A stretch of A-road near Wolverhampton[1] is being used as a race track in scenes similiar to the Fast & Furious movies, concerned residents say. Large crowds descend on the A449 Stafford Road[2] in Coven Heath, Staffordshire[3], at weekends where moto…
An air ambulance has been scrambled after a pedestrian was hit by a lorry on the A34 this afternoon (November 23).
The road is currently closed both ways following the collision at 3.21pm.
Traffic monitoring system Inrix states: “A34 Stone Road in both…
Accurascale has unveiled its model of the GWR 57xx, 67xx and 8750 Class Pannier Tanks, describing it as “one of the most iconic tank locomotives of them all.”
The company has recently enjoyed success with its GWR 78xx Manor Class locomotives, and recei…
A top Tory minister has visited a Staffordshire town – to reveal the Government is investing £20 million to breathe new life into a disused plot of land. Michael Gove – the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities[1], who once stood…
Plans for new homes, businesses and multi-storey car park on disused land in Stafford have taken a step closer after the Government backed the borough council’s £20m funding bid.
And Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and C…
Incident cleared
The lorry and car involved in the earlier collision that saw six miles of congestion on the M6 have both been cleared.
Delays remain, according to National Highways.
On X, formerly Twitter, National Highways said: “This incident is now…
A woman was in a ‘serious condition’ after being rescued from the River Trent. Multiple emergency service crews were sent to the scene behind Stone Fire Station, off the A34 and Stafford Road, in Stone[1] at the weekend.
Paramedics were first alerted t…
A groom-to-be was killed just days before his wedding by a drink-driver who was on a Whatsapp call. Richard Allen died at the scene of the crash in Staffordshire after the Ford Fiesta he was driving was hit just two days before Christmas last year.
The…
A man has been jailed after he admitted causing death by dangerous driving following a horror crash in Staffordshire[1]. Richard Allen died at the scene after the Ford Fiesta he was driving was hit on the Wall Island roundabout in Lichfield[2] just two…
The family of a ‘beautiful and talented schoolgirl left unable think, walk or talk’ after a horrific motorway crash have blasted the crash driver’s short jail sentence. Speaking about their devastation for the first time, they said the lorry driver who…
If you’ve ever had food poisoning, it’s definitely something you want to ideally avoid ever having again.
With that unpleasant thought in mind, we have rounded up every pub, school, nursery, and restaurant that has been newly reviewed by the Food Stand…
The Government has announced a U-turn over plans to close the vast majority of railway station ticket including several in Staffordshire. Transport Secretary Mark Harper said train operators have been asked to withdraw the proposals as they “do not mee…
The Government has announced a U-turn over plans to close the vast majority of railway station ticket including several in Staffordshire. Transport Secretary Mark Harper said train operators have been asked to withdraw the proposals as they “do not mee…
A driver who had taken amphetamines and hit speeds of 120mph before ploughing into a stationary highways worker on the M6 – causing his death – has been jailed. Denis Balaz, 29, crashed into transport safety officer Kevin Jarvis, 57, who was sat inside…