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Rochdale-based Forrest Fresh Foods has taken delivery of two Volvo FH Aero 6×2 tractor units, equipped with the manufacturer’s I-Save technology to maximise fuel efficiency.
Supplied by Neil Patton, Customer Solutions Manager at Thomas Hardie Commerci…
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One of Lancashire’s busiest routes has been shut this morning after an articulated lorry overturned and smashed through the central reservation.
The A56 in Rossendale has been closed in both directions between Edenfield and Hasling…
Emergency[1] services were called to the scene at 1pm after the lorry had overturned at the junction with Brownhill Drive, with motorists having to use Emerald Avenue as a diversion.
Drivers were advised to avoid the area as emergency service…
Oasis fans were issued a travel warning after a collision on the M60 left a man dead and the road closed for several hours.
Cars were stranded in a major traffic jam following the crash and fans of the band were spotted walking up the hard shoulder. T…
Pall-Ex Group has announced a major step in its long-term strategic plan, confirming the merging of the Fortec and Pall-Ex palletised freight distribution networks. The consolidation reinforces the Group’s ongoing commitment to operational excellence, …
All traffic was stopped on a Greater Manchester motorway amid a police incident.
Emergency services were in attendance on the A627M in Oldham this afternoon (June 9).
Traffic has been stopped in both directions near to the Elk Mill roundabout.
In a pos…
A huge crash has forced a major UK motorway to close overnight.
Emergency services have closed the M62 due to a crash late last night due to an earlier incident involving a lorry fire. Accident investigations teams are examining the scene on the M62 E…
Police have issued a warning as half-term approaches
12:52, 21 May 2025
The damage caused(Image: UGC/MEN)
A mum says she was showered with glass after a stone was dropped onto the windscreen of her car from a motorway bridge over the M62[1].
Three ch…
The farm predates the motorway by more than two centuries
19:01, 09 May 2025Updated 19:03, 09 May 2025
Stott Hall Farm(Image: PA)
If you’re from the North of England, you have probably discussed the farm in the middle of the M62[1] at some point.
The…
Truck drivers and shunters working for Wincanton on the JD Sports contract in Rochdale are getting a 10.75% pay rise, according to Unite the union.
The deal applies to more than 50 workers and runs until 31 March 2026.
Unite said it plans to use this…