It’s England’s highest motorway and one of its busiest. But the construction of the M62[1] is also a tale in itself.
Generations have now grown up with the motorway fully completed, but plenty will still remember life before it, in the 1950s and earlie…
This is the moment an Asda delivery lorry burst into flames, sparking traffic chaos on roads across south Manchester. The drama unfolded on the M60[1] at around 2.45pm this afternoon (Friday, January 12).
The supermarket-branded HGV caught alight on th…
With more than two months to go, Marcus Simmons-Allen was already counting down to his birthday and the festive season. He had plans in the diary for Halloween and New Year’s Eve.
His mum, Paula Allen, had bought the first of his birthday gifts for Dec…
It’s a good while since I was last amongst the Newcastle United away fans and it’s a good while since I last navigated England’s highest motorway (more of that later), which is what we did on Wednesday.
Well, when I say this, I mean since the trip to t…
A bus driver has been arrested after a 93-year-old man was knocked down on a main road in Trafford[1].
Police and paramedics were called to the scene of the crash on Barton Road[2] in Stretford at around 10.35am on Wednesday (October 4). A stretch of t…
Former Manchester United footballer Jesse Lingard has been disqualified from driving for six months and fined £900 after failing to provide details to identify the driver of his Range Rover caught speeding by police. Lingard, 30, whose contract with No…
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Wolves’ penultimate away game of the season takes place at Old Trafford on Saturday and wolves.co.uk has the key information for supporters heading to Manchester.
For the full Manchester United away guide, click here[1].
Travelling by car
Roads around …
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said in a statement that at around 12.20am on Wednesday, April 19, they received a report from a member of the public of an assault of a female on Maher Gardens, Stretford.
The report said three men were seen assaulting …
The bomb squad was called out to Old Trafford on Wednesday evening (April 19) after police found a ‘suspicious item’ on a man who had refused to pay his bus fare.
Officers were initially called to a man causing disruption on Stretford Road, at around 6…
There is a large police presence on Stretford Road in Old Trafford this evening. A large number of officers are at the scene and the main road is blocked off as well as multiple walkways beside the road
There are at least 5 police vehicles in attendanc…
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The Manchester Marathon covers over 26.2 miles of the city centre and surrounding areas, so it’s worth knowing how you’re going to get about this Sunday.
With the Manchester Marathon returning to the city and surrounding areas this weekend, Tran…