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A woman was injured after her car crashed into a tree in Coventry[1]. It happened at the junction of Marlcroft and Middle Ride in Willenhall[2].
Paramedics were called to the scene at 8.35pm on Sunday, August 13. Crews found that the driver, a woman, a…
Parcel delivery company DX Group has invested another £3m to boost its fleet of electric vans for exclusive use in its delivery and logistics partnership with IKEA. The funding, which will see 53 new electric vans added to the fleet, is the group’s sec…
Conditional approval to begin work on an outline business case has been given the go-ahead by the Department for Transport[1] for the project, which aims to build and open a station on the Sutton Park line.
The approval means that funding is now availa…
The crash on the M54
All lanes are now open after the four-vehicle crash involving a lorry closed the link at junction eight for Birmingham and West Bromwich caused hour-long delays at around 8am on Wednesday.
A separate accident at around the same t…
The crash on the M54
The crash on the motorway between the Ketley Interchange and Central Telford exits before rush hour meant tailbacks throughout the town.
Another accident on the M5 link road to the M6 caused further headaches for drivers.
All lan…
A Willenhall food distribution factory which was ruined in a huge fire is set to be demolished. Midland Chilled Foods has put forward a plan to Walsall[1] Council planning officers to take down the building on Stringes Lane ahead of a potential new bui…
Tributes have been paid to two loving dads who were killed when ‘multiple motorbikes crashed’. Emergency services rushed to the scene in South Staffordshire after reports a number of motorcycles had collided.
Paramedics were unable to save two men and …
Founder Harry Carver in later life
His manager, a small Cockney war veteran, was clearly not a man to mince his words.
“So you’re that posh bugger they’ve sent from head office,” was his greeting.
Needless to say, young Henry, then in his late teens,…
A teenage girl was rushed to hospital after being hit by a van at a busy junction. The young pedestrian suffered “potentially serious injuries” in the Wolverhampton collision.
Medics were called to the junction of Neachells Lane and Willenhall Road at …
An artist’s impression of what the new Darlaston Railway Station will look like. Photo: West Midlands Rail Executive
Reports to council chiefs highlight complex issues for the Willenhall and Darlaston stations – due to open next year[1] – due to the …