13+ hour, 47+ min ago   (594+ words) Monaro Fuel Haulage’s new AB-triple. Image: Holmwood Highgate. Located 560 kilometres north of Adelaide, South Australia, Olympic Dam is Australia’s largest underground mine outputting copper cathode, uranium oxide concentrate, gold and silver. Owned by resources giant, BHP, it is also one…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (692+ words) A near-seven-percentage-point rise in self-reported drug-impaired driving among young Queenslanders in a single year is creating a claims and coverage problem that flows directly through the state’s motor insurance market – and into the earnings of Australia’s largest insurer. RACQ’s 2026 Annual…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (345+ words) RACQ’s 2026 Annual Road Safety Survey found 28% of Queenslanders aged 18-24 confessed to driving unrestrained, a 9% increase on the prior year. Concerningly, almost a quarter (22.8%) of young Queenslanders also admitted to driving under the influence of drugs, up from 15.9% in 2025. While the…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (144+ words) A man has been fined and given penalty points for speeding. Patrick Hayhurst, of Crescent Avenue, Farnworth, was caught driving at 61mph in a 50mph zone on the A666 St Peter's Way Southbound, between Bradford Street and Raikes Lane off-slip, on Saturday, October…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (185+ words) Petrol prices have surged, with costs rising 4.4p a litre since the bank holiday. This increase has brought the average price to 166.2p a litre, a level last seen in October 2022. Diesel has also increased by 4.1p since September 1, now averaging 187.7p a litre,…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (115+ words) Bangor Elks Lodge #244 holds fifth annual car show to benefit Maine Children's Cancer Program. (WVII/WFVX) BANGOR -- Car enthusiasts gathered in Bangor this weekend to drive fundraising efforts for children living with cancer. The Bangor Elks Lodge #244 hosted its fifth…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (64+ words) The Western Telegraph Cheapest petrol and diesel in Pembrokeshire this week To help you get the best deal on your petrol or diesel, we've compiled a list of the cheapest garages in and around Pembrokeshire, according to petrolprices.com. Prices…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (179+ words) The 12th annual Limestone City Car Classic in support of the Melanoma Cancer Clinic at Kingston General Hospital takes place at the Kingston Memorial Centre Fairgrounds from 8am until 4pm Saturday September 5th. One of the event organizers Brian Beatty is looking forward to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (365+ words) Speed limits are being reduced across the city.(Image: Martin O'Callaghan) Tens of thousands of drivers face the prospect of fines and penalty points under radical plans to cut speed limits across Birmingham to 20mph, our investigation has revealed. The city…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (318+ words) 34% of drivers think that more education about the dangers of drug-driving is needed. Almost a third (29%) of motorists believe penalties should be higher for drug-driving than for drink-driving, according to research from Startline. September’s Startline Used Car Tracker showed that…...