A company has been prosecuted for illegally setting up adverts on lorries in fields next to the M6 near Lancaster.

Source: https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/national/company-forced-to-stump-up-ps3k-for-illegal-adverts-in-fields-next-to-m6-at-lancaster-4382463

A spokesperson said: “In light of the issues highlighted by the coroner’s report, we’re looking to introduce a ban on lorries loading and unloading on this stretch of the A4251.

Source: https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/politics/council/coroner-says-council-must-act-after-death-of-a-cyclist-in-cow-roast-near-tring-4405077

A statement from the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has warned that putting batteries in recycling or waste containers can lead to fires in bin lorries or waste management centres.

Source: https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23396218.dorset-residents-warn-zombie-battery-danger/?ref=rss

A total of 30 neighbours objected to the plan - including one resident who said that parking and congestion were already so bad that bin lorries struggled to weave through the overcrowded street.

Source: https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23747531.council-stops-excessive-hmo-windsor-avenue-doubling-size/?ref=rss

Comments have also been submitted from some neighbours, one claiming there is already noise from the site and damage to verges by heavy lorries.

Source: https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23405329.objections-plans-40-shipping-containers-farmland/?ref=rss

Councillor John Amsden said: “The proposed site for traffic is almost straight in off junction 52 and straight back on, whereas if it was at Scotch Corner it would involve lorries going along the old A1 and Catterick Bridge.”

Source: https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/23230745.catterick-industrial-hub-will-see-1-250-jobs-created/?ref=rss

He said the street had seen a marked increase in traffic from lorries since the opening of a building materials supplier on the nearby Sidcup Road.

Source: https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/south-london-residents-fear-road-27990430

However, at a Great Gidding Parish Council meeting this week (October 17), councillors said they were not happy with the potential for more lorries travelling along “unsuitable” village roads.

Source: https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/village-fears-no-way-stop-27949798

I can't believe how many lorries there were and the fact they all managed to fit in the market!"

Source: https://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/23982147.convoy-lights-ruthin-2023-another-brilliant-run-/?ref=rss

I have been known to cling on underneath lorries in order to get where I want to be.

Source: https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/inspired-by-nicola-sturgeon-perhaps-it-is-time-to-get-behind-the-wheel-again-gaby-soutar-4122342

It offered drivers the chance to claim £1,500 off the price of a new electric car, with some drivers still benefiting from money off, including those looking to buy vans, trucks and lorries.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1772590/electric-car-second-hand-market-exclusive

Mr Biden said Egypt’s president agreed to open the Rafah crossing to let in an initial group of 20 lorries with humanitarian aid.

Source: https://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/national/23865238.palestinians-gaza-feel-nowhere-safe-amid-unrelenting-israeli-airstrikes/?ref=rss

Mr Holroyd also explained that despite being wider than the adjacent streets, Knowle Avenue is the one that is being missed out by the lorries.

Source: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/moldgreen-council-blames-parked-cars-26977281

One freight train can replace up to 129 lorries, while moving a tonne of freight by rail produces a quarter of the carbon emissions compared with road transport, according to the Department for Transport.

Source: https://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/news/national/24002299.government-sets-ambitious-target-grow-rail-freight-75/?ref=rss

On May 22 a judge at Liverpool Crown Court made a confiscation order for £629,159.15, including Maher’s house in Warrington, cars, lorries, jewellery, a number of high value watches, artwork and gold ingots bought in Dubai.

Source: https://www.irishpost.com/news/crime-boss-from-offaly-has-money-and-property-confiscated-253996

Police have pledged to crack down on criminal gangs targeting lorries and stealing their goods across the West Mercia area.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2023/12/22/police-crackdown-on-criminal-gangs-targetting-lorries/

She says there is already congestion in the town with lorries going through the town from Culver Street causing gridlock.

Source: https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/hundreds-oppose-375-homes-business-8541989

Some 2,000 lorries bound for Chile have been reported to be stranded in the middle of the Andes due to the closure of the Los Libertadores Path despite the road on the Argentine side being clear all the way to the Cristo Redentor tunnel.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/06/27/chile-bound-lorries-stranded-in-the-middle-of-the-andes-due-to-bad-weather?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

“Some lorries are that close to the house, it vibrates.

Source: https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/derbyshire-residents-say-they-are-living-in-misery-with-lorries-covering-their-homes-in-mud-every-day-as-they-drive-just-8ins-past-their-front-doors-4427794

“The haulage business went down and we only had two lorries then Acky took macular degeneration and he had to give up the business.

Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/dalbeatties-helen-bell-takes-trip-30663214