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YOU WONT BELIEVE: A55 - What They Never Told You

Horrifying dashcam footage shows taxi driving on wrong side of dual carriageway days after tragic A66 crash

North Wales Police successfully stopped the vehicle being driven on the incorrect side of the A55 – North Wales Expressway – on Monday evening

The Independent UK

Tragic teen texts mum 'I'm tired' moments before fatally crashing into lorry

Robert Adams, aged just 19, was driving along the A55 in Wales when his Vauxhall Astra rammed into the back of an articulated lorry travelling in the same direction

Daily Mirror

'Astonishing' moment van is chased down on carriageway and attacked by thugs

The group launched items at the vehicle, blocked it from driving away and even stepped out onto A55 to kick the van

Daily Record

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'Astonishing and appalling' moment van chased down and attacked

The group jumped out of a BMW in the middle of the carriageway before attacking the vehicle

Wales Online

Pregnant bulldog found dumped on major road finally gets happy ending

British bulldog Rosie was abandoned on the A55 in North Wales in a shocking state and would likely have died on the side of the road if she wasn't rescued by a kindhearted member of the public

Daily Mirror

Prince and Princess of Wales left crying with laughter after meeting Welsh nain with 'no teeth'

'I’ve forgotten the Welsh cakes in the rush on the A55," the new grandmother told the couple. “I thought s***, the royals are coming to Holyhead.'

Wales Online

Teenager who had 'so much to look forward to' killed in A55 crash as family pay moving tribute

North Wales Police continue to appeal for witnesses to the two-vehicle crash

Wales Online

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Teenager killed in crash between car and lorry on A55

The road was closed for around nine hours

Wales Online

Dad caught speeding twice launches one man war over 13,000 speeding tickets

"I am terrified at the thought of taking this to court - but I am prepared to do it"

Liverpool Echo

Driver's one-man crusade to get 21,000 'unjust' speeding fines overturned

Anthony Martindale, 63, who was caught speeding on the stretch of road twice, has said he is prepared to go to court to contest his fines as well as those of other drivers fined on the same stretch

Daily Mirror

Man caught speeding twice in a day launches one-man war over 13,000 speeding tickets

“It’s a matter of principle,” he said. "I want justice to be done."

Wales Online

Price cut for container and industrial unit park on Anglesey

Site lies close to the A55 at Rhostrehwfa, near Llangefni

Birmingham Post

A55 tourism sign review after Llandudno's attractions erased from roadside signage

Welsh Government will start the review after Aberconwy MS Janet Finch-Saunders raised the issue after being approached by a local business

Birmingham Post

Conwy bridge closure could cause 'major disruption' to tourists

Conwy Bridge will be closed to traffic for months over the summer

Liverpool Echo

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Daily Mirror

One speed camera snares 815 holidaymakers - including one motorist twice in one day

An infamous speed camera on the A55 between Abergwyngregyn and Talybont, Gwynedd, in Wales, has left one man so angry he's warned motorists not to drive down the road or risk being fined

Liverpool Echo

Man rushed to hospital, drug raid and A55 speed trap warning

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Liverpool Echo

Merseyside drivers warned over A55 speed trap catching out hundreds

An incensed ECHO reader launched a Freedom of Information request after being hit with a fine

Birmingham Post

Why Wales' biggest road scheme is no longer justified

The under construction dualling of the A656 between Dowlais and Hirwaun conflicts with Welsh Governmen transport and climate change policies

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'Lovely' father and football stalwart named as victim of A55 crash

The 50-year-old ex-manager of Menai Bridge Tigers FC was tragically killed in the incident at Dobshill in Flintshire

Birmingham Post

The list of 55 road schemes under review in Wales by climate change panel

Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters MS, announced in June that there would be a pause on all new road schemes

Wales Online

Another major road improvement scheme scrapped in Wales on the A55

The plan had been to improve safety and cut traffic on the A55

Birmingham Post

Major A55 roundabouts removal scheme axed after recommendation from roads review panel

The panel has though suggested a 50mph limit on the road and a new transport commission has been formed for North Wales

Daily Mirror

Diabetic man has 'no memory' of driving wrong way for 5 miles in crash that killed dad

Christopher Paul Jones, 40, was killed instantly when his car was struck by another motorist who drove the wrong way down the A55 after suffering a "hypoglycemic event"

Wales Online

Man dies in a crash that shut Britannia Bridge and A55 for several hours

The closure stretches from Junction nine for Treborth in Bangor to Junction eight on Anglesey

Wales Online

Father killed in crash with driver travelling on wrong side of road for five miles

Paul Jones, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene on the eastbound carriageway of the A55

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