Transport and Logistics Network
A stretch of the M6 motorway is fully shut this morning after the body of a woman was found.
Emergency services first raced to the motorway near Wigan in the early hours of this morning after ‘reports of a person falling from a bridge’, according to GM…
A section of the M6 motorway is fully closed this morning after ‘reports of a person falling from a bridge’. The stretch of motorway has been closed between junction 27 (Standish) and junction 26 (Skelmersdale[1]) due to the incident that is being led …
Nigel Balding is hoping to catch a glimpse of a rare marsh orchid among the wildflowers on the path to Pestfurlong Moss, but it’s likely a couple of weeks too late. Above, a sparrowhawk and a magpie are seen squabbling in mid-flight, presumably over ri…
Dramatic photos show smoke billowing after a vehicle became engulfed in flames on the M6 motorway.
Emergency services were called to the fire between junction 26 for Orrell and junction 27 for Standish at around 5.30pm this evening (July 24). Traffic w…
Cllr John McHugh[1] of Westhoughton[2] South says that drivers breaking the speed limit is becoming more and more of an issue in the area.
Cllr McHugh says that two specific areas, Hartford Road in Daisy Hill and Collingwood Way near Westhoughton town…