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A new speed camera targeting motorists on the busy A53 has been left with ‘graffiti’ on its lens. The incident in Baddeley Green is the latest of the digital devices to be targeted.
As reported by StokeonTrentLive[1], stickers have been put on the lens…
On Sunday, May 7, 2023, Lee Vale was clocked by an automatic speed camera driving at 112mph while behind the wheel of a Jaguar near Hedge End.
Vale, of Lawrence Houses, in Grateley, Andover pleaded guilty to the offence.
During a hearing held at South…
The Midlands roads where most drivers were caught out speeding by average speed cameras in 2023 have been revealed. Thousands of motorists got into trouble after being clocked by cameras fitted on a number of main roads across Birmingham and the Black …
Here, we are looking at what happened in the fourth quarter of the year between July and September in the last part of this four-part review.
October
On October 2, a lightning strike caused a huge gas explosion at Severn Trent Green Power waste plant …
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…