Transport and Logistics Network
A vandal has defaced one of Stoke-on-Trent’s new-look speed cameras – by blocking the lens with stickers. Staffordshire Police have installed the new-style cameras on the A34 through Trent Vale[1].
But one of them has been vandalised within days of bei…
The A34 southbound was closed between Peartree and Hinksey to allow for a recovery operation to take place following a crash in which a lorry left the carriageway.
National Highways reported the crash at around 9.30pm on Thursday night and described it…
Police[1] seized a car on the A34 – after smelling cannabis coming from the vehicle. Officers pulled over the Volkswagen Golf on the A34 through Trentham[2] last night.
The sting saw the driver arrested and the car seized. Officers say they followed th…
Drivers are set to face Christmas travel chaos[1] as 16.4 million drivers hit the roads and two major London railway stations are closed tomorrow.Train disruption is likely on Christmas Eve as two of London’s railway stations, King’s Cross and Paddingt…
From petty thieves to drug dealers and murderers, many criminals have been locked up in Stoke-on-Trent over the past year. The longest sentence a court can impose is life in jail.
A range of other powers are also open to judges including extended sente…
Oxfordshire Christmas road closures you need to know about (Image: Newsquest)Oxfordshire’s motorists will have a number of road closures to avoid on the National Highways network heading into Christmas.National Highways is responsible for maintaining m…
All lanes are closed on the M4.
The M4 westbound between junctions 13 (Newbury) and 14 (Hungerford Newtown) is currently closed due to a collision involving a lorry which has crossed through the central reservation barrier.
Then vehicle’s fuel tank rup…
December 18, 2023 at 9:50 AM
Three men have been jailed after they admitted taking part in a street race which resulted in the death of a man.
Asad Rashid, 34, was hit in the crash between two cars and two motorcyclists on the A34 Handforth bypass i…
Terrifying ‘trophy videos’ show men racing moments before a horror crash that killed one of them and left another badly hurt. Mohammad Zubair Chaudhry, Osama Saeed, Asgar Taj and Asad Rashid arranged to meet and race on the A34 near Handforth Dean reta…
The incident happened on the motorway, between Junctions 8 (A303) and 9 (A34), on Friday, December 15 at around 8pm.
All lanes westbound were closed, with one lane eastbound, for several hours.
Emergency work to the central reservation took place ove…