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Botany Bay’s Greggs and Costa Coffee Drive-Thru plan clears final hurdle

Final approval has been given for plans to open a new Greggs, Costa Coffee Drive-Thru and Co-op convenience store in Chorley. The three units will make up the first section […]

7 days ago
Preston’s intense gridlock as lorry crashes through M6 central reservation

Gridlocked traffic on the M6 northbound Pic: National Highways North West Preston is expected to remain gridlocked until well into Monday evening after a lorry driver crashed through the central reservation of the M6. There are delays on the M6 northbound […]

2 weeks ago
Lanes closed on M61 between Chorley and Clayton Brook due to crash

Traffic on the M61 this evening (27 February) Two lanes are closed on the M61 due to a crash with police urging people to find alternative routes. Emergency services are on the scene of the crash between junction […]

3 weeks ago
M61 closed southbound from Walton Summit due to crash

M61 southbound is closed The M61 is closed southbound while police deal with the aftermath of a crash. Police said the junction is closed southbound from junction 9 for Walton Summit but should only […]

2 months ago
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M61 northbound crash at Junction 8 for Chorley sees emergency services presence

Emergency services seen on the M61 northbound close to the Chorley junction Pic: Simon Dean Emergency services are on the scene of a crash on the M61 northbound. The crash is close to Botany Bay on the northbound side, close to Junction 8 for Chorley. […]

2 months ago
Former Bamber Bridge officer attributes motorway crashes to ‘errant drivers’ and lack of police

Paul Brooks from Bamber Bridge A former police officer who patrolled Lancashire motorways for years believes the main cause of accidents today is ‘errant drivers’ and that speeding is ‘rife’ because of a lack of police. […]

2 months ago
M61 lanes to stay closed for most of today after hydraulic fluid spillage

Traffic on the M61 Two lanes of the M61 will be closed heading south away from Preston after a collision. Police were called at around 6.30pm last night (12 January) to reports of a […]

2 months ago
Investigation underway after man dies in incident on the M61 at 4.30am

The M61 this evening An investigation is underway after a man was found dead on the M61. Emergency services have been at the scene of a full closure of the M61 close to junction […]

3 months ago
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