Actual, real posts about motorway service stations. There's 97, by the way.https://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3muhszyo7w22eOn 15 September, an estimated 1/5th of the internet will be blocking access to Googlebot. Information websites are struggling. Google made themselves the only source of readership most websites get, but they are now keeping the audience for themselves, using our content, and making money from it.01 Sep 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhszyo7w22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mueo4tsfqt2uOn this day 55 years ago (1971): Harthill services opened. Designed as the antidote to the crowded and dreary English service areas, Harthill imagined a busy trade that never materialised, leading to it being demolished twice https://motorwayservices.uk/History:Heart_of_Scotland31 Aug 2026 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mueo4tsfqt2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mu5roc743o2kAm screenshotting because the author doesn't need to know, but the story as to why Chieveley is so hard to get into is actually quite interesting: https://motorwayservices.uk/History:Chieveley28 Aug 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5roc743o2khttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mtjmxijvpz2tFirst service station Wagamama opens at Beaconsfield services https://motorwayservices.uk/Beaconsfield20 Aug 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjmxijvpz2thttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mtdswahd722bOn this day 50 years ago (1976): the Staples Corner flyover opened. It was one of two structures which were originally planned for this landmark roundabout that marks what's now the start of the M1.18 Aug 2026 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdswahd722bhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mtbvbpu77524Planned Colne Valley services clears next hurdle, as two rival, giant, M25 service stations both remain on the cards https://motorwayservices.uk/Colne_Valley17 Aug 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbvbpu77524https://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3msxhsq3f6c24New Gort motorway plaza to feature 54 bicycle stands for local residents - if Supermac's row back on their vow to stop negotiating with the Irish planning system https://motorwayservices.ie/Gort13 Aug 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxhsq3f6c24https://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3msut2meqso2tDon't look directly at it or it will hurt your eyes. It's Knutsford services https://motorwayservices.uk/Knutsford12 Aug 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msut2meqso2thttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mslazymdsl2yWarminster services was built by Granada in 1992. It was rebranded after 9 years. 25 years after that, local media (presumably using a police statement) are still trying referring to it by this name! The pinnacle of 'old habits die hard'08 Aug 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslazymdsl2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3msici3n2t62yIndian street food chain Chaiiwala to be rolled out across the motorway network https://motorwayservices.uk/Chaiiwala07 Aug 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msici3n2t62yhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3msflya5pvj22Café at Gledrid services reopens under new owners https://motorwayservices.uk/Gledrid06 Aug 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msflya5pvj22https://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3ms3rk6nk2c2dSurprise as Chiltern Chalfont has its rejection overturned, leaving us again with two rival service stations planned for the M25 https://motorwayservices.uk/Chiltern_Chalfont02 Aug 2026 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms3rk6nk2c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mrtznziqqv2nEG On The Move announces plan to replace derelict Leicester Markfield services with their usual drive thru setup https://motorwayservices.uk/Markfield#Eventual_Rebuild30 Jul 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrtznziqqv2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mrrtg2v7i22fLottery ticket worth €8.22million purchased from Barack Obama services https://motorwayservices.ie/Moneygall#Trivia_and_History29 Jul 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrtg2v7i22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mrhmg4rgdo23Welcome Break announces plan to bring back Black Cat services, with a new site in the corner of the large roundabout https://motorwayservices.uk/Black_Cat#New_Services25 Jul 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhmg4rgdo23https://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mrewr4zccw2uRoadchef's Fresh Food Café to be replaced by Pret A Manger franchises https://motorwayservices.uk/Fresh_Food_Cafe24 Jul 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrewr4zccw2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mrcgfllabj2gDetailed plans for Vale of York services approved at Kirby Hill as project moves closer to construction - but objectors vow to consider their next moves https://motorwayservices.uk/Vale_of_York23 Jul 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcgfllabj2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mr5gedglqo2lWoolley Edge is the latest motorway service area to get some drive thru units https://motorwayservices.uk/Woolley_Edge21 Jul 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5gedglqo2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mr2ubkgxka2uWhitbread's roadside restaurants, including Table Table, Brewers Fayre and Beefeater, will close in September https://motorwayservices.uk/Beefeater20 Jul 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2ubkgxka2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mqyjmlzprr2hIts happening quietly, but there is a charging point battle underway. Exeter services has reclaimed the lead with 100 ultra-rapid chargers now available https://motorwayservices.uk/Exeter19 Jul 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyjmlzprr2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mqvz5pflek2uMotorway network's first Wagamama to open at Beaconsfield services https://motorwayservices.uk/Beaconsfield18 Jul 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvz5pflek2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mqu3wezc6l2hAndy Burnham says he's serious about putting Manchester at the heart of British institutions, yet he has so far said nothing about the faltered plan to rename Birch services to 'Manchester North' https://motorwayservices.uk/History:Birch17 Jul 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqu3wezc6l2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mqp3ym5npk2dNew motorway service area at Kirby Hill moves closer after 30 years of planning https://motorwayservices.uk/Vale_of_York15 Jul 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp3ym5npk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mqmm6rucj22sWhether you're into cars, signs or just like the rose-tinted colours of the past, this is your reminder that we host hundreds of old motorway photos across several galleries, including these https://motorwayservices.uk/roads/oldphotos/clips/14 Jul 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmm6rucj22shttps://bsky.app/profile/motorwayservices.uk/post/3mpxybyr5pq2rIreland's The Plaza Group owner says he sees opportunities to grow the motorway services business in the UK and continental Europe https://motorwayservices.ie/Supermac%27s06 Jul 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:focmsyaipur75dic2vkmsxcw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxybyr5pq2r