Travel & Motoring

Local car parks receive a ‘make-over’
HeadlinePlanning & DevelopmentTravel & Motoring
A NUMBER of informal car parks and local spaces in Tamworth have been resurfaced free of charge thanks to a donation of more than 600 tonnes of road planings. Highways maintenance service provider, Kier Services, provided...
Young bikers targeted in latest road safety campaigns
StaffordshireTravel & Motoring
YOUNG bikers from across Staffordshire are being targeted in a series of campaigns to help promote safer riding on the county’s roads. Young riders aged 16 to 21 are being offered a £50 voucher off the...
Tamworth man sentenced for causing death by careless driving
CrimeTravel & Motoring
A MAN from Tamworth has been given a six-month suspended sentence for causing the death of an elderly man in a road collision. Graham Veness, aged 67, of Buckden, Wilnecote, was sentenced today (April...
Blitz on dangerous and illegal drivers across the West Midlands
CrimeTravel & Motoring
DRIVERS caught doing over 100mph on the M6 and using their mobile phone at the wheel were amongst those caught during a week-long blitz by traffic cops. More than 270 offences were recorded across the West...
Appeal for information after car damaged in Polesworth
AppealCrimeNorth Warwickshire
THE owner of a classic mini is appealing for information after his car was damaged by a suspected drunk driver in Polesworth. Thr incident happened at around 11 pm on Friday 20 April, in...
A38 drivers warned of extra speed checks following spate of collisions
Travel & Motoring
MOTORISTS using the A38 between Lichfield and Burton are being warned to watch their speed after a spate of collisions on the stretch of road. Staffordshire Police has issued the warning after a spate...
Appeal after serious M6 collision
999AppealTravel & Motoring
POLICE are appealing for information following a serious collision on the M6 in Birmingham yesterday morning (Friday 6 April). Emergency services were called to the southbound carriageway between junctions five and six at around 1...
A5 closed due to ‘Emergency Services Incident’
999Travel & Motoring
The Westbound carriageway of the A5 has been closed this afternoon, between Marlborough Way and Ventura Retail Park. Shortly after 4pm today, Saturday 31 March, the road was closed from the B5440 Marlborough Way...
Plan your journey in advance and enjoy the Easter getaway
Tourism & LeisureTravel & Motoring
PEOPLE are being advised to plan their journey if heading away for Easter this weekend and check online for the latest traffic information. Roads are expected to be busy from Thursday as the Easter holidays...
Man tragically dies following A38 collision
AppealHeadlineStaffordshire
A MAN who was seriously injured in a road traffic collision in Lichfield has sadly died in hospital. Matthew DittmerMatthew Dittmer, aged 29, from Burton, passed away at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on...
Witness appeal following serious road traffic collision in Lichfield
999AppealTravel & Motoring
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Lichfield on Friday (17 March). Emergency services were called at around 11.10pm on Friday to the A38 Northbound, at the Fradley...
Gritting crews out overnight as snow hits county
HeadlineStaffordshireTravel & Motoring
STAFFORDSHIRE County Council have said that their gritting crews have been out through out the night as the mini Beast from the East delivered sleet and snow across parts of the county, including Tamworth...
Coach driver airlifted after three-vehicle collision on A38
999HeadlineTravel & Motoring
TWO people have been taken to hospital, one of them by air ambulance, following a collision involving a lorry, a coach and a car this morning (Friday). West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to...
‘Two cars, one bus and a very lucky motorcyclist’ involved in Tamworth crash
999HeadlineTravel & Motoring
A MULTIPLE vehicle crash which occurred in Tamworth on Saturday night has fortunately resulted in no life-threatening injuries. The collision which occurred on Peelers Way, Kettlebrook at some point between 9 pm and 10 pm...
Town centre roads to undergo major improvements next week
HeadlinePlanning & DevelopmentTravel & Motoring
A BUSY stretch of road through Tamworth town centre will be closed next week as Staffordshire County Council undertakes a range of work as part of a significant improvement scheme in the area. Work will...
Gritters primed and ready as temperatures set to plummet
StaffordshireTravel & Motoring
GRITTERS in Staffordshire are ready to roll as snow and freezing temperatures and are forecast over the next two weeks. Temperatures are set to plummet to as low as -6C in some areas of the...
Grants for communities to influence local road safety
HeadlineStaffordshireTravel & Motoring
COMMUNITIES are being invited to submit ideas for the chance to share in a funding pot to improve road safety in their neighbourhoods. The Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership is making available individual grants of up to...
Two die after car collides with lorry in Warwickshire
999AppealTravel & Motoring
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two people have died after a car was in collision with a lorry in Warwickshire.The incident occurred at around 10.30pm on Saturday 17 February.Warwickshire Police...
Street racer jailed for flouting car cruising injunction
CrimeTravel & MotoringWest Midlands
A STREET racer has been handed a three-month prison sentence after admitting breaching a Car Cruising Injunction in Birmingham when he drove at speeds up to 70mph in a 30 zone. The High Court order...
New £5m action plan to improve Staffordshire’s roads
Politics & CouncilStaffordshireTravel & Motoring
PLANS to improve Staffordshire’s roads and tackle more potholes have been announced yesterday (Thursday) by Staffordshire County Council. The new £5m investment will see four pothole “zapping” velocity patching machines working alongside traditional crews to...
Man dies after M6 collision involving five vehicles
999AppealHeadline
A 38-year-old man has died after a collision involving five vehicles on the northbound M6 in Warwickshire.The collision, which happened at around 1.40am yesterday (Wednesday 14 February), caused the road to be...
New ‘supercabs’ to tackle dangerous driving on England’s motorways
HeadlineNationalTravel & Motoring
FLEET of unmarked, derestricted HGVs fitted with wide-angle cameras will patrol motorways and major roads to catch offenders Highways England announced plans to fund the three new unmarked HGV cabs after a single one...