A Kidderminster man who stole nearly £20,000 from a vulnerable woman in her 90s has been jailed for his “appalling” actions. Police say Andrew Deakin, of Biset Avenue[1], took regular cash withdrawals from his elderly victim’s bank account of between £…
West Mercia Police says a vintage army ambulance crashed into a stationary lorry on the hard shoulder of the M5 northbound between Junctions 8 and 7.
The crash took place at 12.10pm on Friday afternoon (September 22).
The driver of the ambulance recei…
National Rail advice for passengers
CrossCountry passengers can use their tickets on the following services:
Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Birmingham New Street
East Midlands Railway between Derby and Sheffield
Great Western Railway…
A driver has sadly died after a crash in Worcestershire this morning (May 23). The tragedy happened in Minster Road in Stourport-on-Severn[1] at around 7.56am.
Paramedics found the driver, a man, in a critical condition. He was given advanced life supp…
Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway[1] is marking a decade since its railway station opened.
In its first ten years, the station has been used by more than seven hundred thousands passengers, despite the dramatic fall in travel during the Covid-19 lockdown.
C…
Homes were evacuated as a flames ripped through a house in Kidderminster during the early hours. A woman in her 70s was led to safety by firefighters who tackled the “severe” blaze in Peel Street.
Emergency services were called at 12.15am on Friday, Ma…
Getting bargain prom dresses[1] and wedding outfits around Birmingham[2] can cost a small fortune and buying second hand has long been an invaluable money-saving tip. But finding charity shops that sell items in good condition and in a variety of sizes…
A young man was left fighting for his life after a 37 tonne lorry veered onto the wrong side of the road and smashed into his car, and has secured a £1million-plus payout five years later. Gio Desogus, from Kidderminster, was travelling back from work …
Drummer wins £1m payout after head-on crash with lorry that was on wrong side of road left him fighting for his life in 10-day comaGio Desogus left fighting for life after a 37-tonne lorry veered on to wrong sideSelf-employed mechanical engineer’s fami…
Editor Richard Clinnick reveals what you’ll find in the May issue of Rail Express later this month.
Credit: Tom McAtee
Another busy month has passed in the Rail Express office, and again it’s been a hectic month reporting on the ever-changing railway…
‘I find the Tories Artrix claims disingenuous’
IN THE April edition of ‘Completely Bromsgrove’, the local Conservative Party has placed an advertisement in advance of the forthcoming local elections.
I consider it is being disingenuous in its two cla…