Transport and Logistics Network
A new £60M road has been completed in St Helens by Balfour Beatty to allow for the future development of a freeport and ex-colliery site in the Liverpool city region.
Located in Newton-le-Willows, Parkside Link Road, a new 3.3km route designed to enh…
Network Rail has apologised for the delays as fans faced long queues and overcrowding around the station
17:30, 27 May 2025
Queues outside Lime Street station built up on Monday evening(Image: Raven Handley)
Liverpool fans trying t…
A stretch of the M6 has been closed following a huge lorry fire overnight.
The M6 was closed in both directions by 2.30am today (April 14) as crews dealt with a blaze between junctions 22 at Winwick and 23 for the East Lancs Road.
The southbound carria…
A heartbroken family said they will always have questions after a dad-of-one died following a crash involving an HGV. Pedestrian Martin Gregory, 43, instantly died of a catastrophic head injury when he was hit by the fully laden vehicle[1] travelling e…
The heartbroken family of Martin Gregory said he was a devoted father who “always had a funny story to tell”
07:25, 09 Apr 2025Updated 09:53, 09 Apr 2025
Martin Gregory and his son(Image: Merseyside Police)
A heartbroken family sai…
Josh Simons, who was elected in Makerfield last July, has written to the chief secretary to the treasury Darren Jones appealing for millions of pounds of funding to be found for the link road between the M58, M6 and M61.
Although parts of such a road h…
Newton-le-Willows is at a junction, literally. The North of England community lies equidistant from Manchester and Liverpool. It has easy access to the English motorway network. Even more conveniently, it’s at the railway junction of the Transpennine r…
An independent report says Liverpool city region’s Freeport and Investment Zone have catapulted it up a league table of attractiveness to overseas investors. Tony McDonough reports
Parkside Regeneration says phase 2 of its scheme will see 1.6m sq ft o…
More than 3m sq ft of logistics / industrial space is under construction or in the pipeline due to the Liverpool City Region Freeport, a new report reveals. Tony McDonough reports
CGI of the £65m XDock logistics scheme in Widnes
More than 3m sq ft o…
A sustainability-focused logistics company is primed for growth after completing a move to carbon neutral headquarters as it celebrates 50 years in business.
John K Philips Group has relocated from St Helens to a 135,000sq ft warehouse and office build…