Jack Case was described by a Crown Court judge as “bright enough to know what he was getting into”.
The 24-year-old, of St Helens Road, Rainford, was travelling in a car with three other passengers along the M62 in Warrington when the vehicle was stopp…
Last week, a driver told of the terror he felt after, he said, his brakes failed on the motorway.[1]
The incident was widely reported by media outlets, with two lanes shut on the motorway while police escorted the driver just after 2.15pm on Wednesday,…
The approval of a ‘reserved matters’ application for the first phase of the Parkside Colliery redevelopment project in Newton-le-Willows has been welcomed by the Chairman of Parkside Regeneration, the joint venture company overseeing the initiative.The…
A £65m speculative logistics development within Liverpool City Region Freeport could lead to the creation of up to 500 jobs. Tony McDonough reports
CGI of the £65m XDock logistics scheme in Widnes
A new 550,000 sq ft logistics complex within Liverpool…
We will have to wait and see whether the council’s ambitious plans come to fruition, although one thing is certain – if the new station is built it will not be designed to serve ice-skaters as the original one had been!
That station had closed in 1917 …
A York councillor has said Network Rail’s inaction on graffiti stokes further vandalism.
Coun Ashley Mason said graffiti on Network Rail-owned property in York[1] had not been removed quickly enough, which encouraged more vandalism.
He claimed that de…
Main image: Cllr Ashley Mason with graffiti at the St Helens Road railway bridge. Left, top to bottom: graffiti at Hob Moor underpass; a community noticeboard; and Thanet Road bus shelter (Image: Supplied)CITY councillors in Dringhouses and Woodthorpe …
An ‘In Conversation With the Mayor of Greater Manchester’ will kick off Place North West’s crucial update on transport and development in the region. Mayor Andy Burnham joins a robust speaker line-up, which also features Transport for the North, Avanti…
A killer’s legal team withdrew from his trial midway through the case after he told the jury “untruths” from the witness box.
Kevin Marsh drank gin and snorted cocaine as he watched a Bear Grylls show on Netflix hours before getting behind the wheel[1]…
Kevin Marsh was behind the wheel of the car while drunk and high He was travelling at 50mph in a 30mph zone, and crashed into a lorry He tried to blame the crash on his girlfriend, mum-of-four Michelle AthertonBy Perkin Amalaraj[1] Published: 17:27, …
A man was branded “callous and dishonest” by a judge as he was found guilty of causing his girlfriend’s death by dangerous driving.
Kevin Marsh drank gin and snorted cocaine as he watched a Bear Grylls show on Netflix hours before getting behind the wh…
WARRINGTON-based commercial property company Langtree has reported ‘a very positive year’, despite political and economic turbulence although it is not expecting stability to return to the markets before the general election.
In its annual report for t…
The £15m project, which initially aimed for a completion date during summer last year, has been hit with delays due to bad weather hindering groundworks.
A key part of the station upgrade involves the previously oversubscribed car park being replaced …
A man who allegedly killed his girlfriend after crashing into a bin lorry fled the scene and asked a stranger to call him a taxi home, a jury heard.
Michelle Atherton died following the head-on collision on Broad Oak Road in St Helens[1] on July 5 last…