Transport and Logistics Network
Businesses and training providers get access to £1.5m that is being used to back innovation and skills projects centred around the Liverpool City Region Freeport. Tony McDonough reports
Port of Liverpool is central to the LCR Freeport project
A new …
Scania GB has confirmed the acquisition of Haydock Commercial Vehicles, a long-standing franchise partner operating six sites across the North West of England.
The strategic move strengthens Scania GB’s position across the region, adding sites in Warri…
A main road remains closed with long queues of traffic in the area
10:58, 28 Feb 2025Updated 11:01, 28 Feb 2025
The A562 Speke Road at Ditton Road has been closed since yesterday evening(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)
A man f…
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…
Abbey Logistics Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Gussion Transport UK and Widnes Tank Container Services businesses, which are both based in Widnes, UK. This transaction includes the property and operating facilities located at Ditt…
British retail giant Tesco is continuing its modal shift initiative with the introduction of its tenth rail freight service in the United Kingdom. The new route, connecting Daventry, in the heart of England, with Widnes, southwest of Manchester, “will …
Tesco has launched its tenth rail freight service, aiming to transport an additional 31 million cases of goods annually across the UK, replacing lorry journeys with trains as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
The new service will …
Tesco[1] is taking a further 31 million cases of goods a year off UK roads as it launches its tenth rail service this week.
Tesco said its latest train route – from Daventry in the Midlands to Widnes in the north west – will see the retai…
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…