Transport and Logistics Network
A section of the A444 had to be closed this morning by police following a crash between two cars and a bus. The incident happened in Stanton, not far from Swadlincote[1] and emergency services were called out at around 7.30am to reports of the collisio…
A campaigner is calling for action to be taken to end the ‘rat run’ on Shobnall Road and Forest Road. Resident Jason Hanshaw is calling on authorities to make this a priority, claiming to have been paid ‘lip service’ in the past.
The recent fatalities …
Clifford George ADAMS (Chick). Passed away peacefully at St Giles Hospice on Friday 13th October 2023, aged 82 years. Devoted Husband to Judith, loving Dad to Karen and husband Phil, Beverley and partner Paul and an amazing Grandad to Charlotte, Joshua…
A Derbyshire town[1] will play host to a jobs fair later this month, advertising a wide range of roles available in the region[2]. The event will take place at Green Bank Leisure Centre, in Swadlincote town centre, on Thursday, October 26, between 9.30…
Council officials say they had been working to ensure a terrace house hit by a car is safe – before the road outside could fully reopen. Emergency services had descended on Burton’s Branston Road on Tuesday afternoon.
They discovered a Volkswagen Golf …
Plans to build homes next to two industrial estates which operate 24/7 have been rejected after noise concerns from councillors. The scheme, submitted by Shelby Construction (Midlands) Limited, aimed to build 14 homes on vacant land off Cadley Hill Roa…
Police[1] have confirmed areas across Staffordshire where speeders should watch out. Staffordshire Police[2] has released the locations where mobile speed cameras are being deployed this week in an effort to improve safety on the county’s roads.
But th…
Firefighters helped with the recovery of a car which smashed into a house and damaged a lamppost. The collision on Burton’s Branston Road saw the stretch closed off yesterday, with barriers remaining in place today.
As reported by StaffordshireLive[1],…
A man was taken to hospital after a car reportedly smashed into a terrace house in a midday smash – which shut a busy Burton road. Emergency services were scrambled to Branston Road yesterday afternoon to reports a vehicle had ploughed into a building….
Applause and cheering was heard from the public gallery as three men – one of them from Swadlincote – were sent down for life for the murder of a drug gang rival. Jerome Christie, 27, of Chrysanthemum Court, Swadlincote, will serve a minimum of 28 year…