Mr Sunak confirmed plans to cancel the leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester in his keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference, but said that ‘every penny’ of the planned £36 billion leg would instead be spent on key infrastructure.
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Two men have been taken to hospital after a police chase involving a stolen car led to a crash.
At around 9.30am on Sunday, September 10, the police received a report of a black Hyundai Baron being stolen from Penrith. They also received information it…
A FATAL road traffic collision occurred on the A477 near the Cleddau Bridge on Tuesday afternoon, 5th September 2023. The devastating incident involved a private car and a coach from Titterington Holidays, based in Penrith, Cumbria.
According to an off…
A banned driver[1] has been convicted of causing the death of a five-year-old boy who fell under the wheels of his van.
Little Layton Darwood tragically died[2] after falling under the trailer of a Ford Transit Tipper he had been clambering on in Willo…
Most motorway services are an uninspiring pitstop of fluorescent lighting, petrol filling stations and fast food. But in Cumbria’s Lake District, Tebay Services is a destination in its own right: more than four million people visit every year.
The…
These are some of the derelict and demolished buildings across the area. (Photo: Lost Places & Forgotten Faces)Lost Places & Forgotten Faces[1] is an urban explorer who has visited a number of derelict and demolished sites across the county – from old …
The plots are approximately 888 acres, combined.
Located close to the future M9 Motorway orbital.
Currently zoned both RU1 and RU2.
A major Western Sydney landholding has come to market. Located at 690-950 Cawdor Road and 420 Old Razorback Road, Cawd…
Oxenholme Train Station. (Image: Newsquest)
TRAIN passengers in Oxenholme have shared their thoughts on the proposal to close ticket offices in railway stations.
Industry body the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) unveiled proposals that could shut nearly …
Two sisters have admitted defrauding Penrith-based haulier SI & S Hastings Haulage of £1.2m by falsely claiming the company owed them money for advertising. Joanne Palmer, 40, and Stephanie Palmer, 38, from Stockport, who also faced allegati…
Mercedes has recently updated its most popular engine for top weight tractor units with the OM471 now on its third variation. We took a 2545 over a gruelling 300 mile test drive to see how it performed.
By Pip Dunn
The Mercedes 2545, and its lightweigh…
Picture: Penrith Fire Station
Firefighters spent several hours tackling a lorry blaze on the M6.
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service was called at around 10.10am today, June 17, to the northbound carriageway between junctions 41 and 42.
Two fire engines …
The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project’s DCO (Development Consent Order) examination has come to an end.
The DCO examination period ended last month, paving the way for the Examining Authority to make their recommendation to the Secretary of State by T…
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has announced the winners of its 2023 National Trucking Industry Awards, which were presented during a gala dinner event at the Trucking Australia Conference on the Sunshine Coast on Friday, March 31.
The ATA F…
The report published in March 1963 led to the slimming down of the UK’s railway network with hundreds of stations and railway lines closed.
Lines in Cumbria were closed due to the report including the Keswick to Penrith line, the Keswick to Workington …