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Emergency services were scrambled to the M60 after receiving reports of a vehicle fire.

Council road maintenance has fallen to its lowest level in five years amid mounting fury among Greater Manchester residents over the growing number of potholes across the city region.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Billy Strings, the group Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, and Iris DeMent won top competitive honors at the International Folk Music Awards, handed out in a ceremony Wednesday night in Kansas City, Missouri as part of the annual Folk Alliance International Conference. String was named artist of the year, while “City of Gold,” from Tuttle and Golden Highway, was awarded album of the year honors.

A major road in Oldham is due to shut for three nights this week. The Oldham Way between Manchester Street roundabout and Prince Street will be closed to traffic for resurfacing works from 8PM on February 21 to 23.

Details regarding Ben Mitchell's exit storyline have been kept under wraps so far, but EastEnders fans are convinced they've worked out how he'll depart Walford. It was confirmed last year that actor Max Bowden, who has played Ben since 2019, will be leaving EastEnders in 2024. Soap fans think recent episodes have started to point towards Ben's departure, with many certain it will involve the character heading to prison.

Ready or not, here Bridgit Mendler is coming with some BIG news for fans!

Bridgit Mendler announced 2 major pieces of news on Monday (February 19): she’s a mom and she’s also now the CEO of a space startup called Northwood Space!

This is quite the career trajectory for a former Mouse House darling: Bridgit Mendler, whose vast Disney Channel credits included Good Luck Charlie and Wizards of Waverly Place, is launching a startup that she describes as a “data highway between Earth and space.”

Drivers could face 'delays and disruption' as major improvement works take place on one of Manchester's busiest roads. Road resurfacing work will take place on part of Princess Parkway next week.

Drivers are being warned to plan ahead as emergency repairs take place on a Greater Manchester motorway over the weekend.

A personality from MTV‘s popular reality show The Challenge will have to amputate his foot — and he’ll have the procedure done exactly one year to the day after the nearly lethal car accident in which it was first injured.

The company behind the sudden appearance of numerous telecom poles in Greater Manchester has denied it is riding roughshod over the concerns of local residents and local councillors. Full-fibre network provider BRSK has hit back after it was the subject of an exchange in the Trafford council chamber last week when a Timperley Central ward councillor raised concerns over the poles 'randomly appearing outside homes in the south of the borough.'

If you are a driver, you've probably encountered a situation where you've seen a car in the wrong lane on the roundabout - or have got in the wrong lane yourself. It's tempting to beep someone if you see them making a mistake and trying to cross over to get in another lane, but it turns out that they might actually be in the right.

People in Stockport say parts of the town centre and bordering areas are become a "free car park". Motorists have been spotted leaving their vehicles blocking public pavements and squares, forcing people to walk on the road or avoid routes altogether.

Loudwire).Josh “Crazy Ed” Edwards – the band’s tour manager and an armed services veteran – was able to take down the intruder.“Fuck around with HEDPE and find out…. Hed pe security aint no joke haha,” the band wrote in the caption of their Instagram post showing footage of the moment Edwards took down the suspicious man.A post shared by (h ə d)p.e.

Motorists were stuck in four hours of traffic after the M60 was closed due to a serious police incident. Drivers found themselves at a standstill when long delays were caused on the motorway on Tuesday (January 23).

EXCLUSIVE: The Weather Channel and Bell Media‘s Discovery Canada are set to ride the dangerous I-80/I-15 interstate ring highway.

Storms pounded the San Diego area today, delivering one of the rainiest days on record at the San Diego Airport, flooding major highways such as the 5, the 15 , the 94 and the 78, pushing the San Diego river over its banks, washing cars into flood channels and inundating portions of downtown.

Drivers have been issued with an 'amber severe' travel alert amid Storm Isha, with National Highways providing a full list of high-risk roads likely to be affected.

Mancunian motorists’ standard of driving has been slammed as ‘absolutely bizarre’.

Manchester City Council made more than £7 MILLION by slapping drivers with parking fines across the city last year.

A decade-long campaign to bring in safety measures on a road in Oldham where parents 'live in fear or their kids' has finally succeeded. Under Lane, which connects the Saddleworth village of Grotton to Mossley via Lees road, has long caused anxiety because of daily speeding incidents.

Forecast snow in Greater Manchester is set to cause 'disruption to public transport and infrastructure' across the region, the Bee Network has announced.

The Met Office has warned of 'widespread snow' this week with a number of snow and ice warnings issued across the UK.

Jimmy Buffett, a musician with many connections to the Sunshine State, could soon be honored in unique fashion. On Wednesday, two bills were approved by a state Senate committee in celebration of Buffett, who died in September. State Road A1A, a major Florida highway, would become Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway while specialty "Margaritaville" license plates would be available throughout the state.

Pedro Pascal is sporting an injury at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards.

Residents whose homes have been left devastated by the tornado that tore through Stalybridge last week have hit out at the council in the aftermath of the freak weather event.

EastEnders star Max Bowden is set to make an emotional exit from the BBC soap after playing fan favourite Ben Mitchell for four years.

Married At First Sight UK's Peggy Rose has bagged a fashion deal after saying goodbye to her day job. The reality star, 32, who was paired with French personal trainer Georges Berthonneau, 30, on the hit E4 show, is now set to launch her own edit with Girl In The Mirror. Peggy, who loves playing around with different styles and fashion, said she never thought she'd end up doing a job she's so passionate about.

A man who repeatedly stands in the middle of a busy road, blocking traffic until he is arrested and refuses to speak, has been jailed.