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FreightForce Collects Coveted National Award

FreightForce was presented with the Fortec Distribution New Member of the Year Award in recognition of its impactful contribution to the network during its first year of membership.
The award, sponsored by Intu Veritas, was presented to the company at …

What’s inside the January edition of Rail Express?

With another bumper issue lined up, Rail Express editor Richard Clinnick talks us through what’s coming up in the new issue.

Credit: Richard Clinnick
Welcome to the January 2024 edition of Rail Express, which is another 100-page edition packed with ne…

Juggernaut safety fears at Great Barton, near Bury St Edmunds …

‘Great Barton needs a bypass’ – that is the resounding plea from a resident who fears heavy traffic is an accident waiting to happen.
The A143 runs from Bury St Edmunds[1] to Great Yarmouth – passing along The Street, in Great Barton.
Last week, villag…

Trio of crashes in Norfolk leaves three in hospital

Three people have been left needing hospital treatment following three separate collisions which happened across the county on Monday (September 25).
The first collision happened on the A47 Acle Straight at 10.19am and involved a tractor and a motorcyc…

East Mersea bus and lorry crash injures 18

. Firefighters have been called to an RTC involving a single decker bus and a HGV which was carrying a steam traction engine. The steam traction engine fell from the lorry and onto the bus trapping and injuring a number of passengers. One critically in…

CHAOS STRUCK ISLE OF WIGHT CAR FERRIES 50 YEARS AGO …

Frustrated motorists blockaded the terminal at Yarmouth after having been forced to sleep overnight in their cars due to ferry cancellations on the morning of Sunday 2nd September 1973.
Police were called to make the motorists move after they had pr…

Major Island road closed after road traffic incident

The section of road affected by the crash (Image: Google Maps)

A major Isle of Wight road has been closed and traffic is being diverted following a crash.
Forest Road, which runs from Newport to Yarmouth, has been closed.
The section between the Wh…

Met Office UK weather warning for heavy rain and strong winds

A warning for heavy rain and strong winds is in place for part of England today, the Met Office has announced.
Parts of Britain are seeing some miserable and unsettled weather off the back of a warm spell which has seen the mercury nudge towards the 30…

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…