Storm Babet has unleashed scenes of chaos throughout Friday as heavy rain to lash Birmingham and the Midlands. Flooding has caused severe disruption throughout the region, turning popular suburb parks into “water rapids” and railway stations into “cana…
A drink-driver caught behind the wheel of an Audi has been banned from the roads for two years. A woman who sped along the M6 in a Peugeot was also hauled before the courts.
She was one of several fined for breaking the speed limit on roads across the …
An image showing the level of traffic on Monday morning (Photo: Highways England).
Lane 1 (of 2) was closed on the Westbound carriageway between Junction 2 for Wolverhampton and Junction 3 for Cosford and Shifnal.
Recovery specialists reached the sce…
The lorry on fire (Photo: X/Dragoshi).
The emergency services had been scrambled to respond to the blaze, between Junction 3 and 4 of the M54, during the rush hour at around 8.30am on Tuesday.
Three fire crews tackled the incident, on the westbound s…
North Staffordshire Justice Centre. Photo: Google
Thomas Cotterill, 29, from Wolverhampton, appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre charged with theft of motor vehicle, dangerous driving, driving without a license, driving without third party …
Crashes on separate motorways in our region have caused delays for motorists. A multi-vehicle crash has taken place on the M6 Toll, stopping traffic in its progress.
Meanwhile, three vans collided on the M6 Northbound in the Black Country, causing lane…
There were delays of up to 30 minutes on the M6 following a crash. Three lanes of the busy motorway were initially closed in the aftermath of the collision on the southbound carriageway.
Emergency services were called to the scene, between J10a for the…
Motorists are warned to expect delays from J10A for the M54 interchange through to J11 Cannock after a lorry broke down on the M6 southbound in Staffordshire this afternoon.
The incident has led to two lanes being closed, with traffic queuing for five …
The crash on the M54
All lanes are now open after the four-vehicle crash involving a lorry closed the link at junction eight for Birmingham and West Bromwich caused hour-long delays at around 8am on Wednesday.
A separate accident at around the same t…
The crash on the M54
The crash on the motorway between the Ketley Interchange and Central Telford exits before rush hour meant tailbacks throughout the town.
Another accident on the M5 link road to the M6 caused further headaches for drivers.
All lan…
How Walsall 90 willlook
Walsall Council has granted permission for the development of a former Holiday Inn complex on a vacant circa 5.4-acre site off Wolverhampton Road West in Bentley.
Graftongate will speculatively develop a single 90,000 sq ft un…
Caught on camera – the moment a HGV veers across the busy M6 and tears down a stretch of the central reservation barrier leaving taxpayers with a hefty bill and causing 90-minute delays for drivers.
The HGV simply then carried on its journey leaving a …
Motorway cops stopped a BMW driver on Friday (May 26) after a driver ‘made up’ the registration plate. Police said the driver thought they would be insured, BirminghamLive reports.[1]
The Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) team said the driver used a…
A HGV was caught on camera veering across a busy M6 junction, tearing down a stretch of the central reservation barrier. The incident caused delays of up to 90 minutes for drivers.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, May 9 after 6am on the M6[1] northbou…