A move to open a 24-hour off licence at a motorway service station has been ‘temporarily’ backed by the council. Sandwell[1] Council’s planning committee was forced to allow the Gateway Service Station, in Birmingham Road, Great Barr, next to junction …
The driver of an Audi involved in a crash with a lorry on the A50[1] in Stoke-on-Trent was lucky to walk away with only minor injuries.
The dual carriageway remains shut in both directions[2] as of 5.30pm this afternoon following the collision on the e…
Motorists have been caught up in huge queues after four-way traffic lights went up on one of Stoke-on-Trent’s busiest roads. The temporary lights have been installed on Weston Coyney’s[1] Weston Road at the junction of Weston Coyney Road.
They have spa…
A grief-stricken family have spoken of their heartbreak after a 31-year-old football-loving man died in a crash. The body of Kial Thurman – nicknamed Smiler – was pulled from the river following a collision between his van and a lorry over the weekend….
This was the scenes of carnage after a lorry shed its load of metal poles on to the A50 in Staffordshire. A crane has had to be brought in to clear the dual carriageway.
The incident has resulted in the closure of the eastbound carriageway between Blyt…
Council highways bosses want to introduce parking restrictions on 58 Stoke-on-Trent roads. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is currently consulting over its plan for ‘no waiting at any time’ measures on the selected streets.
Drivers, residents and businesse…
Weather warnings for snow and ice are in place across large areas of Scotland, England and Northern Ireland amid a cold snap[1].
Temperatures feels to a low of -7.2C in England as snow fell in Scotland, Northumberland and Yorkshire overnight[2].
The na…
A lorry driver from Staffordshire is in hospital after his HGV collided with a bridge in Audlem, South Cheshire. Police described the collision, which happened on the A525 Whitchurch Road around 10.17pm yesterday (November 20) as ‘serious’.
The HGV col…
Two parish councils are set to meet together to discuss the future of Bruton School for Girls. Bruton[1] School for Girls closed in the summer of 2022 after 122 years of operation[2], citing low pupil numbers – a decision which came as a shock to local…
By Josh Fenton, Policy Manager for Trade, Customs and Borders, Logistics UK [1]
On 29 August 2023, government published the final Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) which sets out a new approach to security controls – applying to all imports – and s…
Two men have been taken to hospital after a smash between a lorry and a car on the A500[1]. One lane was closed off during the rush-hour smash which saw long delays on the D-road.
StokeonTrentLive reported[2] how police,[3] paramedics and National High…
Drink-driver Peter Davis crashed into a wall when more than four times the legal limit on his way to the fish and chip shop. The 53-year-old had been drinking before he got into his Ford Transit van and drove into a wall at Waterhouses, near Leek[1], o…
A Birmingham suburb was brought to a standstill after a multi-car pile-up – the second major crash at the spot within hours. Police[1] closed off the Pershore Road at Stirchley[2] in both directions at the tail end of Friday’s rush hour last night.
Thr…
The Government has announced a U-turn over plans to close the vast majority of railway station ticket including several in Staffordshire. Transport Secretary Mark Harper said train operators have been asked to withdraw the proposals as they “do not mee…