A500

A500 crash in Stoke-on-Trent leaves long rush-hour tailbacks

‘Very long delays’ on A500 says National Highways
National Highways warns of ‘very long delays’ on the A500 after a crash near the City Road junction.
Highways adds drivers are stuck in 5 miles of congestion on approach.
Police are on the scene with Tr…

Trains halted and road shut as truck hits railway bridge

Trains were brought to a stop and a key Potteries road shut after a truck smashed into a railway bridge. And officials with Network Rail say the incident resulted in ‘needless’ delays to both train passengers and motorists following the crash on Fenton…

Live updates as truck gets wedged under rail bridge

A key road off the A500 has been shut this morning after a huge truck became stuck under a railway bridge.
Police and Network Rail engineers are currently at the scene on City Road in Fenton[1].
And the section between the Leek Road roundabout to Lytto…

Millions to improve local roads and buses after HS2 cancellation

Money that would have been spent on the HS2 rail project – most of which had already been scrapped in the Derby area[1] in 2021 anyway – is to be spent improving roads and public transport “benefiting more people, in more places, more quickly”, accordi…

Paramedics treat HGV driver after A500 lorry crash

Paramedics assessed a lorry driver after an A500 crash. The HGV finished on a grass verge alongside the A500 between the Audley and Talke junctions yesterday.
It followed reports that a lorry had ‘hit a bridge’.
West Midlands Ambulance Service sent one…

Police and paramedics called to A500 crash

Police and paramedics[1] were called to a smash on the D-road last night. Witnesses say part of the stretch – between Hanford and Stoke[2] – was closed as a result of the crash.
Staffordshire Police[3] were called to the scene at around 7.45pm. Officer…

Woman bitten as she tries to save dog from being mauled

A woman was bitten while trying to stop her pet from being attacked by a roaming dog. And today Staffordshire Police[1] are trying to trace the owner of the Mastiff following the incident on Cobridge’s[2] Mulgrave Street.
Officers say the victim, a wom…