route intersects with other key railway arteries which carry passengers to cities across the UK.
EWR is intended t…