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Where Hatch Manchester Traders Are Moving To On Its Closure …

Credit: Hatch
The hospitality sector in Manchester was shaken last month when it was announced that Hatch, the much-loved street food[1] destination located underneath the Mancunian Way, was set to close down[2] due to redevelopment plans. Now, Hatch …

TfL this weekend September 29 to October 1: Underground …

Transport for London (TfL) has asked customers to check before they travel this weekend

Londoners travelling into the capital this weekend could be faced with disruption due to closures on TfL services.
Transport for London (TfL) has asked Londoner…

Tarmac celebrates 120 years

One of Tarmac’s lorries at Ettingshall
Tarmac had its headquarters in Wolverhampton at Millfield Road, Ettingshall for more than a century.
Monday marked 120 years since Tarmac’s original founder Edgar Hooley first perfected how to make road surfaces…

DRAMATIC PICTURES: Traffic accidents from the past in Weymouth

Accidents over the years on Weymouth roads (Image: NQ)These fascinating old photos here show accidents from the past in Dorset.And as this collection of pictures shows, however hard one might try, accidents do happen.Dorchester Road, WeymouthDorset Ech…

Prominent Plymouth city centre building returned to glory

One of the city centre’s most prominent buildings has had a facelift. The landlords of Pearl Assurance House on the corner of Armada Way and Royal Parade have used a grant of up to £49,900 towards the cost of cleaning the façade of this imposing 1950s …

The planned roadworks and road changes in Gedling borough

A number of roadworks[1], and changes to the roads, are set to take place on Gedling[2] borough’s roads during the next few weeks.
The roadworks and road changes include things such as speed alterations, repair works and changing the layout of the roa…

Victim of Portland Beach Road crash named as Tom Gardiner

He was named as Tom Gardiner, from Portland, at the opening of an inquest into his death.
Floral tributes have been left close of the scene of the incident which happened on Sunday morning.
A family tribute reads: “Tom our wonderful son. We will miss y…

Portland Beach Road re-opens after fatal collision

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A354 in Dorset closed after man, 30s, killed in lorry collision

Police have issued an urgent appeal for information after a man in his 30s was killed in a collision with a lorry in Dorset.
Dorset Police have confirmed the sad news following the incident on the Isle of Portland this morning[1] in an official stateme…

A354 Portland Beach Road closed as pedestrian hit by lorry

The road is currently closed and police say it will remain so ‘for some time.’
Emergency services, including six police vehicles and two ambulances, are at the scene of the serious collision. 
Closure of Portland Beach Road Picture: Cristiano Magaglio