Transport and Logistics Network
Eyewitnesses reported seeing smoke “billowing” across the motorway as the fire took hold on Wednesday evening (August 6).
One said: “M5 north gridlock just by the Kidderminster turn-off.
“There are fire engines and police. Smoke is billowing.”
Two lan…
Drivers in Worcestershire will now see banners on motorways including the M50 near Upton and the M42 near Bromsgrove as farmers continue their protest against the ‘family farm tax’.
The NFU, in collaboration with farming unions NFU Cymru, NFU Scotland …
A woman was killed in a collision between a Land Rover and a lorry.The 84-year-old woman was a passenger in the Land Rover which was involved in a collision on the A449 south of Kidderminster on Sunday.A black Land Rover Discovery and a lorry collided …
Railway enthusiasts were eager to see the departure of The Kidderminster Venturer hauled by 4930 ‘Hagley Hall’, the same locomotive that hauled the first service out of the newly opened station 40 years ago.
There was a ceremony at the station on Satur…
Philip Green, who lived in Franche, Kidderminster, previously served as a Wyre Forest District Councillor and as the local Conservative group leader.
Born in 1940, he was raised and educated in Liverpool and was a “diehard” supporter of Liverpool Footb…
The incident happened at around 1pm today(Thursday) on the A449 northbound carriageway just beyond Dunhampton, near Ombersley.
All emergency services attended the site of the crash that involved a pick-up truck and a lorry.
Part of the carriageway was …
Officers from the Central Motorway Police Group discovered the driver of the crashed Toyota half a mile down the live lane of the M5.
They were arrested on suspicion of drink driving after blowing 73mcg – over double the drink drive limit of 35mcg.
The…
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 charming village on Birmingham outskirts is so quaint that it looks like something from a model train set my uncle once had. There’s a lovely old signal box by the railway lines and even a level crossing for trains[1] passing through this leafy haven…
Brits face travel chaos on Christmas Eve as 70mph winds[1] will batter large parts of the country – and likely shut bridges and roads, and delay trains.
Yellow weather[2] warnings are in place for both today and tomorrow – Christmas[3] Eve – and the la…