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Drivers reminded to be ‘Bike Smart’ in latest road safety campaign
> Staffordshire> Travel & MotoringHeadline
DRIVERS in Staffordshire are being reminded to be more aware of and watch out for those on two wheels in a new road safety campaign. The ‘Bike Smart’ campaign is part of Road Safety...
Free festive parking back in the run up to Christmas
> Business> Council & Politics> Tourism & Leisure
PARKING will again be free in Tamworth Borough Council run car parks on the two Saturdays leading up to Christmas. The free festive parking initiative returns this December in a bid to maximise town...
Witness appeal after pensioner killed in Nuneaton collision
> Appeal> North Warwickshire> Travel & Motoring
WARWICKSHIRE Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision in Nuneaton this afternoon (Wednesday 7 November). Police were called shortly after 12.15pm to a report of a blue Jaguar X-type in collision with a...
Road users urged to take care as darker nights draw in
> National> Travel & MotoringHeadline
WITH the clocks changing this weekend and the darker nights upon us, we want to remind all road users to take extra care on the roads and ensure they are visible to others - however...
Army of Gritters Ready to Roll as Winter Officially Gets Under Way
> Council & Politics> Staffordshire> Travel & Motoring
STAFFORDSHIRE’S army of gritters are primed and ready for action - as winter in Staffordshire officially gets underway. As we head into November the county council’s fleet is now ready to roll when needed to...
Motorists urged to check their tyres and car ahead of winter
> National> Staffordshire> Travel & Motoring
MOTORISTS are being encouraged to check their tyres this October as part of national Tyre Safety Month and ahead of winter driving. The Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership is supporting Tyre Safe’s campaign to highlight the...
Birmingham man charged following A5 police pursuit collision
> 999> Crime> Staffordshire
A 20-year-old Birmingham man has been charged and remanded in custody following a collision on the A5 on Thursday afternoon (18 October). Josiah Johnson, of Copthall Road, Handsworth, has been charged with causing serious injury...
Police investigate serious collision involving stolen vehicle on A5
> 999> Crime> Staffordshire
POLICE have said that the A5 Westbound between Junction T7 (Toll road) and Turf Island (towards Cannock) will be closed until further notice whilst officers conduct an investigation into a serious collision that happened this...
Police appeal after driver, 27, dies in M6 Collision
> Appeal> Travel & Motoring
A 27-year-old man has died following a collision on the M6 in Warwickshire. Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident, which happened at around 4.35am this morning (Monday 8 October) between junctions two and...
Incident causes A5 traffic chaos
> Travel & MotoringHeadline
A POLICE incident on the A5 in Tamworth has caused traffic chaos this morning, Friday 5 October. Officers from Staffordshire Police had lane one of the Westbound carriageway, between Marlborough Way and Ventura Park closed...
Staffordshire bridge demolished in a single weekend
> Property, Planning & Development> Staffordshire> Travel & Motoring
A BRIDGE which spanned the A50 for more than 30 years has been demolished in a single weekend. Engineers worked round-the-clock from Friday evening until 3.15am this morning (Oct 1) to remove the bridge which...
Kingsbury road to be closed to vehicles
> North Warwickshire> Property, Planning & Development> Travel & Motoring
WARWICKSHIRE County Council has made a Temporary Traffic Order closing Coventry Road, Kingsbury from a point either side of the railway bridge, to vehicular traffic. The closure is required to safely facilitate brickwork repairs to...
Motorists urged to take care as Storm Bronagh expected to hit the county overnight
> Staffordshire> Travel & MotoringHeadline
PEOPLE travelling on the roads across Staffordshire this evening (Thursday 20 September) and overnight are being warned about high winds and rain which could make driving conditions difficult. The Met Office has issued a yellow...
Cause of A38 lorry fire revealed
> 999> Travel & MotoringHeadline
FIRE crews rushed to the A38 yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 19) as a lorry carrying gas canisters caught fire. Flames could be seen billowing from the flatbed lorry, which we now know was carrying seven propane...
A38 Sliproad closed as lorry catches fire
> 999> Travel & MotoringHeadline
FIRE crews rushed to the A38 earlier this afternoon (Wednesday) as a lorry, said to be carrying gas canisters caught fire. Flames could be seen billowing from the flatbed lorry on the exit slip road...
Birmingham gets ready to host Conservative Party Conference
> Travel & Motoring> West MidlandsHeadline
WEST MIDLANDS Police is preparing for one of the largest security operations of its kind in the region as Birmingham gets ready to host the Conservative Party Conference 2018. The event, which runs at...
Did you witness fatal collision on A38?
> Appeal> Travel & MotoringHeadline
STAFFORDSHIRE Police is appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision that occurred at around 3.45am on Monday 3 September, on the A38 southbound between the Clay Mills and Branston junctions, near Stretton. The collision involved...
Police appeal for information after Hockley Road collision
> Appeal> Travel & MotoringHeadline
POLICE in Tamworth have today appealed for witnesses to a collision which occurred on Saturday 11 August. They are looking to find out more about a collision between a bicycle and car which left a...
Upper Gungate re-opens ahead of schedule
> Travel & MotoringHeadline
A ROAD that has been closed to traffic for the last five days as today re-opened ahead of the scheduled 12 September date. Upper Gungate was closed between Salters Lane and the Fountain Junction...
Campaign to keep young bikers safe continues with latest event
> Travel & MotoringHeadline
YOUNG bikers from across Staffordshire are being urged to attend the latest in a series of events as part of a campaign to promote safer riding on the county’s roads. Anyone attending will be offered a...
Major road out of Tamworth may now be closed until 12 September!
> Travel & Motoring
A ROAD closure on a main route out of Tamworth Town Centre may now be closed until 12 September due to emergency works. We warned on Tuesday that delays were expected as the road...
Delays expected as major route out of Town to be closed
> Travel & Motoring
DELAYS and disruption are expected this week as a major route out of Tamworth Town Centre is expected to be closed for up to FIVE days! Upper Gungate (A513) is to be closed from...