Church Lane – Madingley
The road between Park Farm and Cambridge Road is closed to all motor vehicles until September 8 due to works by Cambridge Water.
A605 Eastrea Road – Whittlesey
The road will be closed both ways to all motor vehicles from 8pm …
A driver has been taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital after a crash on a busy road. Paramedics and police attended after the collision on the A50[1] near to the Duke Street junction in Fenton[2], which links the main A50 with King Street.
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This was the moment motorists navigated one of the Stoke-on-Trent’s most hectic junctions – after all the traffic lights went out. And drivers described the conditions as ‘nail-biting’ at Lime Kiln earlier today.
It’s not the first time the lights at t…
A driver has been taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital after suffering a suspected medical episode at the wheel – before ploughing into a lamppost.
Emergency service were called to the A50 in Fenton this afternoon, July 26, at around 3pm after witn…
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Dad Paul Roberts has been banned from the roads for 14 months after he was caught drink-driving. North Staffordshire Justice Centre[1] heard the 41-year-old was seen driving a Volkswagen Golf…
A familiar face has laid the foundations for his tyre shop in Fenton, after providing a mobile tyre fitting service since 2021. John Newitt, from Etruria, has over 20 years experience in tyre fitting and recently decided to open a shop in Hallam Street…
Uniformed police patrols are set to be boosted in Burton[1] to help tackle antisocial behaviour after Staffordshire was chosen to pilot a new government scheme. Staffordshire Police is one of eight forces in the country trialling “enhanced patrol” of a…
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Banned driver Jiri Tancos was caught speeding on two separate occasions. The 56-year-old Czech national was caught speeding on the M6 in Staffordshire on February 26.
Prosecutor Emma Thompson…
A man who had interrupted a family holiday in Lincolnshire[1] was one of the first to get his hands on a new limited edition version of the iconic Raleigh Chopper bike. Mike O’Reilly, 45, left his wife, two children and his mum at their rented cottage …
The TfN has hailed progress on the TransPennine Route Upgrade
Transport for the North (TfN) has welcomed progress made on the TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) programme and its role in driving “inclusive and sustainable transformational economic growt…
Haslington Haulage, the reputable general haulage firm, has acquired four new DAF XG+ 530 FTG 6X2 tractor units from Motus Commercials DAF. The procurement replaces older models in the fleet which now totals 6 trucks and 10 trailers, enhancing its oper…
Leeds-based Fenton Packaging Solutions has been sold by way of a Management Buyout (MBO). Ownership of the company has passed from former Managing Director Bob Clarke to: Sales Development Director Chris Warren; Supply Chain Director David Wilson; and …
A quick-thinking driver has evacuated passengers from a fireball First bus in Staffordshire.[1] The vehicle started smoking before bursting into flames on Tuesday afternoon, in Fenton in Staffordshire.
First Potteries spokesman Ady Culpin told StokeonT…
Motorists face being slapped with £70 fines – for driving past Stoke-on-Trent’s main railway station. Stoke-on-Trent City Council[1] wants to ban through traffic with the introduction of a bus gate in the Winton Square area of Station Road, in Shelton[…