Part of it was also Britain's first. The first motorway in Britain was the Preston Bypass, which was then incorporated into the M6 when construction was continued. The motorway has major junctions ...

The M6 motorway is closed due to a police incident. Police were called to junction 27 at Standish, near Wigan, at 01:25 BST. All southbound lanes are closed between junctions 27 and 26 ...

1900 (April): The Automobile Club (later to become the RAC) organises a Thousand Mile Trial “to counter hostility to the car ...

Young children were allowed to stand at the side of the M6 motorway (Lancashire police) The post ended by reminding motorists that the best course of action during road closures is to stay in ...

Highways bosses have issued a warning to motorists over new graffiti spray-painted on a bridge over the M6 motorway. They called it a potential 'distraction' and as such, said it could 'cost lives'.

Motorists are facing huge delays on the M6 after the motorway was shut off in both directions. National Highways says that a power cable has fallen adjacent to the motorway between junctions 17 ...

Commuters on the M6 regularly whiz past a bizarre abandoned space-age building which towers 90ft above the busy motorway ... The services were sold by its original owners, Top Rank, to Pavilion ...

The M6 is set to be closed for hours after the body of a woman was found. The M6 between junction 27 (Standish) and junction 26 (Skelmersdale) is fully closed following the incident which happened ...

The original plan was for 10 emergency areas along the upgraded stretch of motorway. But the project ... increase road users’ confidence.” The M6 upgrade, between junction 21a at Croft near ...

The victim dies of injuries suffered near junction 42 of the M6 on Saturday evening ... Drivers who used the hard shoulder to get off the motorway will be summonsed to court, police say.

Highways bosses have issued a warning to motorists over new graffiti spray-painted on a bridge over the M6 motorway. They called it a potential 'distraction' and as such, said it could 'cost lives'.

Police urge motorists to stay in their cars after people walked across the M6 to reach the services during a traffic jam. West Midlands Police says it's received over 11,000 videos sent in by ...