The Pennine mountain range runs down the middle of the UK, earning it the nickname the ‘Backbone of England’, but crossing it by road has always been slow, which is why a new £1bn (US$1.2bn) transformation of the A66 is so significant for the nat…
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The upgrades to a key route connecting the east and west of northern England have been announced by Highways England.
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious collision on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire in the early hours of this morning.
The collision occurred at about 2.15am today on the northbo…
A company that failed to ensure two of its workers were sufficiently rested to work and travel safely before they crashed into a parked articulated lorry and died has been fined £450,000. Welding contractor Renown Consultants was also ordered to…
A judge has fined Renown Consultants £450,000 and ordered it to pay £300,000 in costs after it failed to ensure the safety of its drivers.
Zac Payne, 20, and Michael Morris, 48, died on June 19, 2013, when Payne fell asleep at the wheel of a work van.
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SY Police have revealed details of crimes trhey have been dealing with in lockdown. Copyright: JPIMedia
Traffic officers across town have been kept busy in recent days – including three pursuits during a 12 hour shift on Monday alone.
At around 8.4…
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The P2 Steam Locomotive Company have launched The Pony Truck Club in order to raise funds towards completing the leading pony truck for their new build London and Nor…
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They need money to make a major component as part of t…
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A woman involved in a crash on the A1 in Newcastle was taken to hospital after a car flipped over in the collision.
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The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust have continued in March on carrying out winter maintenance work to their new build London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Peppercorn A1 No.60163 “Tornado”.
On the ‘bottom-end’ work has b…
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UK – The British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) Young Forwarders Network (YFN) is celebrating a very successful first year of operations. Since launching, the YFN has created six regional networking groups, with more on the way, all run by …