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Saturday 15th April 2023 20:30 BST
The building of new smart motorways is being cancelled following concerns over safety and costs.
Fourteen planned smart motorways – including 11 that are already paused and three earmarked for construc…
Police have released the images of a dozen football fans they are keen to question after violence erupted following a match between Birmingham City and Sheffield United. Disorder broke out following the 1-1 draw at Bramall Lane, leading to ‘extensive d…
THE Brewers face the league leaders as Sheffield Wednesday come to the Pirelli Stadium tomorrow (kick off 3pm).
The Brewers will be hoping to dent another promotion push after defeating Barnsley on Good Friday.
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Rishi Sunak may ban new smart motorways from being built over safety concerns, as Tory MP asks the PM ‘what about the existing ones?’ and AA chief states the ‘experiment has failed’Tory MP Greg Smith said they’re ‘not safe’ and Britain needs the ‘hard …
Pensioners would not have been killed in smart motorway crash if there had been a hard shoulder, coroner saysDerek Jacobs, 83, died when his van was hit by a car on the M1 near SheffieldThe passenger in the car that hit the van, Charles Scripps, died t…
The next phase of the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade[1] has begun, as Network Rail engineers set about installing renovations that will enable passengers to benefit from a more reliable railway service.
The latest round of updates will see the installatio…
A collaborative effort between Northern and The University of Sheffield has resulted in the development of an innovative piece of technology, small enough to be fitted onto passenger trains, that clears leaves from the line.
A recent demonstration at t…
Rail bosses have revealed a ‘gamechanger’ solution to the age-old frustration of leaves on the line stopping passenger trains.
The seasonal problem of wet leaves lying on rail tracks has long been a source of ire with commuters who have traditionally q…
Sections of a popular railway line used by people visiting the Peak District National Park will be closed on a number of dates across the Easter break. The Hope Valley Line connects Sheffield and Manchester via the Peak District stopping at picturesque…
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SH73 by Porters Pass closed early Wednesday morning after a truck fire. (File photo)
A Canterbury state highway has reopened after a truck fire overnight forced its closure early on Wednesday.
A general freight truck caught fire ne…