Cannock

Police appeal as Staffordshire man, 31, dies in crash

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…

Biker dies in fatal crash near Staffordshire retail park

A motorcyclist has died following a collision near to two Staffordshire retail parks. Emergency services including the air ambulance were scrambled to Cannock yesterday to reports of a crash between a motorbike and a car.
Today and West Midlands Ambula…

M6 Toll crash leaves driver in serious condition

A driver was left in a ‘serious condition’ following a crash on the M6 Toll. A stretch of the busy motorway was closed following the single-car collision.
Emergency services, including the Midlands Air Ambulance, were called to the southbound carriagew…

Popular footpath along disused railway in line for improvements

McClean Way footpath links Brownhillls and Pelsall
Outdoor pursuits charity Sustrans has put forward proposals to make the route between Brownhills and Pelsall, known as McClean Way, near Walsall, more accessible for walkers, cyclists and wheelers.
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Man injured in bar attack as police launch CCTV appeal

A man was taken to hospital following an assault inside a bar, police have said. The victim, who is in his 20s, was attacked by two other men inside Bar Sport in High Street, Cannock.[1]
The assault took place at around 1.30am on June 24. And now polic…

Man taken to hospital after pub attack as police launch appeal

A man was attacked twice in one night as he attended pubs in Cannock.[1] The victim, who is in his 60s, went to hospital following the assaults.
He was not seriously injured in the ordeal. He was attacked twice inside two different pubs on Hednesford R…

Every planning application entered in Staffordshire this week

East Staffordshire Borough Council
P/2023/00932: Erection of a detached triple garage with annex above at Rowan Barn, Pinfold Lane, Bromley Hurst, Abbots Bromley, WS15 3AF
P/2023/00951: Prior Approval for the conversion of agricultural building to form…

M6 crash live as motorists warned over ‘severe’ delays

Motorists have been urged to avoid the M6 near Walsall[1] following a crash earlier this afternoon. Transport for West Midlands has said on Twitter there are lane closures on the motorway’s[2] northbound carriageway between J10 and J11 due to a road tr…

MFV ‘ZENITH’ | Macduff Ship Design Ltd

The vessel was built by Macduff Shipyards for owner Mark Robertson, along with sons Paul and Adam. This fishing vessel replaces the owner’s previous two fishing vessels, ZEYPHR BF 601 (ex UBEROUS) built by the yard in 2005 and ZENITH BF 106 (ex DAYST…