For too long has Telford been the butt of jokes in Shropshire and there’s no time like Twixmas to discover what stunning walks this 1960’s wonderland has to offer.
Thanks to the T50, navigating some of the town’s most delightful green spaces has never …
Thursday 14 Dec 2023
Transpennine Route Upgrade turns another page on Social Values
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Eastern[1]
The Transpennine Route Upgrade has today (14 December) launched a new book along with author Chris Madeley.
The launch event in Huddersfield …
An historic North Staffordshire building dating to the Tudor era is set to revert back to purely residential use – after being a luxury bed and breakfast for more than a decade. The Old Hall Country House, in Madeley[1], which has a five-star rating, h…
A grief-stricken family have spoken of their heartbreak after a 31-year-old football-loving man died in a crash. The body of Kial Thurman – nicknamed Smiler – was pulled from the river following a collision between his van and a lorry over the weekend….
This was the scenes of carnage after a lorry shed its load of metal poles on to the A50 in Staffordshire. A crane has had to be brought in to clear the dual carriageway.
The incident has resulted in the closure of the eastbound carriageway between Blyt…
Martin Lewis today warned of the ‘worst winter’ for people as the first payments of the £300 cost of living support arrived in bank account – and said there was a group of 800,000 people who need to take immediate action to get it. From today (October …
An inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of a motorist who died on a road she had campaigned to make safer. Isobel Hughes, of Heighley Castle Way, Madeley[1], died on October 1[2] when her car left the A531 and crashed down an embankment…
As pressure grows on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to make an announcement about the future of the Birmingham to Manchester leg of the HS2 line, we take a look back at Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s failed £800,000 bid to secure a stop in the city on the h…
A “fiercely independent” 84-year-old woman has died after her car left the road and crashed[1] down an embankment into woods.
Isobel Hughes, from Madeley Heath, was discovered in her overturned vehicle on Sunday morning, just off the A531 near Bowsey W…
An 84-year-old described as “fiercely independent” died when her car left a road and travelled down the embankment on Sunday morning (October 1). Isobel Hughes had campaigned to make the same road, the A531 between her home in Madeley Heath and Chorlto…
A biker couple who had their £2,000 motorcycle stolen are now being taunted by the thieves as they ride past their home. Husband and wife, Heather and David Wright, were dismayed when their Suzuki GSX 600 was pinched in Cheadle[1] in the early hours of…
Paramedics say nothing could be done to save the life of a motorist killed in a fatal North Staffordshire crash. Police continue to appeal for witnesses to come forward following the collision in Madeley Heath.[1]
It comes as floral tributes have been …
An 80-year-old woman has died following a crash on the A531 in Madeley Heath today. Staffordshire Police said the woman was driving a vehicle involved in a collision on the A531 Main Road this morning (Sunday).
They said they were called to reports of …
The HS2 route in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire will travel through The Chalfonts, Central Chilterns, to the south-west of Aylesbury and across north-east Oxfordshire.
Pupils from Chipping Warden Primary Academy, near Banbury[1], donned mini safety he…