Transport and Logistics Network
As we approach the day of the King’s Coronation[1], Brummies will be seeing iconic parts of London all over the telly in the coming weeks. Buckingham Palace, with its guards and gates, the long Mall, which will no doubt be lined with flag-waving Brits …
HS2 worker in his 70s dies after suffering cardiac arrest while working on rail link site near Birmingham ‘in first fatality’ during constructionHS2 contractor, in his 70s, was discovered in cardiac arrest at the site in SolihullThe man’s death is thou…
A man has died while working on the High Speed 2[1] (HS2) rail link site in Birmingham.
The tragedy occurred yesterday on Balfour Beatty Vinci JV’s (BBV) site at Marston Green.
Emergency services raced to the scene where there they found a man in his 7…
A West Midlands Police officer allegedly ‘tipped off’ a child rape suspect who had fled the country, a court has heard. Sergeant Iftikhar Ali has been accused of reading crime reports and warning the male how serious the case was.
The suspect subsequen…
Police discovered the parts of 14 stolen cars and bikes after raiding a suspected chop shop in Yardley. The force’s Gangs and Vehicle crime[1] team found the broken up pieces of a stolen Toyota, Ford Focus, Nissan Juke, VW Golf and a motorbike as parts…
Written by Carolina Worrell[1], Senior Editor
CentrePort President and CEO Carly Edmundson (left) and Arup Principal and New York Practice Leader Jon Cicconi (right).
CentrePort Canada Inc. (CentrePort) welcomes new President and CEO Carly Edmundson….
Whether it’s a lunchtime snack, a sit-down meal, or a coffee to start the day, Greggs[1] has plenty of stores in Birmingham[2]. The bakery offers tasty pasties, pizzas, desserts and more, and with a quick turnaround, you don’t have to wait long to get …
A series of closures are planned on the M42 near Coventry[1] to enable upgrades, HS2 work and the installation of a huge new motorway bridge. Junction 6 of the motorway, where it meets the A45 from Coventry, is undergoing a major facelift to bring it u…
New ‘stealth’ speed camera vans are beginning to be utilised in the UK, starting with Northamptonshire Police.
The new speed camera[1] vans were rolled out for the first time by Northamptonshire Police at the beginning of April, but are intended to be …
It is a site that currently looms large against the landscape, two giant tunnels surrounded by mounds of earth. But HS2[1] officials say the 200-metre-long structure will eventually ‘disappear’ under a blanket of greenery.
The structure is a ‘porous’ e…