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Car and lorry crash on A140 by Dunston Hall near Norwich

Emergency services have attended the scene on Ipswich Road outside Dunston Hall.
Four fire crews from Carrow, Long Stratton, Hethersett and Wymondham attended the crash.
The scene was made safe and passengers inside the vehicles were released using hyd…

Freeport LNG Flirts with Level 3 Nitrogen Alert

Freeport LNG’s inert gas problem has reared its head once more. The daily average nitrogen mol% at the Stratton Ridge delivery point along the Coastal Bend Header (CBH) which supplies the majority of feedgas for Freeport LNG (black line on graph below)…

Seven stories from the past seven days you may have missed

The end of another week, where early November marks Remembrance Day to remember and respect the fallen through conflict. Across Gloucestershire[1], numerous Armistice Day celebrations will be taking place, and in Cinderford[2] the occasion will mark 10…

Bid for A417 Cotswold lorry park quashed over harm to landscape

A planning inspector has quashed controversial plans to build a new lorry park which residents feared would harm the beautiful Cotswold[1] countryside. William Gilder Ltd’s plans to build the new 75-space truck stop on land at Gloucester Road near the …

List of Remembrance Day events in Derby and Derbyshire 2023

Remembrance Sunday is not far away and we are putting together a list of ceremonies taking place in and around Derby and Derbyshire. The events are held to honour the men and women of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in conflicts and started short…

Building the Little Car Company’s small-scale Ferrari 250 TR

In the late 1990s I spent a day at Maranello working on the production line. It was an amazing experience, kitted out in official Ferrari overalls and eating lunch in the staff canteen. In truth I wasn’t on the line helping to build F355[1]s, I was ne…

The roadworks and road closures affecting Norfolk this week

There are planned roadworks and road closures taking place this week beginning Monday, July 3. Whether your daily commute is to the office or on the school run, it can be frustrating to be held up by roadworks.
Roadworks take place in Norfolk every day…

Scotrail announces ticket price hike from next month

Season and flexi passes are to stay at their current rate
Author: Anita StrattonPublished 59 minutes agoLast updated 26 minutes ago
Unions are calling for a planned increase on Scotrail ticket prices to be scrapped, saying it’s a “reckless” decision.
T…

Villagers demand action on HGV menace near Cirencester

Residents say lorry drivers are using the route through Middle Duntisbourne and Duntisbourne Abbots near Cirencester as a detour, often when the A417 is closed which happens fairly frequently due to accidents.
HGVs are getting stuck in narrow lanes, ru…