Scotch Corner8 Jul 2025A66 dualling approved again after review delayA timeline for work on the road, which runs between Penrith and Scotch Corner is yet to be released.8 Jul 20255 Jul 2025Designer outlet opening pushed back to 2027Plans for the Scotch Corner outlet were approved in 2016 with an original opening date of late 2018.5 Jul 202511 Jun 2025No update to A66 dualling plan in Spending ReviewChancellor Rachel Reeves says the decision has been handed over to the Department for Transport.11 Jun 202528 May 2025New date for delayed designer outlet openingScotch Corner Designer Village was granted planning permission in 2016 and is still to open.28 May 202518 May 2025Renewed calls to bring back shelved road duallingPlans to widen the A66, which links Scotch Corner and Workington, are currently on hold.18 May 202524 Jan 2025Homes without power and trees down in Storm ÉowynSome homes in north-east England and Cumbria could be without power until Sunday evening.24 Jan 20253 Jan 2025Men appear in court over £5m drugs bustThe three men were arrested as part of a joint operation including West and North Yorkshire Police.3 Jan 202523 Dec 2024Caravans plan for A66 upgrade road workersThe caravans could be in place for a four-year period while the A66 dualling scheme is carried out.23 Dec 20245 Dec 2024Delays as A66 closed due to overturned lorryThe closures are in both directions between the A1 at Scotch Corner and the A67 at Bowes.5 Dec 2024...
