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Junction 40, M6, Penrith, Cumbria
As part of the A.W Jenkinson Group, Penrith Truckstop recognises that a driver’s life can be demanding and exhausting. The truckstop prides itself on meeting drivers’ needs and providing all the essential amenities and…
The FOI, submitted to Cumbria Constabulary, reveals that police recorded 11 fatal road traffic collisions on the A66 between 2023 and 2025.
Cumbria Police recorded a total of 44 fatal road traffic collisions on the county’s roads during that period and…
King Charles III, when he was the Prince of Wales, made an official visit to the station on April 6, 2022, for its 50th anniversary, engaging with staff and local producers, and sampling some of the local cheese.
(Image: Andrew Matthews / PA)
In the mu…
Motorists were hit with delays as part of a motorway had to close because of a crash.The collision, between a HGV and a Seat Tarraco, happened just after 13:00 BST on the M6 near Penrith. Cumbria Police said one of the passengers in the car suffered li…
The M6 northbound off-slip at junction 42 will be closed overnight from Friday, March 13, to Friday, March 20, for essential maintenance works and developments connected to the Carlisle[1] Southern Link Road.
The southwest corner of the junction will a…
Penrith’s mayor has praised the “hard work” of teams involved in the Clifton railway bridge replacement, which required full closures of the M6 and the West Coast Main Line during upgrades delivered over two weekends in early January.
The bridge is a v…
54 minutes agoNetwork RailA minibus passenger diverted through rural villages because of a motorway closure says the route felt unsafe and “it wouldn’t need much for something to go wrong”.The M6 between junctions 39, near Shap, and 40, at Penrith, Cum…
James Price was sentenced at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to driving his Ford Transit Tipper above the legal alcohol limit, failing to stop and driving without both insurance and a valid licence.
Peter Kelly, prosecuting, said…
Drivers have been warned to plan ahead this January, as part of the M6 will shut for two consecutive weekends, causing major disruption.
08:02, 18 Dec 2025
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Warning for M6 drivers using motorway on two weekends in January
M6 drivers will se…
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…