Transport and Logistics Network
A blue police tent has appeared outside the Library of Birmingham as West Midlands Police[1] investigate a ‘serious incident’ in Birmingham city centre[2]. Parts of Centenary Square, where the library is located, have been sealed off since 5pm today, M…
Firefighters were called after a huge fire broke out on a busy road near Coventry[1]. It happened on the A4177 Birmingham Road on Wednesday (May 17).
Crews from Leamington[2], Kenilworth[3] and Stratford[4] were called to the scene shortly before 3.30p…
An £8.5bn business plan to improve rail services throughout the region has been unveiled today (May 19).
Network Rail’s North West and Central region outlined proposals that it says puts passengers and freight customers at the heart of the improvements…
Three members of a big-money car theft racket have been jailed after nearly £500,000-worth of motors were taken from across the Midlands. Martin Islip, Lawson O’Neill and Anthony Stewart were found guilty of conspiracy to steal 22 cars – worth more tha…
Police are appealing for information after a horror crash left a biker fighting for his life[1]. The collision between a bike and a car happened on Lode Lane at the junction of Rowood Drive, Solihull[2], at around 6.45pm last night, May 18.
The 29-year…
Powered access specialist Nationwide Platforms has taken delivery of two new Volvo FM Electric 4×2 tractor units in what is believed to be a first for the UK’s powered access sector. The battery electric trucks form part of a larger order of Volvo mode…
Ten new cycle and walking routes will go ahead after the West Midlands were awarded £12.6m from Active Travel England. The major funding boost will allow projects to be delivered in Birmingham[1], Walsall[2], Wolverhampton[3] and Coventry[4].
It includ…
Details of a special Birmingham and Sandwell[1] street procession to celebrate Vaisakhi[2], an important date in the Sikh[3] calendar, have been revealed. Birmingham has not seen a Nagar Kirtan (street procession) to mark the birth of the Khalsa since …
Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway[1] is marking a decade since its railway station opened.
In its first ten years, the station has been used by more than seven hundred thousands passengers, despite the dramatic fall in travel during the Covid-19 lockdown.
C…
A motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after a crash with a car. It happened near Jaguar Land Rover’s factory in Solihull[1].
West Midlands Ambulance Service[2] said two ambulances, a paramedic officer, a doctor and a community…