Transport and Logistics Network
The A5 has been shut in both directions following a smash. Loud ‘explosions’ could be heard and thick smoke seen across the town after a collision in Tamworth.
The incident happened on the A5 on Wednesday morning, June 8, before 11am. Emergency service…
A motorcyclist was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash with a pick-up truck and a car in Stoke. Two air ambulances were scrambled to the crash, which happened on Hartshill Road, at 2.35pm on Monday, June 6.
The motorcyclist,…
A biker is being treated for ‘life-threatening’ injuries in hospital after a collision with a pick-up truck and a car. Two air ambulances were called to the scene on Hartshill Road, in Stoke – close to the junction with Honeywall – at 2.35pm yesterday….
Firefighters were called to a major Stoke-on-Trent road after a blaze broke out in a bin. Images from the scene on Leek New Road, in Sneyd Green, show the flames reaching the height of nearby houses.
The alarm was raised at 3.15pm on Saturday (June 4)….
Firefighters have hit out at plans to send more crews to incidents in pick-up trucks equipped with just a single fire extinguisher. Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service has expanded its fleet of rapid response rescue units (RRRUs) from two to 13, which i…
Police have launched an appeal for information following a spate of car thefts across Staffordshire. Four vehicles were nicked over a three-day period in Burntwood, Cannock and South Staffordshire.
Officers were first called to an address off Hill Stre…
Almost 300 knives have been taken off the streets of Staffordshire as part of a major operation lasting six days. They were recovered from across the county during Operation Sceptre.
The operation, which tackles knife-related crime by offering people a…
A Leek care home has been rated a perfect 10 by residents’ families. Opened in April 2021, Hen Cloud House is a 66-bed care home based in Buxton Road.
Following on from their success, the care home now has several job opportunities available. Combining…
A truck that hit a sign caused a busy Staffordshire route to be blocked for hours. Officers from Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Tean Road Recreation Ground in Cheadle at around 9.30am yesterday morning, Th…
A busy North Staffordshire road has been shut off for more than seven hours after a truck hit a sign – blocking the route. Police and firefighters were called out Tean Road Recreation Ground in Cheadle at around 9.30am this morning to reports of a coll…