Transport and Logistics Network
A father and son are currently the fifth generation of their family to run a Burton firm which has employed hundreds of people from the town down the years. Today wood turning firm MHC Industrials Limited is celebrating 125 years in business in the tow…
Comedian Johnny Vegas is opening a glamping site at Melbourne Hall. Bookings are being taken from April 2023 onwards for The Field of Dreams, which will offer restored and converted vehicles for people to stay in.
Johnny opened a Field of Dreams campsi…
Six men have been jailed for more than 40 years combined for their involvement in a multi-million pound money laundering operation. Following an investigation by the Regional Organised Crime Unit for the West Midlands (ROCUWM), they were sentenced on F…
One of Stoke-on-Trent’s busiest roads has been closed due to a diesel spill. Council gritters have been called in following the spill which was reported at just after 9.30am today.
The incident shut College Road, in Shelton, between its junctions with …
Fed up families have called for something to be done to stop HGVs thundering down their street. Residents in Watlands View, and Dimsdale Parade, Porthill, say trucks hurtle down their roads from about 5.30am, which causes their houses to shake and dist…
2022 was the first year where covid restrictions officially became a thing of the past as the world finally breathed a sigh of relief after coming out the other side of the pandemic. We were able to see loved ones again and go out to pubs and restauran…
Four men had been spotted attempting to break into two separate businesses in the area before getting into a red Mercedes Sprinter van.
Nothing was reported stolen, but officers – who were called to a premises off New Road at 9pm on Tuesday, l…
An important firm in Burton industrial history is the Pirelli tyre factory. The Italian manufacturer opened its factory in Derby Road the town in 1928 and many have worked there.
Over the years the factory produced rubber tyres, as well as footware and…
A main road near Swadlincote was closed today after an incident which left a car destroyed by fire. Cadley Lane was closed to traffic this morning, Monday, December 26, with police signs and cones blocking off the route while officers dealt with the in…
Three lorries were ordered off the road immediately in Staffordshire over serious issues with the safety of their loads. It comes after the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) carried out a week of enforcement action in the county.
The operation…