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Once one of the busiest roads in the North East, the view from atop the Gateshead Flyover now resembles something from a post-apocalyptic film
17:57, 20 Mar 2026
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Beneath the Gateshead Flyover, where heavy steel props are being installed…
View image in fullscreen[1]‘Daylight robbery’: M1 drivers boggle at the rising price of fuelWoodall services near Sheffield is now one of the UK’s most expensive pit stops, with petrol at 172.9p a litre
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The true impact of spiralling costs on the restoration of the Tyne Bridge and Newcastle’s Central Motorway has emerged. Both the iconic bridge and the busy highway through the heart of the city centre are currently undergoing major repairs, via a £41.4…
On a map, Newcastle Airport looks like the natural choice.
In practice, it is Manchester – more than 100 miles away down the M6 – that increasingly emerges as the most cost‑effective gateway to the skies.
Newcastle still earns an honourable mention.
At…
Severe delays were caused after the the motorway was fully closed southbound between junction 63 at Chester-le-Street
19:14, 22 Dec 2025
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Queuing traffic on the A1(M) after the collision(Image: Reach Plc)
Two people have been taken to hospi…
Scotch Corner, the major interchange where the A1(M) meets the A66 near Richmond, North Yorkshire, might now be best known to drivers heading for the North East, Scotland or Cumbria.But this modern motorway hub sits on one of the oldest and most histor…
But this modern motorway hub sits on one of the oldest and most historically significant crossroads in Britain, a junction used continuously for nearly two thousand years.
An old Scotch Corner sign (Image: ARCHIVE)
Historically, it was where armies cla…
A major Asian automotive manufacturer has commissioned Newcastle-based Advanced Electric Machines (AEM)[1] to evaluate its aluminium-wound electric motor technology for potential integration into high-volume vehicle platforms.
The contract represents a…
An increase in fuel duty could be used to generate revenue for the Government
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19:11, 16 Nov 2025
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Drivers urged to fill up tanks before November 26 amid fuel duty rise(Image: Maskot via Getty Images)
Motorists are being warned…
The British startup Advanced Electric Machines[1] (AEM) has apparently reached a milestone, announcing that it has signed a development agreement with one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers. The agreement is said to be worth a seven-figure sum…