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Oxford Cowley Branch Line design work contract commissioned

The move is being described as a step towards “fixing Oxford’s chronic transport problems”.
A £498,799 sum of money will go towards design work around the two proposed stations of the Cowley Branch Line at Littlemore and Blackbird Leys in south and eas…

Stourbridge Junction station saw more than 1m visits in 2023

Office for Rail and Road data looks at the number of people entering and exiting every train station across Great Britain.
Its figures show Stourbridge Junction station, home to George the cat, had 1.1 million entries and exits in the year to March.
Th…

Emergency services rush to crash near Merry Hill shopping centre

A crash took place near Merry Hill shopping centre, with emergency services rushing to the scene. Crews from West Midlands Police[1], West Midlands Fire Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service[2] descended on the A4603 Pedmore Road, in Quarry Bank,…

Pedestrian dies after collision with lorry in Stourbridge

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 10.04am today (August 14) to the junction of Hungary Hill and the A458 in Lye and sent two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic and a consultant paramedic to…

When to watch out for overnight roadworks in Bucks this summer

When to watch out for overnight roadworks in Bucks this summer <i>(Image: NQ)</i>

When to watch out for overnight roadworks in Bucks this summer (Image: NQ)

The council has announced overnight roadworks in Buckinghamshire this summer.

Drivers in Chesham were told to prepare for overnight road closures in June.

Lye Green Road will close between 8pm and 6am from Thursday June 8 until Tuesday June 20 for new road surface works.

The works are part of Buckinghamshire Council’s priority road surfacing works.

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