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Avonmouth-based Gardner and Grandson has praised the telematics cameras it fitted to its fleet after they helped prove a driver was not at fault in an insurance claim. The haulier said it had also been able to share footage with another firm aft…
Callous thieves scoped out and broke into a Sutton Coldfield[1] home stealing the keys to a brand new car before fleeing in seconds as a family was rudely awakened. The incident took place at a home on the New Oscott/Boldmere border, off Monmouth Drive…
The state of a crumbling jail where high risk prisoners are released into homelessness and the risks caused by sex offenders were mismanaged was laid bare in a damning inspection report.
HMP Risley, a Category C prison in Warrington[1], was in such a p…
Angry Brummies have slammed ‘shoddy’ repairs on Broad Street’s[1] tramline – describing the work as looking ‘cheap’. The finished job has left black residue spilling across paving on the ‘Golden Mile’, outside Pushkar Indian restaurant.
The tramline ex…
The landslip in Dentdale in 2019 Picture: LDRS/Network Rail.
A large-scale scheme to avert landslips and further closures of the historic Settle-Carlisle Railway close to England’s highest mainline station looks set to be approved.
The Yorkshire Dales…
Organised by National Railway Museum and The Railway Touring Company, as part of the train’s 100th-year celebrations, the locomotive hauled ‘The Waverleys’, filled with waving travellers who quickly became the stars of many cameras as the train set off…
London’s Elizabeth line: what can service users expect in July? (Transport for London/PA Media)
June offered some relief for London commuters from strike action[1] but more industrial action is planned for July, with Tube and train strikes[2] takin…
A coffee grinder has one job: turn your stone-like coffee beans into a sugar-like powder. To do this, it’ll use a blade to slice the beans or burrs to crush them. The difference doesn’t sound like much, but when you drink your cup of coffee, you’ll tas…
Schools, hospitals and the rail network are set to be impacted by strike action once again this month as tens of thousands of workers stage further walk-outs.
This week will see teachers[1] take to the picket lines in two days of industrial action by t…
A new scheme to help refugees settle when they arrive in Plymouth is likely to get the go-ahead next week. Members of the council’s cabinet committee will be asked on Monday to approve a service to support refugees and asylum seekers moving into the ci…