Storm Babet is continuing to batter the UK – with another red “danger to life” warning in place for parts of eastern Scotland and four severe flood warnings across England and Wales.
England, Wales and Northern Ireland have had warnings in place since …
Police have been called to a picket line – after a striking worker was accused of ‘shining a laser’ at a passing motorist. They have issued a man with a community resolution order following the complaint.
One non-striking worker has told StokeonTrentLi…
A biker couple who had their £2,000 motorcycle stolen are now being taunted by the thieves as they ride past their home. Husband and wife, Heather and David Wright, were dismayed when their Suzuki GSX 600 was pinched in Cheadle[1] in the early hours of…
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…
Weaver Vale MP Mike Amesbury is calling on Network Rail to restore the Victorian canopy at the town’s station.
The canopy was ruined when the station roof collapsed in May 2021, which he believes to be the result of large roots which had been allowed t…
Drivers are facing long delays on a major Manchester motorway this afternoon after an accident involving a lorry and a motorbike.
National Highways are warning of delays of 30 minutes following the incident on the M60 clockwise before junction two for …
Winsford trailer manufacturer, Tiger Trailers, has built eight double deck articulated units for a bakery business which has a Manchester depot.
Fine Lady Bakeries’ new trailers feature a three-quarter-length moving deck rated to ten tonnes, operated b…
Firefighters battled for hours to bring a blaze under control after a Sainsbury’s food lorry crashed in Ottery St Mary on Tuesday morning (July 25).
The emergency services were called to the B3174, Exeter Road, Ottery St Mary, shortly before 8.30am, af…
The rail industry last week announced a public consultation over the proposed closure of almost every one of the ticket facilities across England – including at Preston, Blackpool North[1] and Chorley stations – amid claims that only around 1 in 10 pa…
A ticket office will remain open at Manchester Victoria railway station, but Manchester Piccadilly’s has been earmarked to shut under controversial mass closure plans[1] across England announced today.
Rail operator Northern has also confirmed plans to…
Saturday, July 1, was the 90th anniversary of the opening of Liverpool Airport when, on July 1, 1933, Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, the Secretary of State for Air, declared the airport officially open at a grand civic ceremony, followed by one of the l…
People living in Staffordshire[1] reported “rumbling” and rattling windows and doors as the area was hit by a 3.3 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday. The British Geological Survey (BGS) confirmed the tremor, which had an epicentre 7.3km (4.5 miles) belo…
The 345 million Small Dean Viaduct for HS2 has received Buckinghamshire Council’s approval. The viaduct is set to run across the A413 and rail lines south of Wendover. It is designed by HS2’s main works contractor, EKFB. The consortium comprises Eiffa…
A Greater Manchester Police officer has been convicted of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into a collision in Stockport that left a teenage boy with life-changing injur…