Michael Atkin, who was 63 at the time, and Mark Wheatley, who was 31, died following incidents in 2019 and 2020 respectively at the two separate sites, both run by Viridor at the time.
In a statement on Friday (8 September), the HSE said it investigat…
A number of police officers were called to Sutton Coldfield[1] town centre after officers received reports of trouble at a shopping park. A police van and two police cars with around half a dozen police officers swooped on Station Street by The Station…
A police chase involving a ‘stolen’ lorry fully of illicit booze shutdown a major Midlands motorway as police looked to catch those inside. A heavy goods vehicle on cloned plates failed to stop northbound for officers from the Central Motorway Police G…
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said Valencia Waste Management Limited has received a £3m fine following the death of the workers in separate incidents.
Michael Atkin and Mart Wheatley died following incidents in 2019 and 2020 respectively.
The…
The mum of a Sutton Coldfield man crushed to death says she is haunted by seeing him dying under a skip as the firm responsible was fined millions. Mark Wheatley died following an incident at the Dartmoor National Park Conservation Works depot in Bovey…
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…
A ‘careless driver’ who killed an ‘amazing’ dad when his lorry was involved in a slip road pile-up has walked free from court. Keith Collins was behind the wheel of a Scania articulated lorry when the horror smash took place near Tamworth[1].
The 57-ye…
Events are being cancelled due to severe weather warnings around Birmingham and the Black Country today (Saturday July 15). The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of the West Midlands and shared the places it is likely to hit.[1]
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Doug Dando
The leaflet campaign followed a public meeting at The Seven Stars Oldswinford, opposite the junction, where over 40 people gathered to discuss plans which could see both stations lose their ticket offices.
Industry body the Rail Delivery G…
A thief from Tamworth[1] who crashed a car stolen from Sutton Coldfield[2] injuring two passenger ‘friends’, with one requiring heart surgery, has been jailed. Daniel Williams, from Moor Lane in Amington was at the wheel of a car in Wood End, a village…
Train services running through these stations will be cancelled, delayed or revised today (June 19)
Emergency services are dealing with an incident in Erdington[1] Railway Station which has caused the cross city line between Birmingham New Street and …
David May
Keith Collins was due to be sentenced at Cannock Magistrates Court on Friday after previously admitting an offence of causing the death of David May by careless driving on the A5 at Mile Oak near Lichfield on May 24 last year.
The 57-year-o…
Two major transport companies have been fined a combined total of £2.2m after ‘a loving dad and husband’ was killed when he was hit by a HGV in Birmingham.
Neil Roberts, 60, was a depot manager of Turners (Soham) Limited when he was struck by a reversi…
Cemeteries are sacred places – a space for quiet, reflection and contemplation. For families of the deceased, it’s important that cemeteries remain nice and pleasant places to honour the memory of their loved ones.
But one local family recently slammed…