All lanes were initially closed on the southbound carriageway between T7 and T6 near Cannock due to what was described as a Central Motorway Police Group led incident.
Other emergency services were also reportedly on the scene.
One lane had reopened by…
As flood water rises across Worcestershire, a Kidderminster truck driver launched his own mission to rescue motorists from danger. Locals have heaped praise on plucky 23-year-old Luis Freeman for his selfless and “rare” acts of kindness that helped sav…
A woman has died and a man has been left fighting for his life days before Christmas[1] after a horror crash involving two cars with a ‘dangerous driving’ arrest made. The collision took place on the A5 between Great Wyrley and Norton Canes in Stafford…
The body of a big cat has been found by the side of a busy motorway. A driver claims to have witnessed the animal lying dead on the M49, close to the junction with the M5 – suspecting it had been hit by a car.
The M5 joins with the M49 at its J18A in B…
A stretch of A-road near Wolverhampton[1] is being used as a race track in scenes similiar to the Fast & Furious movies, concerned residents say. Large crowds descend on the A449 Stafford Road[2] in Coven Heath, Staffordshire[3], at weekends where moto…
Fast food chain Burger King has set its sights on a former Stafford restaurant turned car showroom. The town already has branches of KFC and McDonalds, but Burger King fans have to travel to Rugeley, Cannock or the Stafford North service station on the…
West Midlands Ambulance Service[1] has issued a statement after a car flipped over[2] and closed a road in Wolverhampton[3]. The crash took place on the A460 Cannock Road, in the Fallings Park area of the city.
West Midlands Ambulance Service[4] (WMAS)…
A car has been seized by West Midlands Police[1] for the second time in three months after the driver failed to insure it. The dark-coloured Volkswagen Polo was pulled over by officers in the Brierley Hill[2] area of Dudley[3].
Cops said the vehicle ha…
A busy road in the Black Country is closed this morning after a car overturned. The A460 Cannock[1] Road, which runs through Wolverhampton[2], is shut to motorists[3] in both directions.
The incident has taken place in the Fallings Park area of the cit…
An investigation is underway into an early-morning blaze which saw residents evacuated and a road shut off. Firefighters from four stations were scrambled to High Street, in Burntwood, where they found a garage ‘well-alight’.
As reported by StokeonTren…
The family of a biker who died in a crash in Staffordshire have paid tribute to him, saying he will be in their hearts forever. Calum Lindsay was riding a motorbike at the Orbital Islands, Cannock, on October 29 when he was involved in a collision with…
Petrol prices[1] have been on the rise since spring, with the average price of unleaded now standing at 153.2p per litre – and Brits have been looking at ways to save some money as the cost of living crisis continues to bite.
The cheapest place in the …
Police[1] are appealing for witnesses to an M6 crash between two trucks and a car – which has left a woman and teenage girl in hospital. And firefighters helped free the two casualties after they had been left trapped following the crash in the early h…
Police[1] are appealing for witnesses after a 31-year-old man died in a fatal smash. The biker was sadly pronounced dead at the scene in Cannock where officers were joined by three ambulances – including the air ambulance – and firefighters.
Now collis…